Starchild + the New Romantic: Can I Come Over?

Starchild + the New Romantic (aka Bryndon Cook) delivers wild, exploratory funk with his latest release “Can I Come Over?” His falsetto stirs the soul while the instrumentation keeps the vibe quite sexy. It’s a playful and enjoyably substantial number. Starchild’s album Language release 23 February on Ghostly International.

Alexis Taylor: Beautiful Thing

Captivating but eerie, the choreographed travel of two individuals down suburban streets leads to a clandestine meeting. This is the crux of “Beautiful Thing,” a new video for the latest solo track from Alexis Taylor of Hot Chip. Taylor’s forthcoming album, also called Beautiful Thing, released on 20 April and it’s the first time he’s partnered with a producer for solo material. This track is …

Garden City Movement: Bitter Moon

From their just-released album Appollonia, Tel Aviv-based electronic trio Garden City Movement’s “Bitter Moon” was inspired by the 1992 movie of the same name. The group (made up of Roi Avital, Joe Saar and Johnny Sharoni) first made a splash in 2014 with “Move On” and its accompanying video, but this tune is more groovy, with psychedelic undertones and a lithe bass line.