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The welcome return of Lykke Li and Mazzy Star, plus new tunes by Channel Tres and Janelle Monae

Janelle Monae: I Like That With her third LP Dirty Computer set to be released at the end of the month, Janelle Monae keeps dropping new tracks and music videos; heightening the already bubbling anticipation. Following last week’s “Pynk” (and its awesome video) comes “I Like That,” a groovy, slinky, laid-back tune that continues to prove just how multi-talented she is, and how multi-faceted the …

Lykke Li: Hard Rain

In 2015 Swedish singer/songwriter Lykke Li announced she was taking a break from performing and until recently it seemed she had all but retired. After hinting at new music, today she has released two songs from her upcoming album So Sad So Sexy. The record (her fourth LP) is set for release in June and the two tracks out so far, “Hard Rain” and “Deep …

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New tunes of all kinds by SOPHIE, The Horrors, Melody's Echo Chamber and more

Melody’s Echo Chamber: Breathe In, Breathe Out French musician Melody Prochet (aka Melody’s Echo Chamber) will release her second album—her first new music in six years—this summer, and “Breathe In, Breathe Out” is the third track she’s shared from it. Prochet’s pretty vocals trace over the scuzzy guitar-laden psych rock. The tune ebbs and flows, but without being jarring—rather it maneuvers in odd ways that …