Spectral Display: It Takes A Muscle To Fall In Love

Petit Fantome's interactive music video, Superhumanoids' i-D mix, our Valentine's theme song and more in the music we tweeted this week

On what many might argue is a manufactured holiday, it’s still love we’re celebrating, and there’s nothing wrong with that. But among all of the sappy Valentine’s Day sentiments, it’s important to take a cue from Spectral Display’s Michel Mulders and remember that—like all great things—love takes work. The Dutch composer’s 1982 hit, “It Takes A Muscle To Fall In Love,” mostly relies on a …

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Tinariwen stateside, Phantogram's Bill Murray, a tribute to J Dilla and more in the music we tweeted this week

Tinariwen: Emmaar Malian band Tinariwen are famous in their own Saharan country as much for their rocking desert blues as for their role in the ’80s as Tuareg rebel fighters for Gadaffi. Despite their critically acclaimed musical talent, it would be hard to separate the band from politics and, as NPR points out, the new album Emmaar is a reflection of their native region’s turmoil. …

Tinariwen: Emmaar

Tinariwen stateside, Phantogram's Bill Murray, a tribute to J Dilla and more in the music we tweeted this week

Malian band Tinariwen are famous in their own Saharan country as much for their rocking desert blues as for their role in the ’80s as Tuareg rebel fighters for Gadaffi. Despite their critically acclaimed musical talent, it would be hard to separate the band from politics and, as NPR points out, the new album Emmaar is a reflection of their native region’s turmoil. The band …