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New music from Sampha, Australia's Tkay Maidza, Bon Iver and more in our musical round-up

Bat for Lashes: Joe’s Dream For anyone who has yet to give Bat for Lashes’ recently released wedding-themed album The Bride a listen, the official video for “Joe’s Dream” offers lovely, haunting insight. In the video, Natasha Khan sings and slowly strums upon her guitar amidst a gossamer backdrop. The album (intended to be the soundtrack for a film Khan hopes to make about a …

PM Dawn: Set Adrift On Memory Bliss

Perhaps best known for their stunning Spandau Ballet-sampling, Christina Appelgate-mentioning “Set Adrift on Memory Bliss,” seminal hip-hop act PM Dawn lost founding member Prince Be (aka Attrell Cordes) who passed away at 46 years old. PM Dawn sparkled during the era of bohemian-tinted hip-hop—with their shimmery, oftentimes ethereal songs. “Set Adrift…” was the first-ever hip-hop track by a black group to reach number one on …

Chance the Rapper feat. Lil Wayne + 2 Chainz: No Problem

Hip-hop darling Chance the Rapper has just premiered his new song “No Problem” (featuring Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz) on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 Radio show and it’s everything we were hoping to come of his highly anticipated Coloring Book/em> mixtape. Full of distorted yet euphoric gospel vocals, the track’s lyrics caution not to step in the rappers’ lanes (“You don’t want no problem with …