Grimes: REALiTi

As a special thank you to fans and to celebrate the two-year anniversary of her Asia tour, Grimes has shared the previously-unheard track “REALiTi,” complete with a music video shot on location, traversing Singapore, Shanghai, Tokyo and more. What’s unbelievable is that it was a demo recorded in early 2013 for an album that was later scrapped because Grimes wasn’t satisfied with the material. Though …

Pixelord: Berlin

Each track on Russian producer Pixelord’s upcoming debut full-length Places is dedicated to a different city that has significant meaning to him. In the case of “Berlin,” he tells FADER: “I have been there for a few times, played on Leisure System event in Berghain, celebrated NYE and lost my wallet with all the fee from a gig. Berlin is definitely a romantic, mellow city, …

Tobias Jesso Jr: Without You

Vancouver’s Tobias Jesso Jr has seen the music business from varied perspectives. After a stint in LA as a bassist for a short-lived pop starlet and attempting to sell songs to other artists, a bike accident and family crisis brought the 29-year-old home, discouraged and dejected. When he rediscovered his sister’s piano however, he found his creative voice. “Without You” is the type of simple, …