Last month, Cameron Wisch and Justin Jurgens unveiled their new power-pop project Dust Star with “Nothing In My Head,” which landed on our best songs of the week list. They’re releasing their debut album, Open Up That Heart, in August, and today they’re back with another single, the revved-up and frustrated “Work It Out.” Here’s […]
Stream Two Shell’s New Icons EP
The production duo Two Shell have spent the past couple years rising in the UK electronic underground, releasing a series of EPs and vinyl-only singles that established a subtle and twitchy sound built around well-executed samples and hypnotic, looping beats. They started this year off by releasing the fizzily addicting “home” and followed that up […]
Kero Kero Bonito’s Sarah Midori Perry Shares Debut Single As Cryalot, “Hell Is Here”
Kero Kero Bonito’s Sarah Midori Perry (aka Sarah Bonito) has unveiled a new solo project called Cryalot, which she previously used as a DJ name. In August, she’ll release Cryalot’s debut EP, Icarus, which was produced by KKB touring member Jennifer Walton. Today, she’s releasing her first single, “Hell Is Here,” which alternates between being […]
Tiësto & Charli XCX – “Hot In It”
Avant-pop superstar Charli XCX just released her album Crash (and its deluxe edition) a few months ago, and she’s already got new stuff popping off. In the run-up to the new album, Charli talked about entering her sellout era. She was presumably joking, but her latest track definitely has some sellout-era vibes working for it. […]
Faye – “No Vibes”
The Charlotte, NC band Faye released their promising self-titled debut EP back in 2016, and have taken their time following it up. The trio — made up of Sarah Blumenthal, Susan Plante, and Thomas Berkau, who joined as a drummer in 2018 — are finally ready to release their debut album, You’re Better, which will […]
Daphni – “Cloudy”
When Dan Snaith isn’t busy as the mastermind behind Caribou, he makes straight-up dance music under his alter-ego Daphni. Often Snaith will play festivals with both Caribou and Daphni — doing a traditional show with his band and then DJ’ing under his other identity. Last month, Snaith released the new Daphni single “Cherry,” the first […]
Fred Again.. – “Jungle”
Fred Gibson, the electronic producer who goes by the name Fred Again.., has released a new track called “Jungle.” It’s his first new track since “Admit It (U Ddn’t Want 2),” an I. Jordan collab that came out earlier this year just a few weeks after the Romy/HAAi team-up “Lights Out.” “Jungle” contains a sample […]
The A’s – “Wedding Dress”
Earlier in June, Mountain Man bandmates Amelia Meath (Sylvan Esso) and Alexandra Sauser-Monnig (Daughter Of Swords) announced their new joint project as the A’s. On July 15, they’ll release their debut album, Fruit, featuring “yodeling folk songs” aka reimagined lullabies, traditional ballads, and rural standards, plus one original song, “When I Die.” We’ve already heard […]
Dungen – “Nattens sista strimma ljus”
It’s been six years since we heard from Swedish psych-rockers Dungen, who released their last project, Häxan (a score for the 1926 animated film The Adventures Of Prince Achmed) in 2016. Prior to that, they released a 2015 LP, Allas Sak. Now, Dungen have announced their latest album, En Är För Mycket och Tusen Aldrig […]
Danny Elfman & Iggy Pop – “Kick Me”
In June of last year, celebrated film score composer and former Oingo Boingo member Danny Elfman released his second-ever studio album, Big Mess. Since then, he’s performed two Coachella 2022 sets (Danny Elfman: From Boingo to Batman to Big Mess and Beyond!) and scored Marvel’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Now, Elfman is […]