Photay Mix on Gilles Peterson Worldwide (GPWW964)

We’ve been fans of Photay, the young Woodstock, NY-raised producer Evan Shornstein, since hearing his track “No Sass”—an effortless collage of samples, relaxed grooves and soulful synths that takes you to a specially crafted other dimension. For Gilles Peterson’s show Worldwide, Photay has created a half hour mix that demonstrates his diverse influences (note: he spent a month in Guinea, West Africa to study djembe …

Naughty Boy feat. Beyoncé, Arrow Benjamin: Runnin’ (Lose It All)

British-Pakistani producer Naughty Boy’s newest single “Runnin’ (Lose It All)” features a duet between mysterious emerging singer Arrow Benjamin and a name everyone knows: Beyoncé. Her vocals shine with power and tenderness that we haven’t really heard since her “Halo”/”If I Were a Boy” days. Setting the bar for future dance music videos to come, French world champion free-diver Guillaume Nery and fellow diver Alice …

The Big Moon: The Road

In the music video for “The Road,” newish London band The Big Moon makes the best of a small budget. Getting creative with MDF and paint, the four ladies appear and reappear in a seemingly infinite scroll of booths—and their goofiness is infectious, as is the unhurried indie rock song itself. The Big Moon will be making their US debut next month, 15 October 2015, …