Fever Ray: To The Moon And Back

The first new Fever Ray (aka The Knife’s Karin Dreijer Andersson) song to be released in eight years, “To The Moon and Back” is exactly what we’ve come to expect from the Swedish singer/songwriter/producer. The track is certainly haunting and dark, but its upbeat synth-pop stylings make it accessible. The video is another matter: the NSWF clip includes a fetish-heavy tea party, with Dreijer Andersson …

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An ode to self-care by Raveena, new tunes from Feist, Ela Minus, Exhibition and more

Feist: The Stranger (Gord Downie Tribute) Hauntingly beautiful, Feist’s cover of “The Stranger” was her tribute to fellow Canadian and Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie, who died this week from brain cancer. The track was drawn from Downie’s 2016 solo album Secret Path. Feist explains, “I send out this song with love, respect and gratitude in honor of Gord’s generosity of spirit. I admired so …

The Best Reductionist Albums of 2017 (So Far)

How contemporary artists are applying lessons across all genres

Presented by the New Range Rover Velar

“Minimalist music” has its own largely rigid definition in modern classical music (a genre that Steve Reich, Philip Glass and La Monte Young have contributed to), but we want to highlight how contemporary artists are taking these compositional techniques and applying them in their own music across all genres—be it ambient, pop, folk or electronic. These reductionist albums speak out to us because amid all …