Dirty Nice: Zero Summer
Relatively unknown outfit Dirty Nice appeared last month with “Keeping it Together,” which garnered plenty of attention in the form of some 500,000 listens on Spotify. Now a darker and more somber …
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Premiere: TV Baby’s “Beware the Holy Whore”
A colorful, surrealist dance party set to synth-driven pop rock
MNDR + Scissor Sisters: Swerlk
GLAAD, the Scissor Sisters and MNDR all joined forces for “Swerlk,” a playful dance track that pays homage to the queer community and culture. “Swerlk” is a portmanteau of twerk, twirl, werk, …
Via telegraph.co.uk
Sanitation Worker Creates Public Library from Discarded Books
Bogota-based Jose Alberto Gutierrez has been collecting discarded books for two decades. Hi collection—which is upwards of 20,000—is made up mostly of books he picked up during his rounds as a sanitation …
Premiere: Kai Landre’s “The 1st Kiss”
A digital love story with a Toni Ponix-produced electronic undercurrent, from the Barcelona-based songwriter
Via highsnobiety.com
Look Inside the Super Nintendo World Theme Park
Thanks to what appears to have been a ceremony hosted inside of a faux Super Mario level at the forthcoming Super Nintendo World Theme Park, we finally have teaser images. The theme …
Sigur Rós + Los Angeles Philharmonic: Live at the Walt Disney Concert Hall
With 15 tracks sprawling across an almost two-hour set, Sigur Rós’ 14 April live performance with the LA Philharmonic has finally been mixed and released. Beyond the sheer beauty of seeing and …
Dekmantel Celebrates 10 Years
The Amsterdam-based record label talks about reaching a decade of selectors
Jordan Rakei: Sorceress
With a delicate but expansive beauty, “Sorceress” blankets the eardrums with soul. The new single from NZ-born, London-based singer/producer/songwriter Jordan Rakei showcases a bewitching musicality and charmed lyricism. It’s expected to appear …
Michael Nau: How You’re So For Real
With languid, gentle soul filtering through summertime folk, “How You’re So For Real” marks a return for singer/songwriter Michael Nau. The track glows much like a sunny day from a memory, recalled …