Shura: Touch (Four Tet Remix)

It’s certainly our lucky day: spoke-singer for confessional heartache Shura announces her debut album, with an internet-age-appropriate title,Nothing’s Real. It includes already released tracks “2Shy,” “White Light” and “Touch”—the latter which got a remix by Four Tet, who speeds it up into a gleaming diamond of a house track, with Shura’s comforting voice shining a light through. Pre-ordering Shura’s limited edition vinyl, releasing July 2016, …

Baauer feat. MIA + G-Dragon: Temple

“Harlem Shake” became a meme thanks to some air-humping Australian teens, but Brooklyn-based DJ and producer Baauer is no one-hit wonder. His latest dance track “Temple” raises the temperature with spitfire rhymes from MIA and G-Dragon (a Korean sensation armed with artistic control and fashion style akin to Lady Gaga). At the end, the fierce attitudes wash away into a beautiful, ambient soundscape that seems …

Lawrence: Superficial

NYC-based band Lawrence, helmed by siblings Clyde and Gracie Lawrence and backed up by a talented slew of musicians (including a three-piece horn section), are driving to Austin this very moment to perform over the next three days at SXSW, before continuing on to the West Coast. For those missing out, their debut album Breakfast will keep those pop, soul and funk cravings satiated. “Superficial” …