Magnetic North: Wide Awake

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We can never have enough hushed jams in this big, loud world so welcome Magnetic North, who draw on stuff like the xx and maybe even St. Etienne but there are some nice flourishes of their own, particularly a sped-up sample (guitar?) that floats in after the first chorus. The vocals overlap each other nicely towards the end to round off a neat, nicely structured couple of minutes.

They have another one on their bandcamp (linked below) and from the strength of this they seem worth keeping an eye on.

Magnetic North - Wide Awake