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"Listen to ten of our favourite new songs below, including tracks by Rita Ora, Sam Smith, Jamie xx, Cher Lloyd, Saint Raymond and The Black Keys. Sam Smith: &amp;#039;Stay With Me&amp;#039; (released May 18) Having won a Brit Award, being named the Sound of 2014 and claiming the UK chart top spot with his solo debut single, the pressure only gets more intense for Sam Smith. That said, judging by the delicate vocal performance, soul-bearing lyrics and the general &amp;#039;very good pop ballad&amp;#039; sound of his next release, he has absolutely nothing to fret about.       Damon Albarn: &amp;#039;Heavy Seas of Love&amp;#039; (released April 27) While we all try to figure out the mixed messages we&amp;#039;ve been given about a future Blur album, we have Damon Albarn&amp;#039;s proper solo debut to look forward to in the meantime. &amp;#039;Heavy Seas Of Love&amp;#039; is a swaying Britpop lullaby with moments of rousing claps that will do just nicely for the foreseeable future, thank you very much.      The Black Keys: &amp;#039;Fever&amp;#039; (out now) The American rockers have teamed up with Danger Mouse once again for their eighth studio album Turn Blue, with the producer bringing a bit more Gnarls Barkley to the table this time out - and their lead single sounds better for it. &amp;#039;Fever&amp;#039; has all the hallmarks of a classic Black Keys strum-along, but this time with added funky bass and kaleidoscopic squiggles.      Saint Raymond: &amp;#039;Everything She Wants&amp;#039; (out now) We pinpointed Saint Raymond as an artist to watch out for in 2014, and thankfully his latest track only supports our decision to do so. Okay, so it&amp;#039;s actually been around since 2013, but the rushing guitar riffs and beats on &amp;#039;Everything She Wants&amp;#039; deserves to an appropriate amount of attention second time around.      Rita Ora: &amp;#039;I Will Never Let You Down&amp;#039; (released May 11) Rita seems to be taking the added pressure of that &amp;#039;difficult second album&amp;#039; in her stride, if the set&amp;#039;s lead single is anything to by. Teaming up with her boyfriend Calvin Harris, the track is a fizzy electronic anthem that pops off in all the right places.      Kyla La Grange: &amp;#039;The Knife&amp;#039; (released June 2) If there&amp;#039;s one thing we like more than steel drums, it&amp;#039;s Kyla La Grange. Luckily for us, we get both on her new single &amp;#039;The Knife&amp;#039;, which results in a sunset serenade to &amp;quot;people who allow a relationship to define them&amp;quot;. This new album just keeps getting better with every track, doesn&amp;#039;t it?  Jamie xx: &amp;#039;Sleep Sound&amp;#039; (released May 5) He may be busy right now playing loads of intimate shows in New York City with The xx, but Jamie xx still has time to treat us to a pair of new singles. One half of the double A-side release, &amp;#039;Sleep Sound&amp;#039;, is a twinkling electronic number that will have drunk bodies hypnotised during his festival sets this summer.      Javeon: &amp;#039;Intoxicated&amp;#039; (released April 12) Although Javeon has been around for a few years now, he really caught the attention of the blogosphere with his Cyril Hahn collaboration &amp;#039;Breaking&amp;#039; last month. Carrying on with his own solo project, the singer will release the third of five parts of his current campaign, which is drenched in his addictive brand of synth-soul.      Nick Mulvey: &amp;#039;Meet Me There&amp;#039; (released May 11) Fresh from playing SXSW earlier this month, Nick Mulvey continues to prove how much of an exciting prospect his debut solo album is. The star has showcased his knack for floating, acoustic-led numbers in recent months, and &amp;#039;Meet Me There&amp;#039; only pushes that accomplishment to its peak with its breezy chorus.  Cher Lloyd: &amp;#039;Dirty Love&amp;#039; (out now) Second album Sorry I&amp;#039;m Late may be apologetic about the recent lack of new music from the former X Factor starlet, but she&amp;#039;s certainly making up for it now. &amp;#039;Dirty Love&amp;#039; is the third track to be lifted from the album, which hears her disdain for boring boys over breakbeats and an Avril Lavigne-inspired chorus.      Which are your favourite songs on this week&amp;#039;s playlist? Leave your comments in the box below: "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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