FloFilz feat. Barney Artist + Anthony Drawn: The Verb

Aachen, Germany-based producer and jazz-lover FloFilz, who also happens to be a classically trained violinist, wowed us with his 2014 album “Metronom”—full of tranquilizing two-to-three minute hip-hop instrumentals (be sure to also check out his take on D’Angelo’s “Left & Right“). From his new album Speakthru (now available via Jakarta Records) FloFilz shares a music video for “The Verb“—you won’t find him in it, but …

Kelsey Lu: Morning After Coffee

Brooklyn-based cellist Kelsey Lu—who grew up in a strict Jehovah’s Witness community and found her escape at the North Carolina School of The Arts pursuing music—enraptures in her music video for “Morning After Coffee.” The bare-it-all song, made up of just her incredibly tender yet strong vocals and cello pizzicato, fills the air. It’s a beautiful acoustic performance and meditation for which the natural setting …

David Bowie: Starman

While the world mourns the passing of David Bowie, it’s difficult to comprehend that he was—in fact—mortal. With a career that crossed six decades and a mesmerizing ever-evolving sound and aesthetic, Bowie had (in his own words) “a repulsive need to be something more than human,” which is all too accurate. With “Starman“—a late addition to 1972’s The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and …