Little Italy /  by E

       Little Comets released their first single from The Gentle EP this morning and it's sweet alternative rock at it's purest. The winding melody sinks into a solid riff and prominent rhythm each time that chorus ("life don't animate, just creeps up on you slowly, surely holy water flows as normal water does, in little Italy I re-adhere") comes around and it's so wonderfully catchy that you're going to have it running through your head all day. When the song begins to unwind into a dreamy composition for the bridge (around 1:40), it's easy to get lost in the hypnotic melody, but that solid rhythm will bring you back down to Earth in time for the chorus' revive, where you will be stuck humming along to those lines as they carry the song out to it's end.  
"Little Italy" Little Comets
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Radiant Hex /  by E

       The three piece from Liverpool released the first single from their EP, Quiet Confidence, and, I can tell you from experience, it only grows more addictive with each listen. 
       The track builds with slow confidence while the separate layers intermingle and come together with ease, creating a melody that twists and turns in hypnotic waves, keeping a sweet vocal hook and a prominent brass presence throughout while those main vocals remain at a steady dynamic over the rest of the instrumentation. 
       The EP, as a whole, is just as gorgeous as the single and the use of motifs to tie each track together makes it instantly alluring; the resulting sound is fresh and ready to be played at full volume while laying back with your headphones on (because you're going to like sinking into this sound). 
"Radiant Hex" Ninetails
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Singing So Sweetly /  by E

       Those rich vocals wind their way around a full jazz composition that's so stuffed full of lulling strings, quick piano, and heavy brass that the entire composition feels warm and cozy.
       Their debut album, Arc Iris, will be available April 1 and you can download this track for free right now from the band's Facebook.
"Singing So Sweetly" Arc Iris
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Hurricane /  by E

       Every time The Fray comes out with another single from their latest album I get super excited to hear the rest of the tracks, because their lyrics are articulate, their guitar riffs are ridiculously addictive, and Slade's piano work is unfailingly gorgeous. 
       While I don't remember much about the band in general, I do remember Isaac Slade being the most amazing frontman ever because, holy hell, that guy was ridiculous (he ran down the middle of the crowd, jumped into the group at the back [where the security guard pulled him out because, god forbid, us plebeians touch him], then jumped the fence where the 'rich' tickets are and ran through that crowd, then back up to the stage where he climbed up (sans stairs) and began singing again like he hadn't just run a half mile loop). 
       Basically, you have to see this band live. They have radio play because they know how to make you sing and dance and they have awesome concerts because they know how to make you have fun. They're not a tween pop sensation that was pruned and shaped into a specific image and they worked to get where they are, so it is okay to love them even though they are in every movie and on every radio station; they're pretty great. Get the album Helios when it comes out February 25, or head to iTunes and pre-order it now. 
"Hurricane" The Fray
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