Retro Stefson - Skin

A: Retro Stetson
S: Skin

Boxing, lifting and a whole lot of dancing can be seen in Retro Stefson’s newest music video. Skin is the first track we get to hear from the band’s upcoming album Scandinavian Pain. Oh how we’ve missed you.

... is all that I can offer.

Killer Bird - Killer Bird

A: Killer Bird
S: Killer Bird

Please allow me to introduce brand new band Killer Bird, aka Killer Liam and a girl named Hannah. They are here to lift you off the ground and take you on a eclectic and electronic trip to a place only they know.

... you talk but no-one's listening.

The Normal - Warm Leatherette

A: The Normal
S: Warm Leatherette

Summing up a typical summer night in Berlin, this pretty much does the trick. A distinct tropical touch, topped with a huge dash of fetish extravaganza. And the best thing? Summer is just about to begin.

... let's make love, before you die.

Christian Steiffen & Eva Schneidereit - Du und Ich

A: Christian Steiffen & Eva Schneiderei
S: Du und Ich

If you are German, you should know by now that nobody tells it as brutally honest and honestly beautiful as Herr Steiffen. If you ain't German, you just have to take my word for it. Or watch this video and google its translation.


... in der Not frisst der Teufel Fliegen.

101 - Forever

A: 101
S: Forever

A bit of mystery returning to the world of pop in a culture obsessed with tweeting every movement? Yes please. This surprise is double yeah. The 101 suddenly appeared online this week and if you listen carefully, that soulful tone singing over the trickling electronics is none other than Will Young.

... ships will sail for you.

The Breeders - Cannonball

A: The Breeders
S: Cannonball

Let's get deep down, beach babe and dirty. After all, Thursday is Friday's little sibling. Just like The Breeders might be related to Garbage, who are about to drop a new album. But more on that tomorrow.

... crash, on the last splash.

Ryan Paris - Dolce Vita

A: Ryan Paris
S: Dolce Vita

Wednesday morning. Life might just seem everything but dolce. Maybe Dolce and Gabbana. Anyway, here's your middle finger, courtesy of Ryan Paris singing randomly in English. Well, Italish. Enjoy.

... it's our last night.

Marsheaux - She's Leaving

A: Marsheaux
S: She's Leaving

Covering OMD while recycling the visuals of a Norwegian movie called "Turn Me On, Dammit!" might seems like a cheap shot in some cases, but Marsheaux pull this off in the best possible way, juicing up your Tuesday to the next level.

... we'll never find what we deserve.

Okkervil River - Okkervil River R.I.P.

A: Okkervil River
S: Okkervil River R.I.P.

Okkervil River's last album was 2013's The Silver Gymnasium. Will Sheff is back this year with Away, out September 9. He recorded the new album at a Long Island studio on the same Neve 8068 console that recorded Steely Dan’s Aja and John Lennon’s Double Fantasy.

... give me one last kiss.

Dan Mangan + Blacksmith - A Doll's House / Pavlovia

A: Dan Mangan + Blacksmith
S: A Doll's House / Pavlovia

Here's your perfect summer soundtrack, that is if you like your hot summer nights to be a bit trippy and slightly haunting. Which is probably exactly the way any Canadian summer turns out - at least in a world in my mind.

... deep down the footings are thin.

Róisín Murphy - Ten Miles High

A: Róisín Murphy
S: Ten Miles High

Keeping the best of the week for last is one way to call it. Better late than never, another. Either way, Roisin keeps it weirdly fantastic as always, getting us all heated up for her next album and letting us fall in love with her all over again.

... let's fly ten miles up.

Moderat - Running

A: Moderat
S: Running

Modeselektor and Apparat, aka Moderat, share their new video for Running, featuring a pilot, yes you guessed right, running to the desert. The visual follows the bands’s dystopian video for Reminder. 

... you choose to do the walking.

Mykki Blanco Feat. Woodkid - High School Never Ends

A: Mykki Blanco Feat. Wooded
S: High School Never Ends

Mykki Blanco reimagines Romeo and Juliet in the video for his feverish new track. Produced by Woodkid and directed by Matt Lambert, the video uses the Shakespearean tragedy as a frame for contemporary issues such as the refugee crisis, homophobia, and racism. 


... I wanna leave but I can’t.

Bruce Springsteen - Devils and Dust

A: Bruce Springsteen
S: Devils and Dust

Exactly one month to go until my first Springsteen concert. So I'm calling this the unofficially official countdown, praying for a rain free heaven over Berlin on June 19, but with this much talent, it's hard to imagine heaven not crying.

... I got my finger on the trigger.

Coldplay - Up&Up

A: Coldplay
S: Up&Up

Coldplay are back with a new visuals directed by Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia. The video depicts giant versions of Chris Martin and company performing the track all over the world - as literally as over the top can get.

... show me how to heal it up.

Radiohead - Daydreaming

A: Radiohead
S: Daydreaming

It's been a week since Radiohead released their 9th record, and that gift just keeps on giving. And with it, the band moves beyond the existential angst that made them music’s preeminent doomsayers, pursuing a more personal - and eternal - form of enlightenment.

... dreamers, they never learn.

Jamala - 1944

A: Jamala
S: 1944

Thank you, Europe. A strong song, a powerful statemnt, a worthy winner through and through. I'm glad that the biggest song contest in the world never forgets that it was founded to unite Europe - especially in times like these.

... everyone dies.

Metronomy - Old Skool

A: Metronom
S: Old Skool

Groovy bass, bouncy drums, and catchy melodies combine for a highly danceable jaunt. Enter Old Skool, Metronomy's new single. It’s a super funky disco-leaning joint that fits it’s title to a tee. Enjoy.

.... I love sex and I love dancing.

CHVRCHES - Warning Call

A: CHVRCHES 

S: Warning Call

It May be Friday the 13th, but luck is upon as nonetheless, as Chvrches have just dropped a new single. And as with anything Chvrches, I love the end and the beginning. And every second in between.

... we will never return to closing doors.

Trio - Da Da Da

A: Trio
S: Da Da Da

Peter Behrens, drummer of iconic band trio, died last Wednesday. So it is, once again, time to bid farewell and say thank you for the music, the awkwardness, the simplicity, and for being, well, different.

... ich lieb dich nicht.

Grimes - California

A: Grimes
S: California

And with that, the race for this year's summer hit iss officially over. But wait, there's a twist: while California originally appeared on last year’s Art Angels, the version featured in the new visual is an alternate take recorded especially for the video.

... you only like me when you think I'm looking sad.

Cate Le Bon - Are You With Me Now?

A: Cate Le Bon
S: Are You With Me Now?

If you are looking for a new cool TV show to watch, I can highly recommend Togetherness, my new favorite show, where I also found this little gem of a song. It captures not only the mood of the show perfectly, but the effect it has on your mood.

... I have no reason to run.

Jr. Jr. - Gone

A: Jr. Jr.
S: Gone

Let's kick off the week in style, aka with indie-pop duo JR JR. The band, formerly known as Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., from Detroit has everything you need to grab Monday by its balls and squeeze as hard as you can.

... I can't be everything you want me to be.

K. S. Rhoads - Because You Are Who You Are

A: K. S. Rhoads
S: Because You Are Who You Are

To all the mothers, daughters, sons, fathers - future and past: Happy Mothers Day. Here to put you in the mood is a little tune I found in a television commercial for a small mobile phone manufacturer.

... I am who I am.

Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop the Feeling

A: Justin Timberlake
S: Can't Stop the Feeling

Rejoice, the Justin Timberlake drought is over. There is a new single out so you can soak it all in like you're starring in the Cry Me A River video. This one, however,  is a pure pop song, sure to be a sugary summery hit.

... just dance.

Andy Stott - Butterflies

A: Andy Stott
S: Butterflies

Mancunian techno-bending producer Andy Stott has released a new LP, Too Many Voices.
He introduced the follow-up to 2014’s superb Faith In Strangers last month. With its pitch-bent synths and husky howls reminiscent of the Junior Boys’ bedroom eyes, it’s an inviting departure from his signature austere soundscapes.

...

Black Trump Feat. Jordan Klepper - They Love Me (The Daily Show)

A: Black Trump Feat. Jordan Klepper
S: They Love Me (The Daily Show)

The Daily Show has chopped up and repackaged some of Drump's more boastful quotes, gaffes and promises into a hip-hop track, performed by Black Trump (or Daily Show correspondent Roy Wood Jr.) and his hype man Jordan Klepper.

... Heidi Klum, sadly, no longer a 10.

Radiohead - Burn The Witch

A: Radiohead 

S: Burn The Witch

New Radiohead y'all! Not only is it brilliant but certainly the kind of return - bold and expansive, as well as dark and claustrophobic - that the world might have hoped for.

... we know where you live.

The Kills - Heart Of A Dog

A: The Kills
S: Heart Of A Dog

Created by Beyoncé collaborator Sophie Muller comes this new The Kills' video "We love it because it’s fucking fun. Muscle cars and backflips. Palms trees and cacti. Dogs and dice. Neon and sunshine. We hope you love it as much as we do."

.... dreamers dreaming on.

Le Couleur - Femme

A: Le Couleur
S: Femme

Unfortunately, every week starts with a Monday. Even worse so if said Monday is after losing a bank holiday to a Sunday. Here to ease your pain is a very French song, because anything French makes everything better.


... mais la nuit je rêve de toi.

Kevin Morby - Harlem River

A: Kevin Morbid
S: Harlem River

There are two ways to judge a song. One is by its popularity, the other is by its soul. Unfortunately, these two options run in oposition to each other. Which only proves my point that taste is never democratic, and neither is talent.

... and now i stole the moon.