YES I'M VERY TIRED NOW - Take A Photo

A: YES I'M VERY TIRED NOW
S: Take A Photo

Just in case you are feeling tired of waiting for the follow up album to Yes I'm Very Tired Now's debut, let me reassure you the band is well awear of your struggle being real, which is why said record will be released on May 25 and is called Wait.

... we're radical for real.

Troye Sivan - Youth

A: Troye Sivan
S: Youth


Guess what. Taylor Swift's Out Of The Woods just found a perfect match. Troye Sivan is in so many ways as perfect as pop gets. Sivan, who was Kia's One to Watch at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards, might even outshine the former country star on his debut Blue Neighbourhood.

... my youth is yours.

Missy Elliott Feat. Lamb - I'm Better

A: Missy Elliot Feat. Lamb
S: I'm Better

Guess who's back - and better than ever! And she doesn’t really have to do much to estroy the competition. I’m Better is a tense, stripped-down single for an album that we can only hope might come out soon.

... I wake up, I wanna dance.

Mickey 3D - J'attends Mylène

A: Mickey 3D
S: J'attends Mylène

J'attends Mylène, c'est un gars qui guette l'arrivée d'une femme mariée dans sa ferme. Mickael, qui aime jouer les acteurs lorsque les choses ne riment pas avec gravité, investit la peau de cet amoureux impatient et semble s'en donner à cœur joie. Les mains claquent, la batterie et la basse imposent une rythmique impeccable.

... on s'aime, même si son mari veut pas.

Zola Blood - Islands

A: Zola Blood
S: Islands

Zola Blood, not officially related to Zola Jeseus, have been around for a while and they never disappoint. Islands is their latest effort, an extra fine electro-pop tune punctuated by staccato hand claps and throbbing synths and bejeweled by the outstanding vocals.What's not to love?

... the waves are coming in.

Holy Other - Feel Something

A: HOLY OTHER
S: Feel Something

Consider this music video the non-erotic, non-closeted, non-american version of Top Gun. It might seem like a boring alternative at first, but if you remind yourself about the world we live in, it suddenly doesn't seem so dull.

... feel like.

Arcade Fire Feat. Mavis Staples - I Give You Power

A: Arcade Fire Feat. Mavis Staples
S: I Give You Power

Arcade Fire have shared a new song called I Give You Power. All proceeds from it will go to the American Civil Liberties Union. “It's never been more important that we stick together & take care of each other,” the artists said in a tweet.

... but I gotta be free.

Goldfrapp - Anymore

A: Goldfrapp
S: Anymore

Goldfrapp are back. The follow-up to 2013’s Tales of Us, Silver Eye is out March 31. The Alison Goldfrapp-fronted outfit shared this new track from the LP, which you can hear below. And if you listen closely, you can hear Alison chewing gum in the background.

... make me a freak.

KDA Feat. Tinashe - Just Say

A: KDA Feat. Tinashe
S: Just Say

Just Say finds the sexy songstress lost in the middle of nowhere, waiting for her love. Whether she’s dancing in a motel room or at an empty diner, Tinashe is looking for love. Eventually, she gets locked inside of a phone booth, likely waiting for her long lost lover’s call.

... I can feel you when you move.

The Pigeon Detectives - Lose Control

A: The Pigeon Detectives 
S: Lose Control

Here's a brand new song for you to enjoy. Lose Control is another sneak peek from Pigeon Detectives' 5th album Broken Glances, released at the end of Febuary, and has a more psychedelic twist to it - a delicious thumping bass sound driving throughout.

... these feelings come and go.

Electric President - Feathers

A: Electric President
S: Feathers

From the president of the united states and every playlist out there to my second favourite, Electric President. May music be the constant force that helps us cope, always, and especially in the next four years.

... you are not to blame for what happens to me.

Young Thug - Wyclef Jean

A: Young Thug
S: Wyclef Jean

In case you ever wondered what a music video would look like if the internet had one free wish, here is your answer. Basically, Young Thug explains what he wants and director Ryan Staake explains exactly how none of that ended up happening.

... fuck the brakes.

Peter Peter - Bien réel

A: Peter Peter
S: Bien réel

Forget Peter Pan. Here to enchant your Thrusday in the most magnificent is Peter Peter. He might not take you to Neverland but instead to, to put it in his own lyrics, a kingdom where music and silence reign.

... c'est un royaume où règne la musique et le silence.

Timber Timbre - Sewer Blues

A: Timber Timbre
S: Sewer Blues

Timber Timbre, the strange, often disquieting musical project of Ontario's Taylor Kirk, is back with a new album called Sincerely, Future Pollution out April 7, a brooding record heavily shaped by last year's political upheaval. First single Sewer Blues offers a dark take on the state of America with throbbing synths and swampy guitars.

... now I come for you.

Marian Hill - Down

A: Marian Hill
S: Down

You might have heard this little gem on the new Apple Airpods commercial,  here, or somewhere over the rainbow. Wherever it was, make sure you also check out Marian Hill's debut Act One.

... if you get me out, you get a show.

Ella Vos - Down In Flames

A: Ella Vos
S: Down In Flames

Good morning music lovers. Let me introduce you to Ella Vos and Down In Flames, which is everything you need to get you through Monday, winter, or the next four years starting this Friday.

...if we're going down, we're going down in flames.

Angel City Chorale - Africa

A: Angel City Chorale
S: Africa

It's Sunday, here's a choir - what more could you possibly ask for. The most iconic cover of any eighties song, and an accapella intro that will send shivers down your spine? Done and done. Over and out.

... I bless the rains down in Africa.

PARADIS - Toi et Moi

A: PARADIS
S: Toi et Moi

Nothing beats winter better than some sleek French beats. Here to take you to paradise and back is a duo that proves it's not that said destination is the journey. So kick back those winter boots and ease into something more comfortable.

... emmènes moi vers le grand soir.

Bing & Ruth - The Towns We Love Is Our Town

A: Bing & Ruth
S: The Towns We Love Is Our Town

It’s easy to connect Bing & Ruth’s music to minimalist forebears like Terry Riley and Steve Reich, but there’s no resisting the almost devotional quality in their mesmerizing drifts of piano, woodwind, upright bass, and tape delay.

...

Sampha - Blood On Me

A: Sampha
S: Blood On Me

Long a scene-stealer for others—from Jessie Ware and Drake early on to Kanye West and Solange more recently—Sampha has kept fans waiting for a proper solo follow-up to 2013’s Dual EP. Finally, the London artist’s debut album, Process, is due out next month. 

... I hear them coming for me.

LIV - Wings of Love

A: LIV
S: Wings of Love

LIV is a new group with Lykke Li and Miike Snow’s Andrew Wyatt sharing vocals, plus Björn Yttling of Peter Bjorn and John, and Miike Snow's Pontus Winnberg. Describing their sound, Li says, “it has this Swedish melancholy in the melodies, but the soundscape was really influenced by Fleetwood Mac’s Tusk or Crosby, Stills & Nash."

... someone take me higher.

Dirty Projectors - Keep Your Name

A: Dirty Projectors
S: Keep Your Name

Late last year, Dirty Projectors shared some snippets of new music, along with this new track. The glitchy ballad seems to herald another reinvention for Dave Longstreth’s ever-morphing project. The upcoming record will be their follow-up to 2012’s Swing Lo Magellan.

... fear is a manacle but love is unchained.

Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

A: Neutral Milk Hotel
S: In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

In case you didn't know In The Aeroplane Over The Sea, the song or the album, let me tell you that the former is beautiful and the latter was the sixth-best-selling vinyl album in 2008 and NME named it the 98th greatest album of all time.

... and count every beautiful thing we can see.

Wham! - Young Guns (Go For It!)

A: Wham!
S: Young Guns (Go For It!)

Young Guns wasn’t the way George Michael presented himself or his music for very long, but it deserves to be recalled that Wham! burst into British pop as a dose of aural sunshine – their blinding white teeth, their lustrous tans, their penchant for dressing like it was summer in St Tropez even if it was winter in Watford – selling a dream, which is what great pop has always done.

... but you're here, and you're there.

London Grammar - Rooting For You

A: London Grammar
S: Rooting For You

Guess who's back. London Grammar return with an evocative new song, the first since the trio's 2013 debut If You Wait. Rooting For You features all the elements that first caught our attention: Hannah's evocative and haunting vocals, subtle instrumentation, and thoughtful lyricism.

... but I'm scared of loneliness.

ACE TEE Feat. Kwam.e - Bist Du Down?

A: ACE TEE Feat. Kwam.e
S: Bist Du Down?

The internet is losing it over this German R&B jam. Ace Tee, a singer based in Hamburg, is being hailed as our generation’s answer to TLC. And Bist Du Down? aka Are You Down? does indeed sound like it came straight from the hey-day of that era’s R&B scene.

... ich zeig' dir jetzt mal meine Welt.

George Michael - Precious Box

A: George Michael
S: Precious Box

Is it too soon to pick my song of the year? Also how come I never heard this before. Anything you need to get you through January you'll find on George Michael's Patience. Anything to help you get over loosing him too.

... I could be waiting my whole damn life.

Simon & Garfunkel - Sound Of Silence

A: Simon & Garfunkel
S: Sound Of Silence

Even 52 years later, Simon and Garfunkel perform the Sound Of Silence like only they can. And since there is no month darker and quieter than January, I only see it fit and fair to make to put this on repeat for the next 30 days.

... hello darkness, my old friend.

Lana Del Rey - Fine China

A: Lana Del Rey
S: Fine China

The current untitled fourth major studio album by Del Rey is in the making and expected to be released this year. Back in 2015, Lana stated she wanted the record to have a “pop-friendly” and “New York style” sound, and to be a little harder, faster, more upbeat, and less dreamy.

... strong like a tree but the unlucky one.

The Alan Parsons Project - Mammagamma

A: The Alan Parsons Project
S: Mammagamma

For whatever this new year has in store, it can't be any better than today's song, which describes today's mood perfectly. Consider it a free hug in the form of a song, that's the best I can do on a first Monday of the year.

...

Ina Deter - Neue Männer braucht das Land

A: Ina Deter
S: Neue Männer braucht das Land

Maybe now more than ever, this country, much like most other countires, needs new men. And we all know that there's at last one man in every woman, talking literally but maybe not only. Anyways, the times is always right before it is up.

... er muß nett sein, auch im Bett.