Sofi Tukker: Drinkee

This gem of a song, Sofi Tukker’s “Drinkee” will forever be a reminder of summer ’16. It oozes the season’s vibes. The repetitious Portuguese chanting and the relentless groove makes this jam undeniable and completely hypnotic. Almost like a mantra, it—in essence—forces you to lose a sense of space and time and just inhabit the song. That’s why it’s genius. This week’s Listen is curated …

Blood Orange: I Know

From his gorgeous album Freetown Sound comes Blood Orange’s (aka Dev Hynes) video for “I Know,” featuring Maria Kochetkova. Seemingly simple but nonetheless stunning (like so many songs on the album), the video sees the two—one dressed in all black, one in all white—dancing together in a studio. While mostly choreographed, the video has a few outtakes that add a layer of candid sweetness to …

The Kills: Echo Home

The Kills paint aural dreamscapes that make you travel to lands you somehow know, but have never thought of. Their songs lead listeners on an emotional path through the fire-and-water romance of true thought—and the gorgeously sullen duet “Echo Home” is no finer example. Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince are like a modern-day Nancy and Lee (Sinatra and Hazlewood) tearing around Mulholland in a jet …