De La Soul feat. Little Dragon: Drawn

From their upcoming album and the Anonymous Nobody comes De La Soul’s lush “Drawn,” featuring Gothenburg-based Little Dragon. In what might seem, at first, to be an unexpected collaboration, the two blend their familiar styles to create something very dreamy and smooth—delightfully harking back to De La’s hippie-laden early days. The album (their first as a trio in over a decade) will also feature guest …

Your Dog Really Does Understand You

Dog owners have always suspected that their pooches inherently understand them, and now several studies seem to have proved it. For those times that your pup just “got” you, it might have been because s/he was reading your expression—something that dogs have an uncanny knack for. It makes sense, since we have shared our lives with dogs for (depending on who you talk to) 16,000 …

Massive Attack: The Spoils

In Massive Attack’s just-released, John Hillcoat-directed video for “The Spoils,” Australian actor Cate Blanchett’s beautiful face decomposes in front of your eyes—eventually resembling something discovered in an ancient tomb. The slow-moving, haunting video is a perfect match for the song, which features vocals from Mazzy Star’s Hope Sandoval. Written by Daddy G and Stew Jackson, the track is undeniably Massive Attack—mesmerizing sounds from an outfit …