coup de main - noun
kü-də-ˈmaⁿ
Definition of coup de main : an attack that achieves complete surprise.

Review: Rex Orange County - KOKO, London, February 2018.

200 balloons of every colour imaginable fall on a sea of bodies, most of whom are excitable teens who’ve been screaming their lungs out for the last hour. Simultaneously, confetti canons blow golden sparkles into the air, and beams of light hit what is surely one of the largest mirror-balls in London. Rex Orange County is in the closing moments of his performance at KOKO, which at a capacity of 1,400, is his largest headlining show to date.

NZ: Nïka - 'Future Lover'.

Following up her debut solo single, 'Real Fake Love', Nïka has now shared a second song, 'Future Lover', which she wrote herself, and was produced by longtime collaborator Alex Wildwood.

About her new song, Nïka says: "Future Lover is about the different sides you feel when falling for someone. The quiet, smitten side of you waiting in the wings and the then the loud, confidant side, where you yell it from the rooftops."

Listen to 'Future Lover' below...

NZ: Fizzy Milk feat. Jarryd James - 'Make Me Feel'.

Broods' Caleb Nott is experimenting musically on his own with new project, Fizzy Milk, which draws influence from the likes of Moby, The Chemical Brothers, N.E.R.D, and Gorillaz.

About his new project, he says: "These songs are just little slivers of myself, the stuff I do every day in the studio that no one normally hears. It’s the same with the artwork. I’m just doing the stuff I’ve always thought about, but haven’t had an outlet for. I’m just going to drop songs when I feel like it, and maybe work towards a record in the future."

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