Every Friday, four new music picks culled from the music blog hive mind are published as part of my Day & Night section. The magazine is out in print free with every copy of the Irish Independent on Friday so pick it up. Follow Day & Night on Twitter or Facebook.
Rochelle Jordan
While The Weeknd has been giving Canadian R&B a good name lately, this Toronto lady could balance out the acclaim to both genders with her penchant for cutting-edge vaporous productions. Get her free download album Pressure.
Wildlings
In the post-Mumford music world, there’s lots of folk converts knocking about the place. As their name suggests, Dublin’s Wildlings are a bit more pastoral than boisterous. The three-piece’s debut EP produced by Gavin Glass is a pleasant and bucolic first introduction.
Outkast “reunite” on Frank Ocean remix
While not quite a full reunion of Big Boi and Andre 3000 as Outkast, the pair appear together on a free downloadable remix of R&B golden boy Frank Ocean’s Channel Orange cut ‘Pink Matter’.
Suvi
Scandanavian pop music is so dominant that even the English are conceding to our Northern brethren in the form of Scandipop, a UK-based music blog based on the country’s musical output. Which is where Suvi, a Finnish electro-pop singer with the bluest eyes can be found.
