Arne Vinzon - Lente Dépression

A: Arne Vinzon
S: Lente Dépression

Arne Vinzon, c’est un duo, Arnaud et Matthieu. Le premier compose des chansons gaiement tristes sur un vieux casio et un huit-piste, le deuxième y rajoute ses machines, ses claviers - pour en faire des chansons gaiement tristes. Ou le contraire. Arne Vinzon, c’est aussi un garçon tout seul, qui chantonne en marchant dans les bois, de sa voix grave, un peu impressionnante, douce quand il part dans de touchants aigus. 

... notre nom sera oublié avec le temps.

Nao Feat. SiR - Make It Out Alive

A: Nao Feat. SiR
S: Make It Out Alive

Get ready to read Noahs birth chart. The singer-songwriter’s soulful new album is named after Saturn Return: the astrological period between ages 27-31 when you grow the hell up, sometimes through a major leveling-up - if we’ve been somewhat on the right track prior to this, and sometimes with a crash into crisis - because becoming an adult can also be really hard.

... keep me a floating when I can't.

Jessica Pratt - This Time Around

A: Jessica Pratt
S: This Time Around

Jessica Pratt is not a loud performer. She does not have to be. In a club of a few hundred, even the bar staff are known to go quiet while she's on stage. Her third album, Quiet Signs, feels like a distillation of this power. 

... all upon her face were the lost and strange years.

Sofie Winterson - Half Asleep

A: Sofie Winterson
S: Half Asleep

Following the release of first single Military Man, Sofie has now shared another track taken from her upcoming sophomore album called Sophia Electric. Half Asleep has a beautifully intimate video to accompany it and is about holding back out of fear, Sofie said. Happy Sunday below.

... ask me to hold you when everyone's gone.

Say Lou Lou - The Immortelle Manifesto

A: Say Lou Lou
S: The Immortelle Manifesto

Our favorite twin duo is back with their anticipated follow up to Lucid Dreaming and it seems as though their creative direction knows no bounds to any medium. Centered around their signature dark pop choruses along with new inspirations found across art and film, the album's lyricism follows identity and roles women follow consciously and subconsciously.

... he said it quiet, like it's a crime.

Twin Shadow - Hollow Days

A: Twin Shadow
S: Hollow Days

George Lewis Jr., aka Twin Shadow, released his fourth studio album, Caer, this past spring. The record served as the follow-up to 2015’s Eclipse and featured collaborations with HAIM and Rainsford. Now, less than six months later, Lewis has returned with an all-new, one-off song. Enjoy below.

... I'm always waiting for you.

Beirut - Gallipoli

A: Beirut
S: Gallipoli

Zach Condon has announced a new Beirut album. Titled Gallipoli, it’s due for arrival February 1. The follow-up to No No No marks Beirut’s first album in three years and fifth overall. Work on the 12-track effort began back in Winter 2016 and saw Condon convene recording sessions all across the globe, including in New York City, Puglia, Italy, and Berlin, where Condon now resides after he got sick of all the racism going on in Italy.

... we tell tales to be known.

Neneh Cherry - Fallen Leaves

A: Neneh Cherry
S: Fallen Leaves

Matching the mood outside, here's a song that will forever be a constant player in the playlist dedicated to my favorite season of all, fall. Broken Politics is Cherry's second consecutive album produced by Four Tet’s Kieran Hebden. The ever-adventurous former pop star takes on the moment’s social upheaval by getting personal.

... we clearly let us down.

JAY-Z Feat. Beyoncé - Family Feud

A: JAY-Z Feat. Beyoncé
S: Family Feud

Back when Jay-Z released his album 4:44, the song that stood out, for its multi-layered and provocative discourse on race in America, was OJ. Less discussed was Family Feud: a conflicted love letter from Jay-Z to his family, and more broadly, his country. From imagining America's founding mothers to celebrating his wife and daughter, Jay-Z's last music video champions black female power. 

... we in a whole different mode.

Vendredi sur Mer - Écoute chérie

A: Vendredi sur Mer
S: Écoute chérie

Derrière Vendredi sur Mer se cache la discrète, mais talentueuse artiste suisse Charline Mignot, qui vient tout juste de dévoiler son single Écoute chérie. Ce nouveau morceau offre une pop délicate, mélancolique et romantique. Vendredi Sur Mer nous plonge encore une fois dans son univers onirique et poétique au travers d'un clip faussement kitch et plutôt très esthétique.

... j'ai juste laissé le temps courir.

Azure Ray - Palindrome

A: Azure Ray
S: Palindrome

Azure Ray is back. The dream pop duo comprised of Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink is set to release its first music since 2012 with its new Waves EP, due Oct. 26. Its lead track arrives below with a cheekily irreverent music video. Enjoy.

... if I could love you better.

Tess Roby - CATALYST

A: Tess Roby
S: CATALYST

Montreal based musician and photographer Tess Roby follows up last year’s beautiful Ballad 5 with another dreamy and poignant synth-pop gem from her stellar debut LP Beacon, a spiritual homage to her late father, inspired by the Beacon‘s magical pull. 

... you match the sky.

Tess Parks & Anton Newcombe - Cocaine Cat

A: Tess Parks & Anton Newcombe
S: Cocaine Cat

In 2015, Anton Newcombe, longtime songwriter and head of The Brian Jonestown Massacre teamed up with a gifted young singer called Tess Parks. Their collaborative album I Declare Nothing was out in June that year and was the ultimate product of Newcombes new studio in Berlin, his own psychedelic past and the impressive voice of the Canada-born Tess Parks.

... you can have my piggy bank when I die for you.

De Jeugd Van Tegenwoordig - Manon

A: De Jeugd Van Tegenwoordig
S: Manon

Tijdens Lowlands gaven de leden van De Jeugd een voorproefje van hun aankomende single: Manon. De eerste single sinds hun album “Ja, Natuurlijk!”. Later in September is de single uitgebracht op Itunes en op Spotify, ook is er een tijdelijke audio op youtube gezet.

... W-O-W, wow!

Calvin Harris & Sam Smith - Promises

A: Calvin Harris & Sam Smith
S: Promises

DJ Calvin Harris and Sam Smith dropped their music video for Promises last month and it's VERY glam! Full of glitz and glamour, in contrast to the grimy warehouse where it's filmed, the video shows a warehouse-turned-nightclub, with Sam Smith accompanied by loads of very glamourous backing dancers. Enjoy.

... are you drunk enough?

How To Dress Well - Body Fat

A: How To Dress Well
S: Body Fat

Later this week, Tom Krell, the LA-via-Chicago R&B mutater who records as How To Dress Well, will follow up his 2016 album Care with a new one called The Anteroom. On the new track, Krell sings in a tender falsetto over a melodic full-bodied thump. His lyrics address a relationship, but they also get into body-shame issues. Enjoy, I guess.

... it was like we wrote it together.

Mariah Carey - With You

A: Mariah Carey
S: With You

Mariah Carey is preparing for her onstage comeback. Mimi decided to give her followers a taste of what's to come releasing her new song With You last week and performing it at the American Music Awards. Earlier this year, the singer confirmed that she was working on a new album, the long-awaited follow up to 2014’s Me. I Am Mariah....The Elusive Chanteuse. Stay tuned.

... I don't wanna play this wrong.

Connan Mockasin - Con Conn Was Impatient

A: Connan Mockasin
S: Con Conn Was Impatient

Mockasin’s third album is called Jassbusters and his first in five years. An unclassifiable album that neither picks up from nor abandons the modes of 2013’s widely-embraced Caramel or its 2010 predecessor Forever Dolphin Love, Jassbusters foreshadows a five-part melodrama film titled Bostyn 'n Dobsyn. Jassbusters soundtracks the unpredictable narrative of the film in eclectic, electric ways.

... it's late, I need you tonight.

Herbert Grönemeyer & BRKN - Doppelherz / İki Gönlüm

A: Herbert Grönemeyer & BRKN
S: Doppelherz / İki Gönlüm

Eine deutsch-türkische Hymne für kulturelle Vielfalt als Zeichen des Zusammenkommens. Herbert Grönemeyer & BRKN vereinen orientalische Klänge mit HipHop- & R'n'B-Sounds, singen gemeinsam und fordern uns auf, mit unseren tagtäglichen multikulturellen Eindrücken einfach mal zu tanzen. Starker Song. Mit noch stärkerer Message.

... der Kopf fliegt schon mal voraus.

Little Dragon - Lover Chanting

A: Little Dragon
S: Lover Chanting

Little Dragon have been pumping out dance tracks for more than a decade now, and their next chapter will find the Swedish group partnering with Ninja Tune for a new three-song EP, which will be released in November. They’re sharing the EP’s title track, Lover Chanting, today, and it features one of their characteristic rubber-band-snap beats on top of some pretty disparate influences.

... baby, you've been obnoxious too.

Dua Lipa Feat. Diplo, Mark Ronson - Electricity

A: Silk City & Dua Lipa Feat. Diplo, Mark Ronson
S: Electricity

Happy National Coming Out Day y'all. Heaven knows why it can't be an international one, but I guess national is still better than regional. Anyway, Electricity is the long awaited collaboration between production duo Silk City (consisting of industry veterans Mark Ronson & Diplo, in case you were wondering) and Dua Lipa.


... I would stop the world for you.

Motopony - A Little Death

A: Motopony
S: A Little Death

Last week, Motopony cancelled all their 2018 shows. So for everybody who is sulking sad like me, here's the band's latest offering which came out in June. Enjoy.

... you don't need to tell me why.

Matthew E. White Feat. Natalie Prass - Cool Out

A: Matthew E. White Feat. Natalie Prass
S: Cool Out

One of 2015’s great discoveries was Natalie Prass, the singer-songwriter whose self-titled debut was stuffed with explosively sunny strings and woodwinds. Prass recorded the album with psych-soul revivalist Matthew E. White producing. For a special new one-off single, Prass and White come together on the mic for the first time. It’s a warm, lush, expansive duet. Enjoy.

... no one likes it when you tease any further.

William Fitzsimmons - Angela

A: William Fitzsimmons
S: Angela

Fitzsimmons has never shied away from uncomfortable truths. There's an analytical sense of the songwriter's work, a lyrical flair that seems able to pick apart preconceptions and expose what lies underneath. Angela is a song about moving beyond heartbreak, the video represents this literally, with the songwriter moving through a desolate landscape. Tune in below.

... sooner or later we end up as fragile compartments.

Angèle - Jalousie

A: Angèle
S: Jalousie

Chaque nouveau son d’Angèle est une véritable pépite musicale. Son nouveau titre, Jalousie n’échappe pas à la règle. On a regardé le clip et on vous dit pourquoi on kiffe. Après La loi de Murphy" et "Je veux tes yeux", la petite sœur du rappeur Roméo Elvis vient de dévoiler le clip de son dernier titre Jalousie, issu de son prochain album Brol, qui est sorti début octobre.

... tu nous tues, tu nous tues.

Blood Orange Feat. A$AP Rocky and Project Pat - Chewing Gum

A: Blood Orange Feat. A$AP Rocky and Project Pat
S: Chewing Gum

Blood Orange has shared the latest music video from his new album Negro Swan. This one’s for Chewing Gum, his collaboration with ASAP Rocky and Project Pat. It stars Dev Hynes and Rocky, who find themselves exploring the desert on ATVs while donning silken durags. Check it out below. 

... tell me what you want from me.

Robyn - Honey

A: Robyn
S: Honey

Freakingfuckingfinally. FFF. After more than a year of anticipation, in which I almost went nuts and kept replaying the end credits of Girls like a lunatic, Robyn has officially released her song Honey. It’s the title track from her new album - her first since 2010’s Body Talk - which is out October 26.

... down in the deep the honey is sweeter.

Phildel - The Deep

A: Phildel
S: The Deep

London songstress Phildel has released a new single, accompanied by a meticulously animated video by Pixar’s Youri Dekker. The Deep, five years in the making, is a new era for Phildel, the first fruit of of her new material to come in 2019. She explains, “The song is about the strength and resilience of love and the self, in the face of the fear of betrayal and loss.” Enjoy.

... love me for the things I'm not.

Cuts - A Gradual Decline

A: Cuts
S: A Gradual Decline

CUTS, the audio-visual project of composer and filmmaker Anthony Tombling Jr, will release his debut album A Gradual Decline at the end of November. Summoning 11 widescreen, electronic compositions in response to global political and environmental breakdown, the album addresses the planet’s current fragility using actual field recordings of ice collapsing from glaciers. Weaving these momentary, dramatic events directly into the DNA of the music, CUTS has sculpted rhythmic elements out of geological transformation.

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Barbra Streisand - Don't Lie to Me

A: Barbra Streisand
S: Don't Lie to Me

On Thursday, Barbra Streisand released a new, very politically focused song: Don't Lie to Me. Sonically, the song is a grand, lush and heavily orchestrated affair that's very much in the spirit of much of her catalog; lyrically, however, Streisand is pointed — and not subtle. Hear for yourself.

... you don't see the forest for the trees.

L'Impéatrice - Vanille Fraise

A: L'Impéatrice
S: Vanille Fraise

With a music video this funked up, who needs lyrics? Happy Monday everybody. And if it isn't, like mine, never forget: it's not Monday that sucks, it's your job. Ok, later.

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