Lonelyspeck: Settle

With a spacey, minimal melody and poetic lyrics, Lonelyspeck’s (aka Sione Bouts Teumohenga) new track “Settle” is mesmerizing. From the artist’s second EP, Lave, the song’s lyrics are sparse and delivered with a vulnerability and tenderness. With unexpected beats and morphed sound effects, Lonelyspeck’s music is something between ambient, experimental and alt-pop—and yet impossible to categorize, in the best way.

Jack White’s Vinyl-Pressing Plant in Detroit

Occupying part of a 10,000-square-foot warehouse space in Detroit’s Cass Corridor, Jack White and Ben Blackwell’s Third Man Records vinyl-pressing facility is finally in motion. The plant features two custom Newbilt vinyl presses for seven-inch records and six for pressing 12-inch records. All of the machines are manually operated—a departure from the industry norm. This has already led to 16 manufacturing jobs and Blackwell hopes …

Premiere: Aish’s “Migrant”

Filmmaker Rashaad Newsome's beautiful visuals for a song artfully addressing immigration

With expressive, fantastical beauty SF-based music-maker Aish explores the depths of one of today’s most pressing topics with his single “Migrant,” premiering here. Partnering a diverse array of sounds—from electronic to historic instruments—with compelling lyrics, Aish builds a story of human migration. It’s a universal message, beginning with, as the artist describes, a child’s separation from their mother. Artist and director Rashaad Newsome, whose work …