Cults: I Can Hardly Make You Mine

The music we tweeted this week and the debut of our weekly #PrivateJam

Cults’ glockenspiel-heavy track “Go Outside” landed the NYC-based band on every summer mixtape when it was released in 2011. And while the glimmering sound of bells is present in “I Can Hardly Make You Mine“—the freshly released track off their forthcoming sophomore album Static—it’s clear they’ve moved beyond Brooklyn rooftop soirées to a slightly more aggressive, mature sound, undoubtedly influenced by Static co-producers Shane Stoneback …

Los Zafiros: Un Nombre De Mujer

The music we tweeted this week and the debut of our weekly #PrivateJam

Cuban doo-wop: Who knew! Apparently a lot of people. But for those who, like us, aren’t familiar with Los Zafiros—a band from the ’60s often compared with the Beatles in regards to timing and fame—have a listen to “Un Nombre De Mujer” and relish in its Latin-infused rhythmic blues. To dig deeper, check out “Music from the Edge of Time,” the 2004 documentary about the …

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Mauritania in photos, a Mr. Bingo rip-off, dog TV and more in our weekly look at the web

1. Dog TV With 24 hours of advertising-free programming, the first television network for dogs recently launched through DirectTV. As ridiculous as it sounds, the network founders claim the color-enhanced programming can help dogs—whose owners are away most of the day—with separation anxiety. At just $5 per month, it may just be the cheapest form of therapy out there. 2. Drug Use and Genius Sigmund …