Jimmy Edgar: Dreamz Come True

Detroit-raised DJ Jimmy Edgar chases chords and techno futurism with his new EP Dreamz Come True, released through his art and music collective Ultramajic (he often creates his own glossy album artwork). Jimmy Edgar has the perfect subliminal visual message to accompany the mesmerizing title track featuring Rochelle Jordan’s tender, lush vocals. Who knew the oversaturated hot pink was such an important element in opening …

Metronomy feat. Robyn: Hang Me Out to Dry

From Metromomy’s upcoming fifth full-length album Summer 08, “Hang Me Out to Dry” features pop darling Robyn and was apparently recorded for the band’s 2011 record The English Riviera but it hadn’t seen the light of day until now. It’s a minimal but robust track that pulses along gracefully. With lyrics about driving around, mellow vocals from Robyn and Metronomy’s Joseph Mount and a meandering …

Blood Orange: Augustine

With a track like “Augustine” (and the accompanying video), it’s hard to think of things Blood Orange (aka Dev Hynes) can’t do. Off his just dropped album Freetown Sound (which features songs made in collaboration with Debbie Harry, Ta-Nehisi C, Carly Rae Jepsen and more), the song maintains Hynes’ signature soulful vocals and drum-and-piano instrumentation, but introduces what feels like a far more complex song …