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I had to take a look. The cutie emerged from YouTube fame, and hails from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Rolling Stone calls her music “brunch friendly acoustic swing” which is pretty spot on if you listen to it and imagine yourself sitting outside on a sunny Sunday afternoon drinking bloody marys and having eggs florentine. I’m becoming somewhat addicted to her voice. Usually this is where I start to tell you cute little quirky things about the artist I’m writing about, but she was smart enough to do that herself so I figured there’s really no better way I could introduce her to you. Here she is:

Isn’t she super cute? Her self-titled debut album is being released on Brushfire Records, but unfortunately not until May 19th. HOWEVER, you can get more acquainted with her by checking out her YouTube channel here. OR you can listen become her friend and listen to the first single titled “Bitter Heart” here. If you like it enough you can even by it on iTunes here. Already a fan? Check her out on FaceBook here. Her official website is here.

I know you got a little taste of her sound in the above clip, but the following is one of the songs that originally got me sucked in. It’s taken of a live performance, but her voice still sounds great and the song is just well, fitting. Enjoy!

Luckily, I caught this diddy over the weekend, and since my last Music Byte didn’t contain any videos, I thought I’d share this with you, because it is fucking awesome!  The duo, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, is just amazing.  So amazing in fact, that I don’t want to ruin it for you by typing. The song is inspired by a rollercoaster ride called Diablo Rojo, and it couldn’t be more on point if it tried.  Just watch:

Rodrigo Y Gabriela – Diablo Rojo

Sick.