Twin Shadow: Brace

Featuring Rainsford, “Brace” appears on Twin Shadow’s Caer—the first LP to be released since the band’s tour bus accident, and frontman George Lewis Jr’s subsequent reconstructive hand surgery. It may borrow those pulsing synths from Art of Noise’s “Moments in Love” and chords from Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin,” but the complete track is entirely Twin Shadow. The song undulates seamlessly from verse to chorus, and …

Book Club: Heartbeats

For all the genres in the music industry in flux, in development or getting overhauled, it seems like good old grungy hard rock hasn’t been met with the same effort. And yet, this is what’s at stake with Book Club, a Brooklyn-based band with gravity, energy and an earnestness that refreshes with each listen. “Heartbeats,” the lead single off their just-released debut Volumn, acts as …

Lou Phelps feat. Jazz Cartier: Come Inside

Canadian rapper Lou Phelps joins forces with KAYTRANADA (who also happens to be his brother) and Jazz Cartier for the buoyant bop “Come Inside.” Seemingly crafted for a summertime outdoor dance floor, the tune is bouncy and sunny. Phelps borrows some lines from Missy Elliott’s “I’m Really Hot” and name-checks Rick James, while maintaining a smooth, effortless flow.