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Animal Collective remixes M83, Justice shares a disco treat, Beck dances in a new video and more

M83: Go! (Animal Collective / Deakin Remix) “Go!” from M83’s 2016 album Junk has just been remixed by Deakin from Animal Collective and it takes the already slightly oddball track featuring Mai Lan and creates an atmospheric, spacey soundscape. A new beautiful, soft thumping, fuzzy layer drives the track skyward. The remix will apparently appear on an upcoming 12″ record that’s slated for release in …

Gabriel Garzón-Montano: Trial

Brooklyn-based Gabriel Garzón-Montano (whose “6 8” was sampled in Drake’s “Jungle”) has just released “Trial,” a gorgeous but solemn track and video in which the singer/songwriter/producer wonders about ambition and the future. Befitting the somber lyrics (“Maybe I’ll play the game and trade my trust for fame / and still be just as lonely”), the accompanying video is lush but depicts isolation—with Garzón-Montano floating on …

Psychic Twin: Hopeless

From the album Strange Diary, Psychic Twin’s “Hopeless” is an upbeat and melodic—but slightly maudlin—track that was apparently written as “a personal lullaby.” The artist (aka Erin Fein) offers gentle vocals on the tune, which contrastingly features a powerful ’80s-tinged avant pop vibe. Strange Diary is officially released 9 September, and Psychic Twin will perform all over the country come October.