Ja Ja Ja Festival 2014 Preview

Sylas, Buscabulla, Cypress Hill, Alec Lomami and music from the upcoming Ja Ja Ja Festival in the songs we Tweeted this week

Gearing up for its second iteration in London, Nordic music showcase Ja Ja Ja Festival prepared a 15-track Spotify playlist of their featured acts. The array of international music kicks off with headliner Emiliana Torrini (of Iceland) and her spacious electro-pop dance track “Speed of Dark” and makes its way to Faroese duo Byrta’s upbeat “Minnist Tú.” In between, it’s really the best of dancey …

Sylas: Shore

Sylas, Buscabulla, Cypress Hill, Alec Lomami and music from the upcoming Ja Ja Ja Festival in the songs we Tweeted this week

If you’ve never heard of Sylas, take note. The London-based duo’s debut EP features none other than the legendary Brian Eno, who they collaborated with after a chance encounter. It’s no wonder Eno got involved—we haven’t stopped listening to “Shore” since it popped up on SoundCloud earlier this month. Solicitous vocals matched with harmonious layers of synth pull you into their melodiously moody rapture, like …

Wham!: Everything She Wants

The tunes that inspire 12 of our favorite Big Apple creatives

New York is a city steeped in music history—from salsa to hip-hop to punk, several genres were born here from bands that found artistic inspiration in the mix of disparate cultures and intense urban landscape. In turn, music itself prompts creative thinking. With that in mind, when Sonos Studio asked us to create a playlist about NYC, we looked to a few of our favorite …