Washed Out: “It All Feels Right”
At nearly 24, I'm surprised to find myself feeling different about new music than I used to just a few years ago. The window of time I could reasonably consider calling my "formative years" seems to have natura...
Jagwar Ma: “Come Save Me”
If summertime activities have put you behind as far as finding new music goes, I highly suggest trying Jagwar Ma's new record on for size. Their debut LP, Howlin, finally places their somewhat disjointed prior ...
Snakehips feat. George Maple: “On & On”
A few months after watching the success of their initial remixes turn into over a million views each on YouTube, the somewhat elusive UK production duo Snakehips recently rolled out a handful of new material wi...
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…Like Clockwork
One of the strangest memories I can recall with absolute photographic clarity occurred during an eighth grade trip to Washington, D.C. Sitting quietly in my seat aboard the bus as it cruised through downtown, a...
George Maple: “Fixed”
Aussie by birth, Londoner by reputation, Jess Higgs (a.k.a George Maple) has stumbled upon good fortune with her handful of eclectic tracks making their way into listeners' playlists this year. With a love for ...
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Bonobo
UK native Simon Green has spent the last fourteen years crafting a musical project largely unparalleled in its musical style and live performance format. As of 2013, the 37-year-old multi-instrumentalist now ha...
Jagwar Ma: “The Throw”
Australia seems to be on quite a roll when it comes to churning out top-tier psychedelia. Sydney-based artists Jono Ma and Gabriel Winterfield make up the genre-bending oddity that is Jagwar Ma. With only two s...
King Krule: “Rock Bottom”
London-based artist Archy Marshall is not one to stagnate in one routine for very long. At only 18 years old, he already maintains three separate musical projects each with their own pseudonym and musical flavo...
Nightlands: “So Far So Long”
More than two years after releasing his debut LP, Forget the Mantra, multi-instrumentalist Dave Hartley is back with his sophomore release under the Nightlands moniker. Staying true to the sonic aesthetic that ...
Flume: “Holdin On”
Standing among a handful of electronic albums that exceeded my expectations in 2012, Flume's debut self-titled LP features 15 tracks that not only work as a cohesive record enjoyable from start to finish, but a...
Chromatics: “Cherry”
This band, its producer, and the label it's currently affiliated with seem to be willfully stuck in a very particular place of musical history that only recently has been waking out of dormancy. Hailing from Mo...
Disclosure feat. Sam Smith: “Latch”
Emerging on the UK dance scene as teenagers with their first single in 2010, Disclosure's rise to international recognition stands as a testament to the boundless potential dance music provides for those with t...