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Songs We Love: Ladi6, 'Royal Blue'

Ladi6 takes everything that was great about '90s soul music and updates it, sprinkling cosmic effects and big synths throughout.
Ladi6's <em>Royal Blue 3000</em> EP comes out June 2.

Formed in the early 2000s, New Zealand-borne electro-soul purveyor Ladi6 is slowly and surely building a reputation by taking everything that was

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