Pop
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After a short studio album hiatus, Japan’s Melt-Banana is back with their most exciting, dynamic, joyous, and detailed album to date. I actually think it’s their best!
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of Montreal’s latest record sees the band stripping things back to some pretty base instrumentation, resulting in a sound that’s pretty similar to the band’s early work. However, Kevin Barnes proves he’s still a pretty manic songwriter, consistently delivering wordy, witty, and intense lyrics in his
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Pasadena-based electropop musician Patrick Grossi, a.k.a. Active Child, has made his latest project, the Rapor EP, available to stream a week early via his Soundcloud page. The EP features vibrant arpeggiated synth phrases that range from chill to bubbly, and Grossi’s voice is thoroughly captivating in its
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With “Take Me,” Sufjan Stevens intimates that even his unused demos are wholly worthwhile. Stevens shared the “repetitive lo-fi pop” song to his Tumblr Ghetto Soundcloud page upon happening across it on a hard drive under his desk. He went on to describe it with a couple of sly quadruple
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Earlier this week, Canadian folk artist Basia Bulat dropped her third studio album, Tall Tall Shadow. Give a listen to the LP’s dynamic title track above. The song opens with plinking organ keys and Bulat’s sober croon, but this quickly gives way to a propulsive drum beat and
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It’s been 17 years since Mazzy Star’s last record, and the famed dream pop band sounds just like they did so long ago.
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Divisive experimental pop act Xiu Xiu recently announced that it will be putting out a whole album of Nina Simone covers, simply titled Nina. Above, you can stream the opening track, an astonishing cover of “Don’t Smoke in Bed.” Xiu Xiu’s take on the song eschews the original’
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Sure, it’s one of my least favorite tracks from one of my favorite albums of 2013, but Daft Punk managed to put some smooth, sparkly, enticing visuals into this video for the Pharrell-fronted track “Lose Yourself To Dance.” Check the video via the embed above, and watch a review
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With the Electric Lady, singer-songwriter and composer Janelle Monáe adds two more suites to her ongoing metropolis series. This time, she seems to embrace her classic influences in the worlds of R&B and soul closer than ever.
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This new Active Child track floored me a bit, and it’s features from great guest vocals from Mikky Ekko. It’s one of a few cuts that’s set for release on Active’s forthcoming EP Rapor, which is dropping on October 22nd. Active Child’s music has always
