BRIT award-nominated singer Anna Calvi has teamed up with the superlative David Byrne for a cover of Connan Mockasin’s “I’m The Man, That Will Find You“—one of five renditions found on her new covers EP, Strange Weather (now streaming on Spotify). Produced by Thomas Bartlett, the EP spans FKA Twigs to David Bowie and showcases the English singer’s spectacular vocal range, along with her musical …
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 …
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, …
