The Avalanches feat. Freddie Gibbs: Bad Day

Australian outfit The Avalanches released their second record in 2016, following a 16-year break, and evidently they have plenty more where that came from. Recently a rough version of the group’s track “Bad Day,” featuring Indiana-born rapper Freddie Gibbs, found its way online—and like much of what we’ve come to expect from The Avalanches, it blends several genres via guest spots and countless samples (including …

Dan Kye: Tolle

From the four-track EP Joy, Ease, Lightness, Dan Kye’s “Tolle” is made for the dance floor, but is far from a vacuous, empty feeling dance track. Rather, it’s deep, soulful and very funky—with just the right level of sultriness. This is pared-back, sexy electronic at its best.

Premiere: Baby Alpaca’s “We Belong Together”

An atmospheric celebration of love, seen through the faces of many

Off of this year’s vibrant, dreamy Under Water full-length album, “We Belong Together” celebrates love as only LA-based singer/songwriter/musician Baby Alpaca (aka Chris Kittrell) can convey. The thoughtful soundscapes of the track, coupled with lyrics evoking the natural world and inherent romanticism unite for a slow-burning ballad that rises powerfully through to the end. For the video, premiering here, Kittrell chose to acknowledge many of …