Madonna - Dark Ballet

A: Madonna
S: Dark Ballet

Madonna has shared the latest offering from her forthcoming album Madame X. It’s called Dark Ballet and it arrives with a Emmanuel Adjei-directed video featuring Mykki Blanco as Joan of Arc. I guess all Madame X songs have one thing in common: twice as much time and money went into the video than the music.

... the storm isn't in the air, it's inside of us.

Metronomy - Lately

A: Metronomy
S: Lately

Metronomy have shared their first new song in three years. The band is gearing up to release a new album this fall. Lately arrives with a Joseph Mount-directed visual that features the band being shrunk down into miniature versions of themselves as an homage to the ’80s film Honey I Shrunk the Kids. Check it out below.

... time isn't my essence and time isn't the line. 

ORION - TIME FOR CRIME

A: ORION
S: TIME FOR CRIME

Orion brings cybernetic noir to the Italians Do It Better family on their debut single Time For Crime. Recorded in a bedroom in Rhode Island & mixed by label head Johnny Jewel, Time For Crime is the first glimpse into Orion’s upcoming LP. Inspired by Cyberpunk & Giallo films, the group explores their love of analog synthesis & italo disco through the lens of a dystopian fantasia.

... lights flash and hearts break.

Hot Chip - Melody of Love

A: Hot Chip
S: Melody of Love

Hot Chip released a new song, Melody of Love, a jubilant pop track from their forthcoming album A Bath Full of Ecstasy, out June 21. According to a band statement, Melody of Love began as a 12-minute instrumental track, built from a music sample by the gospel group The Mighty Clouds of Joy. Worship below.

... have you left space for me.

Electric Youth - The Life

A: Electric Youth
S: The Life

For the first time in half a decade, Toronto electronic duo Electric Youth are releasing a proper new album. They’re best known for A Real Hero, their earworm contribution to the instantly iconic Drive soundtrack. I was also a huge fan of their 2014 debut Innerworld. Follow up Memory Emotion is out 8/9.

... I don't think he can see you.

Yaeji - One More

A: Yaeji
S: One More

Kathy Yaeji Lee’s One More is her first new original song since last year’s EP2, and as encores go, it’s understated but potent. EP2’s standouts like Raingurl and Drink I’m Sippin’ On work so well partly because they contrast the promise of a carefree night out with ever-so-streamlined synths and coolly detached lyrics. One More even more reflects this person at the edge of the dancefloor rather than at the center of it, as clean tones and crisp thumps set a minimalist backdrop for bilingual introspection.

... Ijewaseo sagwahalyeomyeon mwohae.

Mark Ronson Feat. YEBBA - Don't Leave Me Lonely

A: Mark Ronson Feat. YEBBA
S: Don't Leave Me Lonely

Mark Ronson and rising singer YEBBA unveiled this shimmering new anthem, which will appear on Ronson’s upcoming album, Late Night Feelings, out June 21. YEBBA, who hails from West Memphis, Arkansas and has roots in gospel, delivers a classic disco diva turn on Don’t Leave Me Lonely, pushing her vocals over Ronson’s infectious production, which expertly mixes dance drums and synth stabs with clever string flourishes. Funk below.

... I've been wandering around in your dark.