The Brian Jonestown Massacre: Get Some

The prolific, controversial Anton Newcombe, frontman of the now Berlin-based The Brian Jonestown Massacre, is working on releasing new material—and calling the package, straight up, Mini Album Thingy Wingy. “Get Some” is a track the band has been performing live for some time (you can find YouTube videos dating to 2006), but the recorded version is just as good; a laid-back head-nodder that’s the perfect …

SOPHIE: MSMSMSM

SOPHIE, the secretive London-based producer who sometimes hangs with PC Music, has established a cult following with surprisingly few solo tracks (you can count them on one hand) as well as production on songs like QT’s “Hey QT,” Le1f’s “Koi” and even “Bitch I’m Madonna.” The first single to be released since last year, “MSMSMSM” is a grimier and darker what-the-fuck-is-happening track, lacking the pitched-up …

Arca: Soichiro

Electronic music artist Arca, aka Alejandro Ghersi—who’s done production for FKA Twigs (EP2), Björk (Vulnicura) and Kanye (Yeezus)—released his own debut LP Xen last November, dropping experimental sound collages that bloom with expressivity and a compulsion to move the body, regardless if there’s a beat to follow. Now he’s released the first track, “Soichiro,” off of his upcoming sophomore effort, titled Mutant. In contrast to …