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Buoyant, playful and sunny, “It’s Euphoric” by London-based artist Georgia lives up to its name. Co-written and co-produced with Rostam (aka producer, musician, singer, songwriter and composer Rostam Batmanglij), the spirited song …
Ahead of the release of The Fooler (out 1 April) by critically acclaimed recording artist Nick Waterhouse, the California-based singer-songwriter has unveiled the final advance single, “(No) Commitment,” a slick, soulful rock …
From the upcoming Sun Ra tribute album Nuclear War (set for release 26 May) comes Georgia Anne Muldrow’s “Nuke’s Blues,” featuring trumpet player Josef Leimberg. It’s just as beautifully chaotic and avant-garde …
Montreal-based singer-songwriter N NAO (aka Naomie de Lorimier) recently released the new album L’eau et les rêves, a dreamy, synth-inflected experimental pop record inspired by eco-feminism, the subconscious, rituals and nature. The …
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A slow-moving ballad by London-based recording artist Lucinda Chua featuring Singaporean producer Yeule (aka Nat Ćmiel), “Something Other Than Years” is gentle yet entirely arresting. Chua tapped Yeule for the enchanting track, which …
To be released 7 July, the tribute album The Endless Coloured Ways – The Songs Of Nick Drake will feature 25 cover versions of tracks by the influential, almost mythic English singer-songwriter. …
At first, “Warning Sign,” the latest single from Hannah Jadagu’s forthcoming debut album, Aperture, sounds sparse and soft, but then it transforms with surprising instrumentation. Abrupt percussion, gentle keys and spatial strings turn …
The Japanese House (aka British singer-songwriter Amber Bain) returns with the moving single “Boyhood.” Featuring spacious, buoyant production and shimmering strings, the single captures the complexities of identity, from gender to the …
A psychedelic stream of colorful, cosmic imagery composes the music video for “In My Body,” a melodic collaboration between Animal Collective’s Panda Bear (aka Noah Lennox) and Sonic Boom (aka Pete Kember). …