Spring Offensive - Not Drowning but Waving

A: Spring Offensive
S: Not Drowning but Waving

Look what I found on a playlist far far away. This pure indie gem I would never want to live without again. Spring Offensive are an Oxford 5-piece. They have guitars, they have driving rhythms, they sing in harmony and they mean it. Sometimes they play in living rooms. Sometimes they play in churches, museums, art galleries, or venues. Enjoy below.

... I won't tell, if you don't tell.

Loyle Carner Feat. Jordan Rakei - Ottolenghi

A: Loyle Carner Feat. Jordan Rakei
S: Ottolenghi

Loyle Carner breaks his 18 month silence in music with a new track, and collaboration with Jordan Rakei. Ottolenghi takes inspiration from chef Yotam Ottolenghi, and a situation where Carner was reading one of the chef's cookbooks (Jerusalem) on the train, and was asked about his Bible book. The new track arrives with a surreal, and very clever video from award-winning director Oscar Hudson.

... find a way to exist and hide your face.

MorMor - Waiting on the Warmth

A: MorMor
S: Waiting on the Warmth

Toronto riser MorMor has shared a striking song last year called Waiting On The Warmth. An omnivorous listener, Toronto resident MorMor - real name Seth Nyquist - has always absorbed what is around him, whether that's pop, techno, R&B, or hip-hop. As a result, when he began to create music of its own the sheer creativity spilled across genre lines, resulting in something strikingly individual. Tune in now.

... I'm not the one to wait on.

James Blake Feat. Rosalía - Barefoot In The Park

A: James Blake Feat. Rosalía
S: Barefoot In The Park

Here's a feature that was bound to happen sooner or later and I am sure he brought the beats and she the visuals so it doesn't just work perfectly fine together, but intertwines as perfectly as it should. Enjoy right here, right now.

... you start rubbing off on me.

FKA twigs - Cellophane

A: FKA twigs
S: Cellophane

Musician, dancer and visual artist FKA Twigs released a new song on Wednesday, Cellophane, accompanied by a trippy and emotional video. This is her first new video release since last November’s Fukk Sleep with A$AP Rocky, and her first new solo effort since 2016’s Good to Love. Indulge below.

... when you're gone, I have no one to tell.

Madonna & Maluma - Medellín

A: Madonna & Maluma
S: Medellín

Happy Thursday everybody. Madonna's Medellín video is here and as wild as aou'd think. In the clip, Madonna does everything from sucking her own toes to getting married to Colombian reggaeton singer Maluma, who guests on the track. All the while, Madonna shows off an impressive array of eye patches — no explanation necessary. Enjoy below.

... to be someone I've never been.

Donivan Berube - So Much for No Mountain

A: Donivan Berube
S: So Much for No Mountain



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https://youtu.be/DUXLHVKNfYU

Mark Ronson Feat. Lykke Li - Late Night Feelings

A: Mark Ronson Feat. Lykke Li
S: Late Night Feelings

Producer and God Mark Ronson released this 70s-inspired video for his disco-esque single Late Night Feelings yesterday, featuring Lykke Li. The sultry clip stars Li as a lounge singer/dancer decked out in a red wig, pink translucent nightgown and feather boa. She dances, sways, writhes and bathes around a suite decorated in matching Valentine’s Day colors.

... I lay in silence, but silence talks.

Abra - Pull Up

A: Abra
S: Pull Up

This girl called Abra sings about a man who she’s in love with and wants him all to herself, but also he’s a liar and a cheater. So its a revenge song in some way. And a song about every other man in every way. It happens, but as long as we get this funky beats out of it, no complains from my side.

... said I’m crazy you ain't seen shit, yeah.

The National - Light Years

A: The National
S: Light Years

Last month, the National announced I Am Easy To Find, the follow-up album to 2017’s Sleep Well Beast, and shared its first track, You Had Your Soul With You. They also shared a trailer for the album’s companion short film of the same name. Today, we hear the album’s closing track, Light Years. Same - said Kylie Minogue.

... the glory of it all was lost on me.

Wovoka Gentle - Branscombe

A:Wovoka Gentle
S: Branscombe

Surreal is really the only word that comes to mind for such an impressive introduction - said Consequence Of Sound and I couldn't agree more.Taking their name from the titles of two poems in the collection Flying Over Sonny Liston by American poet Gary Short, Wovoka Gentle continue to build on their reputation for intelligent, intricate songwriting and immersive live shows. Their debut album Start Clanging Cymbals is out June 7.

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Say Yes Dog - Lies

A: Say Yes Dog
S: Lies

German-Luxembourgish electro-pop trio Say Yes Dog have announced their sophomore album Voyage will be released May 10. Following first single Deep Space, the band have now shared new track Lies, another example of their euphorically restrained and sophisticatedly infectious electronic sound. Enjoy below.

... still, I keep a foot in your door.

KAP BAMBINO - Forever

A: KAP BAMBINO
S: Forever

French duo Kap Bambino have released their new album Dust, Fierce, Forever. Their fifth record is an irresistible whirlwind of sounds, in which the most disparate of elements spin together breathlessly. The record's 13 concise, momentous tracks juggle around familiar sounds, suggestions of Eurodance and a hint of hardcore, creating an acrobatic, incongrous mix that never lacks moments of beauty.

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Billie Eilish - you should see me in a crown

A: Billie Eilish
S: you should see me in a crown

Billie Eilish's you should see me in a crown arrived a full eight months ago, but she's breathed new life into it with an appropriately haunting visual from Takashi Murakami. The new crown clip gives Eilish the anime treatment, as she transforms into a spider-like monster that tears through an unsuspecting city. It also incorporates signature elements from both artists, using Eilish's popular BLOHSH character and merch line, in addition to Murakami's iconic rainbow flowers. Enjoy below.

... your silence is my favorite sound.

Ladyhawke - Paris S'enflamme

A: Ladyhawke
S: Paris S'enflamme

Because if not now, when then. Solidarity comes in different forms and shapes and this one is an almost four minutes long declaration of optimism.

... mon coeur se désarme et Paris me réclame.

Ra Ra Riot - Bad To Worse

A: Ra Ra Riot
S: Bad To Worse

Ra Ra Riot’s Wes Miles and Rostam Batmanglij first teamed up nearly a decade ago for Discovery, and they’ve been working together intermittently ever since. On Ra Ra Riot’s last album, Need Your Light, which came out back in 2016, they wrote a song called Water together. Now, Ra Ra Riot have returned with a new song, Bad To Worse, which is presumably a pre-cursor to a new album.

... I'll always come when you bang on my door.

Robyn - Between The Lines

A: Robyn
S: Between The Lines

Just as the sun returns in time for Easter, Robyn enjoys a wild weekend in Ibiza in the fun new video for Between The Lines off her 2018 album Honey. The lo-fi video is inspired by Wham!'s Club Tropicana video, according to a press release, and features a cameo appearance from Kindness. Enjoy below.

... say it like you mean it.

the bird and the bee - My Love

A: the bird and the bee
S: My Love

I hope everybody enjoyed yesterday's Record Store Day to the fullest. I spend the day debating whether or not I should buy the reissue of the bird and the bee's Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future. It's 35 minutes past midnight now and I am still not sure. But I noticed I never posted the band on here before so maybe that should be my answer.

... hey boy wont you make me out tonight.

Dayglow - Can I Call You Tonight?

A: Dayglow
S: Can I Call You Tonight?

Meet Dayglow - the alternative indie-pop project of Texas-based artist Sloan Struble. Along with being a senior in high school, he is also quite the ambitious frontman, writing, composing, and self-producing all the sounds his band will eventually play in his makeshift studio, also known as a corner of his room which he has spent the last few years inhabiting and perfecting. And yet, when listening to Can I Call You Tonight?, Dayglow’s second single, it doesn’t sound like the work of a flustered student, but instead the work of a mature, seasoned professional, capturing the essence of what pure indie pop should be – echoed vocals, bright, textured synth, and a wonderfully bittersweet lyrical narrative somehow both wistful and hopeful all at once.

... could you tell me what's real anymore? 

BETWEEN FRIENDS - affection

A: BETWEEN FRIENDS
S: affection

With an undeniable catchy sound, Savannah & Brandon Hudson aka Between Friends share how they keep desperately looking for affection and yet they can’t find it since they are searching for it in all the wrong places possible. Luckily they found some funky beats along the way.

... life is just the way you hold me.

Japanese Breakfast - Boyish

A: Japanese Breakfast
S: Boyish

Boyish, the second single from Japanese Breakfast’s sophomore record Soft Sounds From Another Planet, is a profound example of how Michelle Zauner has grown since her solo beginnings. According to Zauner, she wanted Boyish to be a grandiose Roy Orbison-esque ballad. It does immediately recall In Dreams, and does it justice too.

... so here we are, we're just two losers.

Future Islands - A Dream Of You And Me

A: Future Islands
S: A Dream Of You And Me

According to singer Samuel T. Herring, this song is about standing out before a great body of water wrestling with a question. The single’s art cover is by Elena Johnston who, along with the band’s bassist William Cashion, also directed the official stop-motion animation video.

... don't believe what you've been told.

Cate Le Bon - Daylight Matters

A: Cate Le Bon
S: Daylight Matters

It was on a mountainside in Cumbria that the first whispers of Cate Le Bon’s fifth studio album poked their buds above the earth. There’s a strange romanticism to going a little bit crazy and playing the piano to yourself and singing into the night, she says, recounting the year living solitarily in the Lake District which gave way to Reward. Out May 24.

... dreams I've had and never shared.

Operators – Faithless

A: Operators
S: Faithless

Canadian trio Operators have shared their first new song since 2016. Entitled Faithless, the track features Dan Boeckner’s distinct vocals and knack for writing memorable choruses, the pulsing energy of keyboardist Devojka and drummer Sam Brown’s relentless beats. The band is also excited to announce their new album Radiant Dawn will be out May 17.

... the future looks the same again.

Skinshape - I Didn't Know

A: Skinshape
S: I Didn't Know

Let me introduceyou to Skinshape - 22-year old Will Dorey, originally from Swanage, Dorset. His beats range from reggae, dub, hip/trip-hop, funk and anything else. Long delays and heavy reverbs of dub, psychedelic guitar, heavy bass lines, tuff drums, and some eclectic sampling. Everything you need for a bliss spring weekend.

... only time was kinder, you would still be here.

Benny Blanco, Tainy, Selena Gomez, J Balvin - I Can't Get Enough

A: Benny Blanco, Tainy, Selena Gomez, J Balvin
S: I Can't Get Enough

Slumber party realness. Just two weeks after sharing the single, Benny Blanco is here with the music video to his latest offering I Can't Get Enough. Watch the video - featuring Selena Gomez, J Balvin, and Tainy - up above. The clip sees all four musicians in their PJ's while lounging on probably the biggest mattress that ever existed.

... I like that, you like that, so let's be crazy.

Palace - Heaven Up There

A: Palace
S: Heaven Up There

Indie rock act Palace returned to their heavenly roots with Heaven Up There last year, three years since the trio released their deeply layered debut LP, So Long Forever. With Heaven Up There, Palace makes all the right choices as they land inside an ethereal rock landscape for those to find true comfort within. 

... prepare me to walk these stairs.

Beach Bunny - Prom Queen

A: Beach Bunny
S: Prom Queen

Chicago-based indie-pop band Beach Bunny have shared the video for Prom Song, the title track off their latest album of the same name. The video, which dropped on New Year’s Eve and is billed as a movie by Beach Bunny, finds frontwoman Lili Trifilio grappling with the utter inescapability of societal standards of beauty for women. Happy belated New Year to you too.

... there's plastic wrap in my cheeks.

Requin Chagrin - Mauvais présage

A: Requin Chagrin
S: Mauvais présage

Taking distance from the lo-fi surf pop of her previous project, Requin Chagrin's new songs and the title of her second album offer a more sophisticated structure and a thicker sound. The summery, sepia-tinged echoes of this cocktail of dream pop and psych-pop can still be enjoyed on the beach though. And below.

... nos nuits seront noyées.

Flavien Berger - Castelmaure

A: Flavien Berger
S: Castelmaure

Following up on Maddy La Nuit, French elusive synth-pop guru Flavien Berger has unveiled a video for a track taken from his new album Contre-Temps. According to the artist, Castelmaure is a song about change, time travel, contre forme communication. The clip was directed by Belgian artist Marine Dricot. 

... je promets que je ne répondrai pas.

Lo Moon - Loveless

A: Lo Moon
S: Loveless

In September 2016, there was the zeitgeist and there was Lo Moon’s debut single Loveless, a space about a billion light-years away where sophisti-pop and shoegaze snuck off for seven minutes of heaven. Enjoy below.

... we can seek denial and search for miles.