When Miles Davis has a nickname for you (“Chops”) and you’ve played with the likes of David Bowie (on “Let’s Dance”) and Mick Jagger (“Dancin’ the Street”), there’s little left to prove
New Tracks
We posted about WiseProof’s futuristic vein of hip-hop about two months ago with his single “More More More More“, which featured spacey synths, climactic stutters, and a hypnotic core beat. His implementation
The Lost Poets are an elusive blues-rock duo from Stockholm, Sweden that tout a muscular, guitar-driven sound. They’re already attracting attention in Sweden (by appearing in Dolph Lundgren’s forthcoming film With You
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3421 is a stimulating new electronic project from Haifa, the northern capital of Israel. Their new track “Not Coming Back” – premiering here – blends elements of atmospheric free-jazz electronica (especially in
The Blank Waves by Blank Waves If LSD had a sound, it would probably be something like “Changing Sun”, the new track from psychedelic electronica trio Blank Waves. The Phoenix band’s bizarre
Behind all the electronica flourishes, it’s clear that Washington D.C.’s Fellow Creatures are a rock band that still know their way around a pop hook. “Wouldn’t You Like to Know”, from the
On “What Have You”, from Netherlands rock outfit Stillwave, the band mixes a goth post-punk aesthetic with arena-rock, making for a sound that could fill a stadium but is also deeply intimate.
New Albums
Technicolour delights in a variety of heartfelt, hooky pop creations from Sydney-based singer-songwriter Holly Wild, embracing the full spectrum of love, vulnerability,
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Matty Frank stirs across Dooda: Bee Sides, a varied companion to his debut album that moves between folktronica, alternative rock, acoustic introspection,
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James Keith brings an upbeat country-rock spirit to I Call It Magic When I’m With You, a fourteen-track album celebrating the joys
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Dutch electronic duo Tangent return with Disclosure, their seventh album and first in three years, expanding their shadowy IDM sound through tactile
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