AMTHST: Thug Passion

LA-based singer/songwriter Nite Jewel has joined forces with Bay Area rapper/producer Droop-E (it runs in the family: his dad is rapper E-40) for a power duo called AMTHST, and their first track “Thug Passion” is a doozie. Nite Jewel (aka Ramona Gonzalez) loves a good collab, having released music with Dam-Funk (under the name Nite-Funk) and Julia Holter. She’s responsible for the soft, dreamy vocals …

The Chemical Brothers feat. Beck: Wide Open

Building upon the thoughtful, at times haunting vocals we’ve come to expect from Beck, The Chemical Brothers’ track “Wide Open” from 2015’s Born In The Echoes delivers potent melody. The newly released accompanying music video makes a statement of its own. What commences as a beautiful dance performance by ballerina Sonoya Mizuno shifts into a surreal, science fiction-like art piece, shot all in one take.

Shamir: Hungry Like The Wolf (Duran Duran Cover)

CH favorite Shamir has just announced he’ll be joining Duran Duran on tour, and released an acoustic cover of their wildly popular “Hungry Like The Wolf.” His rendition is tender and dreamy—turning the ’80s pop anthem into a soft ballad—with his vocals just fragile and vulnerable enough to alter the song almost entirely.