Neil Young: A Letter Home

A bounty of album drops in the music we tweeted this week

As the Guardian’s Alexis Petridis points out, it’s odd that Neil Young—creator of the ultra-high resolution music player Pono—would release an album like A Letter Home—a crackling, distorted, “retro-tech” LP recorded in a phone booth at Jack White’s Third Man Studios. For Young, it’s all about capturing not just the vocals and instruments, but also the environment in which it all happens, from the engineers …

Robyn + Röyksopp: Do It Again

A bounty of album drops in the music we tweeted this week

We’ve been waiting for more Robyn + Röyksopp love since their past two collaborations: the haunting “The Girl and the Robot” and the ultimate build-up, “None of Dem.” Their mini-album Do It Again dropped this week and since listening to the five songs, it’s become evident that working with Robyn brings out a different side of Röyksopp and vice versa—it’s a synthesis of something new. …

Hercules & Love Affair: The Feast Of The Broken Heart

A bounty of album drops in the music we tweeted this week

The summer months are all about throwing on a dance record and letting the party take on a life of its own. Andy Butler’s Hercules & Love Affair features a rotating cast of collaborators with one thing in common: consistently dropping solid, party-ready disco albums. Their latest release, The Feast Of The Broken Heart, comfortably situates itself among the alternative sub-genres born out ’70s disco. …