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Soulful digital duo Alta is certainly made up of producer Julius Dowson and vocalist Hannah Less. The set from Melbourne, Australia combines Dowson’s rhythmic trip-hop soundscapes — large on inventive percussion and hypnotic loops — with Lesser’s sultry R&B vocal stylings. As a kid, Less paid attention to the blues, …

Australian indie pop duo Them Swoops emerged in 2012 whenever a demo of their one “Function Around It” discovered its way into Triple J radio rotation and helped them win the station’s Unearthed Fuse Celebration competition. Originally conceived being a studio room project, associates Dave McGann and Chris Goff shortly …