Iggy Pop: Asshole Blues

The first song in a series of flexi-disc releases on Miami-based band Jacuzzi Boys’ Mag Mag label is a very impressive one. By none other than Iggy Pop, “Asshole Blues” is a scratchy acoustic tune whose muffled recording somehow only adds to its charm. About somebody who’s on Iggy’s case, the song is super-simple, but entirely beguiling.

BOSCO feat. St Beauty: Castles

Fool’s Gold artist BOSCO has teamed up with duo St. Beauty (aka Alex Belle and Isis V) for a sublime tune, “Castles.” The accompanying video—directed by Lacey Duke—is all pastels and lollipops, but steers clear of becoming saccharine. BOSCO and St. Beauty were all raised in Atlanta, and along with the haunting and dreamy sound of “Castles,” there’s something distinctly Southern. Breathy vocals and melancholy …

Villagers + Nico Muhly: Fortunate Child

Set to time-manipulated footage of iconic New York City landmarks shot by Donal Dineen, “Fortunate Child” marks a nuanced and emotive collaboration between Villagers and Nico Muhly. A compositional magnificence bathes the vocals of Villagers’ Conor O’Brien—beginning delicately and building force. O’Brien says the collaborative process was quite intuitive, with the “chord structure and frequencies of Nico’s initial soundscape” allowing him to explore string-of-consciousness lyrics.