You know when you're at the gym, and there are a dozen juice monkeys flexing, and you're feeling really unmotivated because, well, look at you - you're skinny, but flabby, with zero muscle tone... you know, that? That's all about to change with this new Major Lazer workout mix, released as part of the POTATO [...]
A month after finding out about mysterious Russian indie-popsters Park, Squares, and Alleys through beautiful, nostalgia-soaked single "Youth," we get a a bit of insight into the the track from PSA mastermind Sergei and a properly evocative video to accompany the track: "I wrote 'Youth' at night lying on the couch with a guitar. Unbelievable, the words [...]
Joywave are a band that have proven themselves to be somewhat of musical chameleons; effortlessly able to shapeshift to anything from electro-pop to indie-rock. It's a trait that has also enabled them the imagination needed to rework a song and transform it from what was, into an entirely new production. Which is the case with [...]
Joel Compass is like the British version of a The Weeknd—let's get that out of the way, because it's kind of impossible to not to mention. The 19-year-old London singer only has two songs on Soundcloud, but he's done an impressive bit of convincing those two songs. With "Back To Me" he showed off an [...]
Ryan Hemsworth has been grinding it out for the past year, making the transition from an unknown Canadian beat-maker who kept popping up on hip-hop productions to one of today's most multi-faceted young talents. Now he's getting ready to set out on a short European tour, and he'll be dropping his EP, Still Awake, next week. [...]
It's difficult to listen to anything blatantly disco-inspired without feeling cheesy, and unless you're from the era in which it flourished, you may be left feeling like a fraud. While many acts have attempted in channeling that dazzling, funky, bass-guided sound, most of them end up producing music that seems forced, as if they've missed [...]
While we're on the subject of Daft Punk, take a look at what this guy did. He was like, "Fuck electronics!" and decided to turn one of DP's biggest robotic hits into a piano tune. "From the Daft Punk album Discovery. This is not the Kanye version, nor is it a loose interpretation. I spent [...]
Aside from a collab with Juicy J, we haven't heard much from Abel Tesfaye (aka The Weeknd) since the release of last year's Trilogy. That is, until last night when he took to Twitter to share a snippet of a new song "John Carpenter." Though the teaser is only 20 seconds, it sounds like a [...]
The mythology of the mermaid is one that swims just below the surface of the conscious mind, floating there like a bubble of air that almost rises to the top, only to sink back below. A K U A is one of those artists that is floating just at the breaking point between sky and sea, she hasn't yet fully emerged, but the momentum she's building is coming to a crest.
In support of their most recent album, Modern Vampires of the City, Vampire Weekend is making the late-night rounds. Last night, the band paid Jimmy Fallon a visit and played "Ya Hey" during the broadcast, and "Everlasting Arms" as a web exclusive, putting on understated, but technically precise performances. Modern Vampires of the City is [...]
Like any other social media platform, Instagram can be stupid. So much of Instagram is crowded with shots of Florentine benedicts from brunch, blurry selfies, Rich Kids of Instagram and millions and billions and trillions of cats. Most people’s crop game is awful, their comment game is even worse, and their frivolous use of the focus tool is out of control. Some people, if you can even believe it, still use the Kelvin filter.
Solange's music is in a very different style than her sister's, but that doesn't mean she can't pull the big names out. For "Looks Good With Trouble," she enlists usual collaborator Dev Hynes on production and taps Kendrick Lamar for one of his more restrained, calculated verses. Listen below, and check out Solange on the new [...]
With the release of his Pray project just around the corner, Gilbere Forte drops off "Polaroids." Over a sparse Grandtheft and Raak-produced beat that shifts from a skeletal electro-stomp, to its warm, shimmering chorus, and echoey second half, Forte runs through one of his favorite recent topics: Lady troubles (as if the cover wasn't a [...]
The new Daft Punk album leaked, and the music world is scrambling. Thoughtful individuals are trying to process it as fast as they can in order to make an observation more astute than those around them. Journalists are trying to figure out how to rip the album to shreds, proclaim it as one of the [...]
Today, Four Tet's 2003 album Rounds was reissued, and just like what had happened with the original LP, Kieren Hebden ran into some troubles with clearing a sample. The nine-minute long "Unspoken" had originally contained a melody from "Winter," a song by Tori Amos, but because he couldn't get the sample cleared, he had to [...]
"Red," the slow-moving standout from Phoria's recent Bloodworks EP now has a striking, appropriately themed video to accompany the subtly powerful song. Watch it above.
Our first contact with YellowStraps was on the gorgeously gauzy "Pollen," a track crafted in twenty-four hours with the help of producer Le Motel. Newly released "Flamingo" is similarly enchanting, low-key, and earthy. YellowStraps singer Yvan Murenzi's voice bears a sort of timeless quality-a stone's throw away from Meshell Ndegeocello's soulful croon-that elevates "Flamingo." Its a [...]
So much has been said about Kanye West throughout his career, and considering the 2013 he has in front of him, there's sure to be much more added. But it's always cool to hear an artist speak for themselves, especially one as cerebral and passionate as Ye. Which is what makes this fan-made documentary so [...]
With the slow, teasing, and almost painful roll-out of Daft Punk's Random Access Memories, it's impossible not to feel like this is one of the most important releases of the year. But aside from "Get Lucky," there's still a lot left to wonder. Will it live up to the hype? Will the legendary electronic music [...]
AlunaGeorge is one of those rare acts that manages to fulfill all your expectations of a big sound without stooping to any formulaic electronic stops and drops. The British tandem has a style that verges on bare, weaving together tension from the most unlikely places - there's a little trap in there, some N.E.R.D-y snaps, [...]
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