Cut Copy: Free Your Mind

John Talabot's new single, Elliott Smith remembered and Jeff Carvalho's Europop #PrivateJam in this week's music recap

The Australian masterminds of indietronica Cut Copy are following up their 2011 hit Zonoscope with Free Your Mind, out 5 November—and they were kind enough to make the entire album streamable a week before its release. The 14-track effort was recorded in their hometown of Melbourne and produced by band-member Dan Whitford. Both the album name and title track of “Free Your Mind” were influenced …

Surf Morocco, Folch Style

Odor-proof underwear, 40 years of Virgin Records and a DIY digital microscope in this week's look at the web

Known for their consistently on-point design work, Barcelona’s Folch Studio launches their first print publication, Eldorado, with a brilliantly executed collection of photos, illustrations and words around surfing. Aimed at capturing the feelings and sensations of present being, the debut issue takes a holistic approach representative of a greater cultural shift in surf media (gone are the early aught days of knee-length boardshorts and trucker …

Olivia Salvadori’s 120 FPS Music Video

Odor-proof underwear, 40 years of Virgin Records and a DIY digital microscope in this week's look at the web

Shot entirely on an iPhone 5S, Olivia Salvadori’s two minute music video manipulates speed to exquisite effect. Her operatic vocals soar as she dances about in one take, gradually joined by a band. The live performance of her track “Moonsun” is eerie, commanding and a great viral use of the new technology. This believer in “vocal experience” certainly delivers.