Flume feat. Vince Staples + Kučka: Smoke And Retribution

Seems like the appetite for Flume’s new music can’t be satiated. “Never Be Like You,” the first single off of the 24-year-old Australian producer’s upcoming sophomore album Skin has already racked up Soundcloud plays into the millions. This week, he released another track from the album, a collaboration with rapper Vince Staples and electronic pop musician Kučka (aka Laura Jane Lowther). “Smoke And Retribution” teases …

AMTHST: Thug Passion

LA-based singer/songwriter Nite Jewel has joined forces with Bay Area rapper/producer Droop-E (it runs in the family: his dad is rapper E-40) for a power duo called AMTHST, and their first track “Thug Passion” is a doozie. Nite Jewel (aka Ramona Gonzalez) loves a good collab, having released music with Dam-Funk (under the name Nite-Funk) and Julia Holter. She’s responsible for the soft, dreamy vocals …

The Chemical Brothers feat. Beck: Wide Open

Building upon the thoughtful, at times haunting vocals we’ve come to expect from Beck, The Chemical Brothers’ track “Wide Open” from 2015’s Born In The Echoes delivers potent melody. The newly released accompanying music video makes a statement of its own. What commences as a beautiful dance performance by ballerina Sonoya Mizuno shifts into a surreal, science fiction-like art piece, shot all in one take.