The National – “Graceless”
Album: Trouble Will Find Me

The National have pretty much created their own brand of alternative rock, grownup yet cool. This latest album refines that sound even further. Amoeba’s pick of “Graceless” is an example of how they can punch it up a little with swift beats while Matt Beringer’s vocals keep it grounded.

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Alice Russell – “For A While”
Album: To Dust

Amoeba’s pick this week is from a British soul singer who has just released her fifth album in just under a decade and has spent that time exploring the fringes of her genre. This album is slinkier than its predecessors, and this track is a sultry heartfelt number that is as sweet as it is sexy. Tune in to Moheak to hear this sassy gem all week!

Before we go any further, let’s thank Charli XCX for writing one of this year’s most infectious club jams—Icona Pop’s “I Love It.” This self-described “Wednesday Addams-meets-Winona Ryder in Beetlejuice-meets Baby Spice” Londoner has been writing and performing since age 14, and at 20 she’s poised for some major stateside buzz.

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Chad Valley is the name of Hugo Manuel’s solo project (he also fronts a band called Jonquil), a sometimes breezy sometimes ‘80s chillwave pop confection. How can all those adjectives fit into one act? Sometimes well, sometimes a bit clunkily, but always endearingly.

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