Jamie xx: Gosh (dir. by Romain Gavras)

Jamie xx never disappoints. His epic track “Gosh,” off of his 2015 album In Colour, first debuted alongside a set of images from NASA/JPL. Now, a new deep and intense music video (directed by Romain Gavras, whose resumé includes work for MIA, Kanye West, Justice) provides spookily mesmerizing complement. Starring Hassan Kone, the video is set in Tianducheng, China—a luxury development mostly gone abandoned, where …

Francis and the Lights: Friends

It’s ever the joyful day when Francis and the Lights releases a new track. Recently, frontman Francis Farewell Starlite guested on Chance the Rapper’s “Summertime Friends.” Turns out, Chance’s song actually samples Starlite’s “Friends“—which the band released today, with the help of co-producers Rostam Batmanglij (Vampire Weekend), Ariel Rechtshaid (HAIM, Sky Ferreira), Benny Blanco, Cashmere Cat and more. The video once again showcases Starlite’s fanciful …

The Lemon Twigs: These Words

Teen brothers Brian and Michael D’Addario (19 and 17, respectively) are writing music that channels decades of experience and listening. “These Words” has a beautiful symphonic chorus—with some requisite honky tonk piano improv—channeling the uplifting nature of The Monkees and the elaborate instrumentation of ELO. Calling themselves The Lemon Twigs, they’ve just signed with 4AD (Grimes, Purity Ring, Deerhunter, The National, etc) and we’re looking …