Some two years after Chairlift broke up, Caroline Polachek’s solo debut album Pang will be released. Polachek has released three songs from the record, and our favorite is the operatic “Parachute.” Produced by Danny L Harle, the exhilarating song is a “direct transcription” of a dream Polachek had. “It was an incredible moment, realizing that this melody we’d written was unintentionally re-telling a dream I’d been …
Prince: Moonbeam Levels Recorded in 1982 (during the time he was making 1999), Prince’s “Moonbeam Levels” was live-streamed today for the first time ever. The track is classic ’80s Prince—buoyant guitars, glitzy drum machines and the beloved musician’s dazzling vocals. From the new greatest hits record Prince 4Ever (released today) the song is one of a few unreleased tracks to appear on the album. Sylvan …
Beyond the synth and strings, it’s hard to place the exact sonic origins of what comes together in New York duo Georgia’s stunning experimental track “Ama Yes Uzume.” That is, of course, except for the magnificent guest vocals by Chairlift’s Caroline Polachek. Within, there’s delicate bell tones, clanks and digital percolation, all uniting for a meditative track that still manages to soothe at its most …
