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New music from Douglas Dare, KAYTRANADA reworks Solange, Kitty embraces the '80s and more in our musical round-up

Douglas Dare: New York With a vocal fortitude that’s both emotive and defiant, singer/songwriter Douglas Dare delivers a compelling narrative of love and deception in “New York,” his latest release. The single strikes an interspace between Patrick Wolf and what Damien Rice would sound like with industrial tinges. The video and its tech-driven animation, directed by Dan Jacobs, bolsters the beautiful darkness of the the …

Vale, Songwriter Rod Temperton

If you’ve never heard the name Rod Temperton before, you’re probably not alone. The talented English songwriter, record producer and musician sadly passed away earlier this month, and it’s brought his name—and his songs—back into the spotlight. Temperton (also known as The Invisible Man) was a full-time musician soon after finishing school and went on to write several funk, soul and pop tunes that were …

Sound by Human

A multi-functional, futuristic device for audio, biometrics, spoken translation and more

At first glance, Sound by Human is unlike any listening device on the market. Seeking to reinvent both headphones and earphones, they felt the ideal form factor was in between the two; their on-ear design is a bit unconventional, as is the range of things it offers. Futuristic, minimal, logical and admittedly a bit curious. The brainchild of co-founders Ben Willis and Joe Dieter, Sound …