Jessie Ware’s new album What’s Your Pleasure? is out next month, and Ware has already given us a bounty of early singles. For over a year, since long before announcing the album, she’s been hitting us with quality selections from the tracklist: “Ooh La La,” “Spotlight,” “Mirage (Don’t Stop),” “Adore You.” They’ve crystallized into a […]
Charli XCX – "i finally understand"
Charli XCX is releasing her quarantine album How I’m Feeling Now, which she’s been writing and recording in a spontaneous collaborative process including input from her fans and co-executive producers A. G. Cook and BJ Burton, next week. We’ve already heard two songs, “Forever” and the Dylan Brady-produced “Claws.” And now she’s sharing a third, […]
Sam Prekop – "Circle Line"
The Sea And Cake frontman Sam Prekop has spent the past decade exploring the possibilities of modular synthesizers in his solo work. Last month, he announced a new album called Comma with the lead single “Summer Places,” signaling a welcome merging of his melodic pop sensibility with his instrumental electronic experiments. And now he’s shared […]
Christian Lee Hutson – "Get The Old Band Back Together"
Folk singer-songwriter and Phoebe Bridgers super friend Christian Lee Hutson is about to release his new LP Beginners. “I went with Beginners as the title because that’s where I feel like I am in my life — like I’m still just learning and trying to figure out how to navigate the world,” Hutson says. He […]
Nation Of Language – "The Wall & I"
Anyone who has listened to even a little bit of music by Nation Of Language knows the Brooklyn Band To Watch has a thing for New Order and a whole diaspora of stylish, synth-powered pop music. On new single “The Wall & I,” they do that legacy justice, creating something like a hybrid of “Age […]
Stream Ka’s Stunning New Album Descendants Of Cain
The Brooklyn rapper and producer Ka does things on his own time. Ka, once a member of the buzzy ’90s underground group Natural Ingredients, has become a lone and mysterious elder figure who almost seems to operate in a vacuum. While working as a fire chief in Brooklyn, Ka produces his own albums, puts them […]
Jon Hopkins – “Singing Bowl (Ascension)”
With most of us currently stuck in our homes, we need ways to stay sane. One way that a lot of people are trying lately is meditation. And for those of us who have no idea how to will our minds into a state of relaxation, Jon Hopkins is here to help. The high-minded dance […]
Westerman – "The Line"
The hits keep coming from Westerman’s debut album Your Hero Is Not Dead. The UK Artist To Watch has already shared a whopping five songs from the album including the title track, “Confirmation,” “Easy Money,” “Blue Comanche“ “Think I’ll Stay,” and “Waiting On Design.” Today he’s made it halfway with the sixth advance single from […]
Ariel Pink – "Iron Worrier"
The Brooklyn label Mexican Summer recently announced a new compilation series called Looking Glass, which they describe as a “music moment focused on the human condition as reflected through remote connection.” They kicked it off with a remix of a Connan Mockasin song done by MGMT’s Andrew VanWyngarden, and the series so far has included […]
Weezer – "Hero"
LOL remember when we thought Weezer were heading out with Green Day and Fall Out Boy on the Hella Mega Tour this year? Good times. Back when they announced that jaunt, each band shared a new single. Weezer’s offering, “The End Of The Game,” was the opening track from their upcoming album Van Weezer, which […]