Mu-so Qb by Naim Audio

The British company crafts a $1k cube-shaped wireless audio soundsystem

English hi-fi audio manufacturer Naim (you’ve experienced their expertise if you’ve ever driven a Bentley after 2008) revealed the newest addition to their line-up last month at CES. The Mu-so Qb is a compact version of Naim’s rectangular Mu-so, which was their debut attempt at a completely wireless music system. “Qb” is pronounced “cube” and its shape comes forth—with distinct, curved grilles. To clarify, this …

St Vincent Designs a Guitar

St Vincent (aka Annie Clark) is set to release her own signature guitar with Ernie Ball Music Man, which she designed from scratch. Along with it channeling her own aesthetic, the retro-feel instrument has also been designed with “room for a breast or two,” as she noted on her Instagram account. In this interview with Guitar World, the singer-songwriter explains the need for a lightweight …

Premiere: “Slow” by Colours

The South Florida duo kick off a tour next week, opening for Robert DeLong

Out of Sarasota, FL comes Colours, a duo made up of vocalist Kyle Tamo and drummer Morgan Alley. They premiere the darkly pulsating “Slow” on CH, a track that will appeal to those who enjoy the conscientious pacing of Twin Shadow and the alt-pop appeal of St Lucia. Alley tells CH that, “When we wrote the music we felt a very provocative and sexual pulsing …