The Pool: Jamaica Running (Poolside Edit)

Sinkane's "How We Be," Poolside resurrects The Pool, Polygrains' debut and more in the music we tweeted this week

LA-based duo Poolside—who got their name from the fact they used to record in a pool house—resurrect an obscure ’80s track and spin it into summer dance party heaven with their edit of “Jamaica Running.” Originally created by Austin-based drummer Patrick Keel, a one-man-band who produced under the moniker The Pool, the song’s laid-back bongo beat is given added depth and a faster pace from …

MØ: Walk This Way (Lido remix)

Sinkane's "How We Be," Poolside resurrects The Pool, Polygrains' debut and more in the music we tweeted this week

Oslo-based beat-maker Lido is known for his remixes of the likes of Justin Timberlake and an infamous rework of Disclosure’s “Latch” that was removed from Soundcloud after a complaint from Universal Music Group. He transforms Danish singer MØ’s track “Walk This Way” (with a catchy chorus resembling a chanting childhood clapping games) into a wildly-paced rhythmic orgy. At some points too fast to dance to, …

Sinkane: How We Be

Sinkane's "How We Be," Poolside resurrects The Pool, Polygrains' debut and more in the music we tweeted this week

DFA artist Sinkane may now be best known as the William Onyeabor stand-in for the Atomic Bomb Band—the group performing the reclusive Nigerian singer’s tunes—but Sudanese-born Sinkane, whose real name is Ahmed Gallab, has contributed to bands spanning Yeasayer to Of Montreal. He made a name for himself over the years with solo hits like “Jeeper Creeper,” and this September he’ll release the 10-track album …