Cautious Clay: Swim Home
Written with John Mayer, “Swim Home” is Cautious Clay (aka Joshua Karpeh) at his most delicate and spacious. “Swim home / Without a phone / Then say you love me / Kamikaze,” …
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Brockhampton: Boy Bye
Set to appear on the group’s forthcoming LP Ginger, due out 23 August, Brockhampton’s “Boy Bye” is their most worldly release yet—from the underlying Samba tone to the upbeat rhythm. Although each …
Big Thief: Not
Lead by vocalist Adrianne Lenker’s desperate calls, Big Thief’s “Not” fuses folk-influence and scorching guitar solos to form a track that’s both cohesive and beautifully chaotic. At the halfway mark, Lenker’s grasping …
The Nicholas: Call Me Back
Relaxed but purposeful, “Call Me Back” by The Nicholas (aka Amsterdam/LA-based Rutger van Woudenberg) is dreamy but tactile. “Your heart’s like a star / I saw you from afar / Maybe it’s …
Listen Up
Classic hip-hop, experimental soundscapes, sample-heavy tunes and more in our musical round-up
Khushi: This Is, Pt. I
Drawn from London-born, LA-based artist Khushi’s debut album Strange Seasons (out 13 September), “This Is, Pt. 1” volleys precise, charismatic electronic arrangements against emotional lyricism in a match of great depth. Khushi wrote, produced …
Beat-Making Oddball
$89.00
Merely by dribbling this tennis ball-sized device, you unlock the capabilities of some of the grandest beat pads. Whether you toss it as hard as you can or just flick its exterior, …
Premiere: “All Eyes on You” by Active Child
We speak to the artist about his stirring video, with choreography by Jillian Meyers
Sig Nu Gris: To Un-know
Melbourne-based sound designer Sig Nu Gris has just released her rich and textured “To Un-know”—an enthralling, jungle-inflected ambient tune. The track is equal parts dreamy, distorted and haunting, with a vocal sample …
Björk: Losss
Björk has collaborated with digital artist Tobias Gremmler for her most recent video, “Losss.” Predictably, the visuals and audio (which first appeared on 2017’s Utopia) are quite transcendent, with Björk explaining, “We …