Moby + The Void Pacific Choir: In This Cold Place

Moby continues his string of surprise releases, after last week’s new Void Pacific Choir collaborative album dubbed More Fast Songs About The Apocalypse. The latest drop is a clever, colorful animated video for “In This Cold Place.” The vision of satirical illustrator Steve Cutts, the piece plays off of classic Sunday morning cartoons and commercials, only incorporating dark societal elements—from violence to misogyny, gross consumerism …

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New music by MNDR + Scissor Sisters for Pride, Queens of the Stone Age produced by Mark Ronson, and more in our musical round-up

MNDR + Scissor Sisters: Swerlk GLAAD, the Scissor Sisters and MNDR all joined forces for “Swerlk,” a playful dance track that pays homage to the queer community and culture. “Swerlk” is a portmanteau of twerk, twirl, werk, swirl and swerve. Further, all proceeds from the single benefit the Contigo Fund (founded in the wake of the Pulse nightclub shooting), which works to advance Latinx and …

Frankie Rose: Trouble

If there’s one takeaway from singer Frankie Rose’s new single “Trouble” it’s that trouble will in fact follow you, even through trippy science fiction-like drama. This is experimental synth and drum beat-driven pop with likable lyrical repetition. The tune will appear on Rose’s forthcoming LP Cage Tropical.