Stream: Severing Ties - Young Summer

Young Summer's new single Severing Ties is a fiesta of gorgeous husky vocals and 80s synth pop. Expect mental images that incorporate pastel skylines, glances at long-treasured crumpled love notes and shots of holdalls being thrown into the trunk of the car.

In the words of the artist herself, Severing Ties is "about deciding to walk away from someone who's been taking more than they're giving... It's one of my favorite songs on the record because it's an empowerment song, an anthem for those who've been the one who loved more in a relationship & waiving goodbye to the people that string us along."

Stream: Bright Luck (ft. Jono McCleery) - Portico

Taken from Portico's album Living Fields, released 23 March 2015 on Ninja Tune. Watch on YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhIdGp0f6fg http://porticomusic.co.uk http://ninjatune.net

Lovely new track from Portico. The band have undergone something of a rebirth - previously Portico Quartet, they consider this new guise with a shortened name a new start, and their forthcoming album Living Fields a debut. This fresh start sees three of the four members that comprised Portico Quartet collaborating with three vocalists for the new album - Joe Newman of Alt-J, Jamie Woon and Jono McCleery, who features on this track.

Living Fields is due out on 23 March through Ninja Tune.

Stream: Bother (Morgan Geist Remix) - Les Sins

Morgan Geist remixes Les Sins' "Bother." Out soon at all quality digital retailers. In the meantime you can buy hi-res downloads here: http://carparkrecords.limitedrun.com/products/538093 More on Morgan here: http://www.environrecords.com/ https://www.facebook.com/environrecords

Witness Morgan Geist sprinkling his trademark awesome dust all over this track from Les Sins, the house side-project of Toro y Moi (real name Chazwick Bradley Bundick). Classy body music, this track is all sorts of great. Purchase it on MP3 / lossless directly from label Carpark Records here. 

Stream / Download: Take Shelter (STAL Remix) - Years & Years

My official remix for Years & Years' Take Shelter Mastered by Luis Calderon @ Studio Martyrs Remix inquiries, management: olivier@grand-blanc.net More of my remixes soundcloud.com/stalofficial/sets/stal-remixes www.facebook.com/STALofficial www.stalofficial.com

Massive epic remix from former M83 member Pierre-Marie Maulini, who now operates under the name STAL. This takes the original Years & Years track into wholly new directions and is well worth a listen if you are a fan of big synths and cinematic choruses. Like.

Stream: Until You Find Me - Teammate

This new single from LA band Teammate has a great fuzzy garage rock feel to it but binds it to some dreamy vocal harmonies and a big pop hook. There's a fabulous Gigantic moment about halfway through where the bass punches through to create the bedrock for the vocals.

"Until You Find Me" available on iTunes & Spotify on 11/20! Follow TeamMate online: teammateband.com twitter.com/teammateband facebook.com/teammateband instagram.com/teammateband youtube.com/teammateband

Teammate are ex-boyfrined / girlfriend duo who were in a relationship up until the point drummer Dani came out. Now they remain friends, roommates and bandmates. If you like the sound of this check out Goldmine, a more electronic track the band shared earlier this year:

TeamMate - "Goldmine" Available on iTunes 7/22! Follow TeamMate online: http://teammateband.com http://twitter.com/teammateband http://facebook.com/teammateband http://instagram.com/teammateband