Whatever happens/ You know we’re gonna repair sings JONES in her relaxed, dusky voice on new single “Melt." The London-based artist had a breakout online hit last year with the sultry “Hoops,”and this new one is an optimistic dose of neo-soul, with a sunny strut courtesy of producers HONNE. With a message of healing, it's a soothing listen for an intense week.
Stars have been releasing a different cover song every month for all of 2016. Past installments in the series have included Bob Dylan and Kanye West, and for their latest offering, they’ve decided to take on soft-EDM posterchild Mike Posner’s country-inflected acoustic ballad “I Took A Pill In Ibiza.” If his feelings regarding other Stars covers are anything to go by, Prince probably would have loved it.
Beck’s masterpiece Odelay turns 20 in a couple of weeks, and with his new single “Wow,” Beck sounds like he’s returning to that album’s sound. More specifically, Beck has somehow come up with a 2016 version of the bemused surrealist funk of Odelay.
When people think summertime music most people will probably think melodic house or tropical house, but sometimes those late summer nights call for a change in atmosphere, and Irish producer EMBRZ absolutely delivers on my needs with his new single “Breathe”
THIS WEEK’S edition of Inspirational LINKS includes the forgotten beauty of abandoned buildings and new things in the shop; a house in the English...
"The song is about having the animal instinct inside you come to life. Running with them, joining them - the instinct taking over, giving you freedom and making you forget about your human self and all things we humans keep around us in the modern society.
Field Music have never compromised, though their existence is less about letting their freak flag fly than a refusal to submit to the conventions of music industry excess. They maintain careful, hands-on management of their own affairs: Rather than move to London, the Brewis brothers have always lived in their native North-East.
DMA’s haven’t released their debut LP yet and they’ve already found mass success … in Australia. That is all about to change, however. The Australian trio — Tommy O’Dell, Matt Mason and Johnny Took — are on the verge of conquering the U.K., the U.S. and perhaps all of planet Earth. They’ve tackled the air waves back home in Australia and sold out their first national tour; their single, “Delete,” was recently added to BBC Radio 1; they will be playingSXSW; Zane Lowe is a fan; and they’re part of the recently announced Coachella lineup, where they seem poised to be a breakout act.
