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Photo by Sophie Hur The latest from Winter is a hazy and dreamlike track that features vocals from Dimitri Giannopoulos from Horse Jumper of Love. "Misery" is a laid back track that is slow but has energy. It kind of feels like a more organic sounding version of Mazzy Star or The Sundays. I can't quite tell if it's more summery or winter sounding, as it has both warm and cold elements within the song. It could also be that the song feels happy and sad at the same time. What's interesting in "Misery" is how well Giannopoulos and Samira Winter's vocals blend into each other to almost become one voice.  Samira Winter says of her latest single: “This song was written with my friend Alex Craig. At first, we imagined a fictional story about being in love with someone who was unavailable, leaning into the romanticization of indulging in a kind of sadness. However, during the recording process, the story of Elliott Smith’s love and tragic death came up, whic...

Photo by Natalia Vacheishvili Although I had heard Kenny Segal's before, I wasn't familiar with the producer's work until his amazing album with Benjamin Booker. This led to me falling down a Kenny Segal musical rabbit hole earlier this year, so when I saw that he had a new song with New York's billy woods, I was excited to check it out. "Misery" is a great song that highlights both artists. It's a stripped down track heavy on horn samples and a jazz beat that feels restrained and at no point follows a traditional beat. woods' has such a unique flow that recalls early 90's underground hip hop artists while sounding entirely modern. You're going to want to check this one out right away. billy woods says of his new single: "When I was nine years old I wrote a story about an evil golliwog. My mother read it and told me it was overly derivative and needed some work. Here we are." You can listen to "Misery" below. GOLLIWOG , bill...