The Technicolors: Reptilia

One day after their riveting new single “Impostor!” released, The Technicolors return (or, lead singer Brennan Smiley does) with a powerful rendition of The Strokes’ “Reptilia.” Accompanied by the Atlas String Quartet—who deliver elegant, emotionally-charged instrumentation—Smiley works his way through the lyrics in a way both respectful to Julian Casablancas’ original delivery but distinctly his own. The Technicolors release new LP Metaphysical on 7 July.

Wu-Tang Clan: Don’t Stop

Thus far in 2017, TV shows have had a profound impact on people’s music consumption habits (Big Little Lies and the Young Pope included). Out tomorrow, the official Silicon Valley soundtrack has already graced us with new work from producer Hudson Mohawke—but even more impressive, the latest Wu-Tang Clan track, “Don’t Stop,” sees both Raekwon and Method Man in top form. Produced by RZA, layer …

Arcade Fire: Creature Comfort

As anticipation reaches critical mass for their 28 July Everything Now album release, the Arcade Fire have just unleashed a hyper-active satirical video for the track “Creature Comfort.” While the band, dressed in matching futuristic costumes, plays in the background, annotations pop up on screen—calling to mind the VH1 classic Pop-Up Video. Only, the information here is comedic and quite frankly bizarre at times. The …