Artist: The Buzz

If there’s one thing that’s going to get you through the pain of hump day, it’s an awesome track from a new band - it’s a proven medical fact, look it up. Luckily for you Bear Ceuse is here to make sure you’re ok with  the premier of “OK-LA-EE-OHMA,” a track that sounds like the throwback to early Superchunk and Nada Surf that you’ve been craving. It’s got the sunny vocals, the just-hard-enough guitars and a hook that will get it’s claws in you by the second bar of the song. [...]

• Bear Ceuse - OK-LA-EE-OHMA

I think we can all agree, there's great beauty in simplicity and value to be found in the stripped and straightforward. Possessing these qualities doesn't at all indicate something isn't profound. In fact, when musicians simplify, many times it means there’s something they want their audience to focus on, something important they feel compelled to communicate. Such is the case with Montreal duo, Majical Cloudz , who streamlined their sound over the past year to make words and melody their focal point. This decision has most certainly paid off. Stripped down to only [...]

Sheffield favorites, Arctic Monkeys are back again with 'Do I Wanna Know?' which was freshly posted on their Youtube channel less than forty-eight hours ago. Unlike previous singles from the lads, this one is a swampier, grungier, bluesier number but dreamboat lead singer, Alex Turner's vocals are still highlighted in this very sly tune about late night drunk-dialling.

Any female artist who convinces us of true badass-ness, both visually and sonically, gets our vote and that is exactly what  MØ has done. The Danish pop goddess has just delivered to us on a silver platter her latest single, "Waste Of Time" - it's lathered with slick R&B melodies and hard hitting, gutsy beats. Not only does the song truly kick butt, but the video which opens with a parental advisory message raises Karen Marie Ørsted's edginess to a whole new level. Featuring an interesting juxtaposition of pastel paintings, a fearsome looking green tree snake, a [...]

Songs contain colors and textures that we then use to construct mental images, and despite London Grammar’s pristine electronics, their sound delicately paints a picture that is both warm and enticing - one that nudges the senses into immersion mode. Closer to goddess than ghost, Hannah Reid’s luminous vocals are the sheen on the textured metallic mechanism that is their sound, yet there’s an undeniable organic element to their music that makes it interesting. It may be that, much like their EP cover, London Grammar’s sound [...]

• London Grammar - Metal & Dust

Ever since Kanye West's Yeezus was announced, the general consensus has been that it's a "producer's record," a label that really reflects the prejudices of whoever's saying it — if you're one of those who believe West's a moneyed charlatan, there's a whole roster of producers you can deflect credit to. But it would be contrarian to argue that West remains anything besides firmly in charge here. As with My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy , it's like he decided on the sounds he wanted for  Yeezus and then drafted the producers best equipped to help realize his [...]

Aussie fellas Yale have their fingers on the pulse when it comes to making the funkiest of tunes. You may have noticed a slight surge in electro-funk sounds since Daft Punk's   Random Access Memorie s surfaced, and these "Brisbanites" are holding up this delicious trend. The duo, Stefan Emslie and Mark Maxwell, have created a royal buzz for themselves with this single 'No One Else Knows' with soaring feedback from various Triple J big guns and blogs from all over the world. From the ever-catchy key-led intro, to the groovy disco pads, inevitably memorable vocal [...]

• thewildhoneypie - No One Else Knows - Yale

Douglas Kirby, aka From A Fountain , released his very psychedelic debut, Shale and Sandstone , in 2010 singing in earnest of love, brothers, mountains, and rainbows surrounded by choirs of talented friends (Toby Lehman of Dr. Dog  and Mary Lattimore of Kurt Vile , amongst others) and experimental vibes. Now he’s back with new material recorded by way of a rented warehouse in his hometown of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, mixed by Nick Krill of Spinto Band and mastered by JJ Golden ( New Pornographers , [...]

Indulge in the sultry sounds of Ang Low’s extremely fresh debut release, “Life Goes Down.” The simple composition mainly features a tight high hat and and buttery vocals, but this undulating premiere from the Brooklyn-based artist echoes genre-blurring contemporaries like James Blake , Andre 3000 , and Autre Ne Veut in a track where pop and electro meet soul and R&B flawlessly. You can play “Life Goes Down” endlessly and still find glinting nuances reverberating in the sonic waves. You can expect more gems later this summer, but until then, let [...]

As you know, we're big bee fans here at The Wild Honey Pie.  For the first time, however, we decided to step up and get involved in trying to do something to help combat colony collapse disorder .  In honor of National Pollinator Week, we've teamed up with Burt's Bees and made an all bee-themed  Spotify mixtape . We also want everyone to know that starting today (for a limited time only), Burt's Bees is giving away free wildflower seeds, right here , which you can plant in your backyard.  The [...]

A good concert experience isn't hard to come by, especially for a devout music lover, but there's something truly special about a good concert in the summertime. We shed layers as our good moods rise with the temperature, letting the truly sublime pervade the aeon. As a tribute to the perfect season for concert-viewing, we present a list of our favorite summer concerts to evoke our nostalgia for the festivals of years past. Come be nostalgic with us, and share your favorite summer concert experiences in the comments. [...]

New video from Young Galaxy for their single “New Summer” is as haunting and profound as the track that inspired it, depicting a slow-motion breakdown of the end of life as we know it. The video comes with an announcement of a North American tour, although there are currently no east coast dates announced. Check [...]

It's Father's Day on Sunday, which means there'll be much breaking out of Cat Stevens' "Father and Son" and Will Smith's "Just the Two of Us" across the Internet. Since you'll surely be getting your dose of sentimentality elsewhere, here are handful of significantly less wholesome songs about fathers. There are plenty that spring to mind (although the, ahem, daddy of the lot — Korn's "Daddy" — turns out to not in fact be about Jonathan Davis's father at all, hence its absence from this list). But still, there are plenty of other candidates, and all of them are better than [...]

Even if you don’t have the language skills to understand  Trails and Ways’  lyrically woven Portuguese, Spanish, and English verses, the evocative syncopation of the drums and tradeoff of lusty male/female vocals is unmistakably irresistible. After traveling across Spain and Brazil, lead singers Keith Brower Brown and Emma Opper, unlocked the cultural secrets of jazz/tropicalia and applied it to their own original songwriting style incorporating the reverb and extremely tight dance beats characteristic of dream pop. Brown and Opper swap leads every other track on the  Trilingual  EP, but never failing to actively participate in echoes and [...]

• TRAILS AND WAYS - Como Te Vas

Like Coachella before it, Washington State's Sasquatch! Music Festival is expanding to two weekends. Unlike Coachella, however, the two weekends will not be consecutive and will have completely different lineups - something we're all super excited about as we will undoubtedly be at both. Next year's Sasquatch! Music Festival will take place from May 23-25 as well as July 4-6.  This year, tickets sold out in 90 minutes, so this should allow a few more people to enjoy the glories of the Gorge .

With summer on the doorstep it’s time to start planning road trips, leisurely poolside afternoons, and all sorts of warm weather activities. Netherfriends’ 50 Songs, 50 States is a superb summer soundtrack. The dreamy yet upbeat tone of the album sets the mood for soaring along highways. The album truly chronicles the mindset of 21st century youth with Keene, NH and Phoenix, AZ, which even finishes out with a nifty little rap verse. Portland, OR and New Orleans, LA are great danceable tracks and Netherfriends’ quirky lyrics lend a unique feel to the [...]

"Confidence", the first glimpse of The Dodos  upcoming album, Carrier , is a uniquely structured track. Driving, acoustic guitar melds with strong vocals and a steadfast drum beat to create a march-like mood. As usual, The Dodos' smooth, fluid-like vocals are clear, resonant, and supplement the guitar line impeccably. While the first half of this song is extremely pleasant and brilliantly simple, things start to become really fun and interesting as the song continues - the electric guitar riff becomes the focal point of the track, the tempo increases dramatically, and various layers [...]

• The Dodos - Confidence

Rock'n'roll darling and cow-boy gear lover Hanni El Khatib has just shared via Esquire his brand new video for the lovely "Penny". Directed by rising French talent Simon Cahn, who has recently wrapped up a short film with Spike Jonze, Mourir Auprès de Toi, the video further explores Hanni's seemingly boundless American inspiration, and gives us a sneak peek of what [...]

In the music industry, summer means one thing: festivals. Lots of festivals. Gazillions of festivals. So many festivals, in fact, that the choice of which to attend is kinda overwhelming. Thankfully, Flavorwire is here to help! Well, sort of, anyway — we figured it was time to break out our patented Stereotyping Technique™ and apply it to the bewildering array of festivals on offer, giving a convenient roundup of the people to whom various events will appeal. As ever, this is all in fun, and as ever, our own stereotype is on here. See if you can guess which one it is. [...]

Listen to Marika Hackman , and it doesn’t take long to realize you’re listening to something important. Her sound’s folksy outer membrane proves its inability to encapsulate the full sound, quickly giving way to depths unseen by way of casual glance. Upon exploration, Hackman’s music opens up an alternate folk universe replete with heavy doses of fascinating intentional elements. Perhaps the most appealing aspect of Hackman’s music is its darkness which is at once both murky and refreshing - murky in her choice of mournful, often gory imagery and propensity [...]

• Marika Hackman - Bath Is Black