Matthew Dear feat. Tegan and Sara: Bad Ones

The seamless creative process behind “Bad Ones“—wherein Matthew Dear discovered a loop that he thought would be a great fit for Tegan and Sara, and they returned a verse and chorus within a day—beams brightly through the track. There’s a beautiful ease to this electro-pop tune. Matthew Dear wears many hats in the music world—from artist to music producer and DJ. Here, he employs this …

PNAU: Into The Sky

Premiering on Australia’s Triple J a few days ago, PNAU’s “Into The Sky” is one of three new tracks the dance outfit debuted. From the band’s upcoming LP Changa (their first since 2012’s Elton John remix album), the tune takes some tips from late ’80s / early ’90s big beat electronica. The accompanying video is psychedelic and flashy—to the point of it having an epilepsy …

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KAYTRANADA remixes Gorillaz, plus new tunes by Xenoula, Tourist, Lindstrøm, Syd and more

Phantogram: Funeral Pyre With their eerie, emotional (and NSFW) video for “Funeral Pyre“—found on last year’s album Three—Phantogram have unleashed an experience that’s set just outside the passenger window of a moving automobile. Traveling in slow-motion, the scenes of the Gianluca Minucci-directed video address everything from violence and sex to the extraordinary and even the ordinary. Truly compelling, the visuals engage with an unexpected power …