#EatSleepRaveBlog - MDNGHT, Fire The Mob, H.O.T. Box

MDNGHT - INTO THE NIGHT
Finding the perfect middle ground between deep house and atmospheric R&B, two of the biggest sounds of the year, Manchester based act MDNGHT's "Into The Night" has enough passion and groove to appeal to fans of multiple trends and genres. And what a vocal. Weeknd eat your broken heart out.

The equally impressive debut EP, Into The Night, is out now on MUK Records.



FIRE THE MOB - CALM ME DOWN
Breathing a little life into the second of Katy B's disappointingly average 2013 singles, London's Fire The Mob, signed to Downing Street Records, take the vocal of "5AM" and drags it further down into a more realistic 5am post-clubbing state, with eerie samples fluttering around a menacing deep house bassline.

The single is available as a free download from Fire The Mob's Soundcloud below.



H.O.T.BOX - TIL I GET MY WAY
Something a bit less 5am and more 11pm here, Downing Street Records' H.O.T.BOX's funky future garage anthem "Til I Get My Way" has a touch of Zinc and Rinse fm about it, and has "summer of 2014" written all over it. Make it happen.

There's no release information yet, but you can follow H.O.T.BOX on Twitter @IAmHotBOX and Soundcloud below.

#POPDAR - YOUTH, Lulu James, LIZ

YOUTH - LOW

Camouflage Records

In the wake of Lorde's inexplicable but pleasing worldwide success, twee indie acts with a taste for Hip Hop beats is a market suddenly wide open for newcomers. Mysterious London duo YOUTH match a glitchy Trap beat with a powerful vocal that twangs like Paloma Faith's on their debut release "Low", and there's no reason they can't take this market by storm.

YOUTH's sleek collaboration with dreamy garage producer Kilter, "Hold Me", is out on November 8, and their debut EP is forthcoming on Camouflage Records.

FOR FANS OF: Lorde, Elli Ingram, Purity Ring



LIZ - STOP ME COLD

LIZ's logo

90s R&B and Garage is more popular now than it was in the actual 90s, and Mad Decent's unexpected but brilliant signing LIZ is gradually paving her way to the top of the pastiche heap, even if only for unashamed authenticity. The Californian singer's new single "Stop Me Cold" could be a 1999 Destiny's Child or Janet Jackson single, boasting a click and pop garage beat and breathlessly choppy vocal oozing pure sugar.

"Stop Me Cold" is available for free download from LIZ's Facebook page.

FOR FANS OF: TLC, Destiny's Child, Janet Jackson



LULU JAMES - SWEETEST THING

Lulu James

Though it was squelchy house number "Closer" that first broke London singer Lulu James through to radio, Lulu sounds most at home amidst the sultry electro R&B vibes of new single "Sweetest Thing". With the track essentially built around quirky vocal hooks, gorgeously slight underwater pads and a sparse Bondax-esque beat, Lulu vibes out, letting her thick jazzy voice merge subtly with the liquid sounds around it.

The Sweetest Thing EP is out now on iTunes.

FOR FANS OF: Charli XCX, MØ, MS MR

- Joe Copplestone, 7/11/13

@GivePopAChance