HTRK: Chinatown Style

The Smiths get covered, DJ DB Burkeman on the Rolling Stones and more in this week's look at music

London-via-Melbourne band HTRK (pronounced Hate Rock) has been creating music since 2003; recovering from bassist Sean Stewart’s suicide in 2010, HTRK released Psychic 9-5 Club earlier this year, their first recorded project as a duo. The LP is a further stripping down of their musical style, exploring themes of love and loss using the bare minimum of Standish’s sultry, delicate vocals and Yang’s new age, …

Erevan Tusk: By The Larches

Nina Simone, Brolin, I.B.E. and more in the first installment of our weekly music recap previously aired on Twitter

For the past year, we’ve been dutifully cataloging some of our favorite sounds at CH in a daily Tweet dubbed #ListenUp. With an array of time zones at play and the sporadic nature of Twitter, you may have missed out. So to keep your ears filled with quality tunes and worthwhile music videos spanning all genres and eras, you can now look to our weekly …

Brolin: Reykjavik

Nina Simone, Brolin, I.B.E. and more in the first installment of our weekly music recap previously aired on Twitter

In a gorgeous video by the creative duo behind Paris-based outfit Parallel, French band Erevan Tusk explore the nature of growing old gracefully. “By The Larches” is an enchanting swirl of nostalgia and romance sure to inspire a few flutters in your heart.