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From dark post-pop to bouncy disco and classic hip-hop, our favorite new tunes this week

Purple Disco Machine: Emotion Purple Disco Machine (aka Tino Piontek) has been touring his one-man show since 2009—but with the new track “Emotion” Piontek has elevated his sound to greater heights. Sampling The Emotions’ 1976 track “I Don’t Wanna Lose Your Love,” he fuses disco, house and plenty of funk. The result is a track that transcends eras—incredible present-day production value aside. Catch Purple Disco …

Anna Rose: Sucker Puncher

It takes a lot to match the powerful rock vocals of Anna Rose in her latest single “Sucker Puncher.” But the dance performance of Dean Elex Bais, which he choreographed for Rose’s latest music video, just so happens to reach those heights. Filmed in Desert Hot Springs, California alongside a custom bike from Big Boy Choppers, the video’s a one-two punch of sonic and visual …

Polo & Pan’s Summer Party Playlist for COOL HUNTING

Upbeat, danceable tunes for your next pool party

In celebration of their new EP Gengis, an upcoming tour and summer in general, French electro-pop duo Polo & Pan (aka Paul Armand-Delille and Alexandre Grynszpan) have created a party mixtape for COOL HUNTING readers. From a Soulwax remix of Charlotte Gainsbourg to Yuksek, Breakbot, and Hubbabubbaklubb, the playlist is meant to get the party started right—which the duo says should look “like the pool …