Speedy Ortiz: Emma O

Speedy Ortiz’s four-track EP Foiled Again—considered a postscript to last year’s album Foil Deer—is set for release next Friday (3 June). They released the grainy, anime-referencing “Death Note” earlier this month and now share another, the much more bittersweet “Emma O.” Sadie Dupuis’ tenacious voice quivers in the most tender way when she utters the word “love”—and it really tugs at the heart. Catch them …

Danny L Harle (feat. Caroline Polachek): Ashes of Love

PC Music ambassador Danny L Harle’s collaboration with Caroline Polachek of Chairlift, “Ashes of Love,” brings out both of their unique strengths: melodies that unfold like a labyrinth, reinforced by Eurovision-level HD production and Dance Dance Revolution flashbacks. But its new music video by artist Sam Rolfes is what has swallowed us up whole. Rolfes (who’s made visuals for Kingdom, Oneohtrix Point Never, Nicopanda and …

The Lines: Single Engine Duster

There’s plenty of intrigue surrounding The Lines’ recently released album hull down, of which “Single Engine Duster” is the lead single. The Lines are not a new band. They released a few albums in the late ’70s and early ’80s, and once shared a stage with The Cure—before disappearing from the cultural conscious. hull down is billed as the band’s “lost” album, and it’s a …