Barrie are a new five-piece band based out of Brooklyn, and theyâve just released their debut single, âCanyons,â which is the kind of groovy, dreamy haze thatâs easy to fall for.
âSoul Syncable,â Sevdalizaâs latest slice of ambitious dark pop, emerged on the day of the super blue blood moonâshould you believe in trippy lunar happeningsâand was accompanied by a special message. âThese are glimpses of her supernatural realm,â wrote the Iranian-Dutch musician. The âherâ was unclearâperhaps a reference to herself, or to the moon.
Young Fathers have just announced the release of their third album, Cocoa Sugar, through Ninja Tune later this year. Yes, the Edinburgh trio is back, and Iâm just stunned thinking about the artistic progression the trio has undergone to get to the point theyâre at with this new track, âIn My View.â
James Blake gifted fans with a pre-Christmas present Sunday as the British singer released the studio take of his unadorned rendition of Don McLeanâs âVincent.âAfter frequently performing the American Pie song about Vincent Van Gogh in concert over the past year, Blake entered Los Angelesâ Conway Studios earlier this month to lay down the track.
Five years ago, ambient pop group Cigarettes After Sex released their first EP, I. Since then, theyâve steadily grown their following and are finally readying their debut self-titled full-length. With the album out June 9th on Partisan Records, the band have today shared the latest preview, âEach Time You Fall In Love.â
Welcome to a special holiday edition of our Weekly Playlist. Pour yourself a glass of wine and take a seat by the fire and enjoy our carefully selected mix of melancholic winter-themed and Christmas tracks and reflect on the year gone by. Happy holidays! --P.F.M.
London producer Jack Richie, aka Bearcubs, has dropped the infectious single âDo You Feelâ which accompanies the announcement of his debut album Ultraviolet. The single which follows his two brilliant EPs, Chroma and Underwaterfall, is a stunning exercise of his signature sound; velvety vocals, and some emotional experimentation with vibrato, atop an addicting beat that draws you in.
Showcasing star quality can take years for a new artist, but Los Angeles-based artist Billie Eilish is a natural. Sheâs only 15 years old, but sheâs had an insane 2017 and songs/videos like âBellyacheâ and âOcean Eyesâ have racked up tens of millions of plays. Billieâs been selling out shows around the world, winning over fans and media outlets alike, and sheâs on her way to becoming a household name. Today she keeps things moving with a new release, the slow-burning âBitches Broken Hearts.â
Grandbrothersâ latest offering is very much in the vein of neo-classical compatriots and contemporaries Hauschka and Nils Frahm â dramatic piano flourishes and grand, sweeping sonic statements marry beneath minimalist-lite motifs. Where Grandbrothers take a leap to leftfield is further down in the mix, right at the bedrock: built on a foundation of thumping rhythms and clubby beats, this could easily find a home inside sweat-soaked warehouses as easily as the majestic symphony halls of continental Europe.
Recorded in a working dairy farm in the backwoods of West Wales, âReflection of Youthâ was written during a period of EERAâs life when, she says, Norwegian society expects everyone âto figure everything out.â Itâs no surprise, then, that this record is investigative, as it thrives in its experimentation, moving seamlessly between styles from honey-sweet lo-fi to angry pulsating rock with soul-searching, introspective, electronic twists.
