Synkro: Midnight Sun

Manchester, UK-based electronic music producer Synkro searches for the emotion within his instrumental tracks, regardless of what genre he’s experimenting with. The track “Midnight Sun,” off of Synkro’s debut album Changes set to release this September, shows the influence of Boards of Canada and early electronica and propels the listener in a forward direction with beautifully layered beats and beckoning warm synths. The accompanying music …

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New music from Here We Go Magic and Petite Noir, a mixtape by poet Sampa the Great and more in this week's musical round-up

Sampa the Great: The Great Mixtape For “The Great Mixtape,” poet and vocalist Sampa the Great sings and rhymes with a political conscience, dragging words out slowly or stuttering them out rapid fire over producer Godriguez’s jazzy beats. Exploring hip-hop, R&B and spoken word with experimental flourishes, the mixtape shows off music as a “soul language,” as Sampa puts it. Mos Def and Lauryn Hill’s …

Foals: What Went Down

Since their global debut in 2008, English band Foals has released raucous, nuanced and thoughtful music worth moving one’s body to. Today, 28 August 2015, they’ve dropped their fourth full-length album, What Went Down, featuring 10 blistering tracks that unfold with power and potency. Title track “What Went Down” conveys the essence of what the album offers: angular, emotive force.