‘Oceans’ is a single from Brooklyn musician Magana. Originally by CHUCK, from his Frankenstein Songs For The Grocery Store LP, Magana takes the ache and hurt of ‘Oceans’ back to its core. Loose and frail, the melancholic refrain of “Pretty young girls, oceans of sound / It’s so annoying when you’re not around” rings in your ears well beyond the song’s scant running time. It’s a post-modern romance, filled with long days, long distance, self-care, self-destruction and deep expression through impersonal means.

Born in Bakersfield, California, Jeni Magaña grew up playing classical music on clarinet and upright bass before a move to Berklee College in Boston, where she began writing her own songs. Upon relocation to New York she began working with a variety of bands and even found herself recording a number of commercial jingles and working as a session musician, all the while developing her own sound. This eclectic route has shaped Magana as a musician and a songwriter and these experiences shine through. Her gift for creative, layered and genre-bending composition is so apparent. Her voice, full of ghosts, slips effortlessly from a whisper to a scream.

Magana recently issued her debut EP Golden Tongue on South London/ NYC’s Audio Antihero Records: a brief but breathless collection of brittle and erratic guitar pop. These beautifully weary songs, found acclaim and support all across the blogosphere and independent music press and radio, as well as here at Musos’ Guide.

Having released their debut EP earlier this year, London-based trio Husky Loops return with news of their second EP, suitably entitled EP2, which is set for release October 6. The first single from the record ‘Girl Who Wants To Travel The World’ is streaming online now and the band are set to support Placebo on tour this October. In addition to recording the new EP, the band has played hugely successful support slots for The Kills, Sunflower Bean, Yak & Estrons.

Made up of Danio (vocals & guitar), Pietro (drums & samples) and Tommaso (bass), Husky Loops first met at school in Bologna, Italy. Fifteen years into the future, the trio relocated to London in order to continue their studies at Music College and the Royal College of Art, at which time they joined forces to form their ultimate creation.

Following the release of their debut EP earlier this year on Alcopop Records, which gained interest and attention for its unorthodox take on modern rock music, the band went straight back into writing and preparing for their next record. Husky Loops are not ones for convention, and challenge themselves to learn something new every time they rehearse and jam. The band are set on pushing their sound to the sonic limits, twisting and distorting the music they make in order to tell different stories and journey into unexplored territories.

Whilst the band’s sound may feel like it's rooted in pitch-black, industrial realms, Husky Loops’ draw influence from all ends of the musical spectrum, playing with hip-hop arrangements and R'n'B beats in their recording process. The trio find inspiration in everything from impressionist painters and orchestral composers to Kendrick Lamar and Beyonce, whilst also citing their experience of seeing Frank Ocean perform at this year’s Lovebox festival as a very important and inspiring moment.

Recorded at Mushroom Studio in the northern Italian mountains, Husky Loops forthcoming EP focuses on capturing the group’s striking live energy, exploring new styles and melodic patterns. Whilst musically the EP is based on stomping bass grooves and abrasive repetition, the majority of the record’s lyrics are about love and the many different forms in which it is found.

See Husky Loops live:

01/09 Purple Turtle, Reading, UK

08/09 Sebright Arms, London, UK

09/09 West End Centre, Aldershot UK

23/09 Reeperbahn Festival, DE

07/10 Usher Hall, Edinburgh, UK*

08/10 Caird Hall, Dundee, UK*

10/10 Dome, Doncaster, UK*

11/10 Empress Ballroom, UK*

13/10 Rivermead, Reading, UK*

14/10 Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, UK*

16/10 Guildhall, Portsmouth, UK*

17/10 Oasis, Swindon, UK*

20/10 Plymouth Pavilions, UK*

21/10 Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, UK*

23/10 02 Academy Brixton, London, UK*

24/10 02 Academy Brixton, London, UK*

26/10 Star & Garter, Manchester UK**

27/10 - The Waterfront Studio, Norwich UK**

* - supporting Placebo

** - supporting Tigerclub