The Midnight Hour feat. CeeLo Green: Questions

When DJ/songwriter/producer Ali Shaheed Muhammed (of A Tribe Called Quest, Lucy Pearl and The Ummah) and composer/arranger/producer Adrian Younge joined their (immense) forces, the result was bound to be something special. The two—who previously produced Kendrick Lamar’s “untitled 06” together—formed The Midnight Hour, and today their divine single “Questions,” featuring vocals from CeeLo Green, has been released. The track is just as slinky and sublime …

Christine and the Queens feat. Dâm-Funk: Girlfriend

French pop singer/songwriter/producer Christine and the Queens (aka Héloïse Letissier) has teamed up with Pasadena-based funk master Dâm-Funk (aka Damon Garrett Riddick) for the new track “Girlfriend.” Letissier says the song was born out of her fixation with masculinity, saying, “I became obsessed with this idea of the macho man, and still being a woman. What does it mean if I’m this figure, and I’m …

DJ Koze + Róisín Murphy: Scratch That

From his newest record Knock Knock, DJ Koze has released the atmospheric “Scratch That” featuring the inimitable Róisín Murphy. Somewhere between deep house and trip hop, the track beguiles—thanks in part to Murphy’s hauntingly beautiful vocals. Knock Knock is Koze’s first LP since 2013’s Amygdala, and he will be touring all spring/summer throughout Europe, North Africa and Australia.