Goat Girl - Sad Cowboy

 

A: Goat Girl 

S: Sad Cowboy

Peckham post-punks Goat Girl will release their second album, On All Fours, in January. And the South London quartet are offering an early preview of the album with the release of new single Sad Cowboy. The band’s follow-up to their self-titled 2018 debut album sees the quartet “veer away from the confrontational lyricism of their debut and indicates Goat Girl’s maturing perspectives in discussing the world's injustices and social prejudices, using the music to explore global, humanitarian, environmental and mindful wellbeing,” according to Rough Trade. Saddle up below.

... the feeling we're told, cannot be so.

Minimal Schlager - FMB

 

A: Minimal Schlager 

S: FMB

Dry-pulsing beats, hyper-literal lyrics, and ethereal female vocals… it’s hard not to imagine oneself driving down Mulholland when you listen to Minimal Schlager. Fran Parisi develops minimal beats with grinding bass synths; as his sister Alicia whispers, screams and chants on top. Together the music becomes something that blends industrial, psychedelics and confessional storytelling. Gorgeous below.

... touch me baby, this is an emergency.

Julia Holter - Gold Dust Woman

 

A: Julia Holter 

S: Gold Dust Woman

Back in August, Julia Holter was pleased to share her mesmerizing cover of Fleetwood Mac’s Gold Dust Woman, available widely for the first time since its creation in 2012. Recorded after the release of Ekstasis, Holter’s take on Stevie Nicks’ classic adds a celestial layer of lucidity. RIP RBG below.

... see your sunrise loves to go down.

London Grammar - Baby It's You

 

A: London Grammar 

B:  Baby It's You

London Grammar are back with their new single, Baby It’s You. The three-piece first teased their comeback last month by posting a new band photograph on Instagram and writing: nothing else matters – now revealed to be lyrics from the band’s new single. Their first new music since the 2019 collaboration with Flume, Baby It’s You carries the trio’s familiar atmospherics and some of the more trance-driven elements akin to early single Metal & Dust, but also features a new, more colourful Balearic sound and vibe. 

... all these colors in me but all I see is you.

French 79 - Hometown

 

A: French 79 

S:  Hometown

Bonjour amour. French 79, real name Simon Henner has synthwave rhythms dripping with a bass-ridden groove and nostalgic magic. Both the single Hometown and its music video pretty much prove that point in the most pretty way. Even as it bleeps and rumbles with retro '80s sounds, it plays smooth and alluring on the edge of what modern electronic music should be. It's funky, infectious, and it's heavy with meaning for Henner. On adore.

... flying to go back in time.

AaRon - Les Rivieres

 

A: AaRon 

S: Les Rivieres

Cinq ans après l’album We Cut The Night et son tournant plus électro, le duo Aaron poursuit son grand retour marche après marche Dernière étape franchie: la sortie de son nouveau single Les Rivières. Un hit délicat et aérien, donnant le coup d’envoi de son quatrième opus Anatomy Of Light attendu le 18 septembre prochain.

... tes mots avaient la taille de toute une vie.

Kylie Minogue - Say Something

A: Kylie Minogue 

S: Say Something

This Minogue pretty much out-kylie-d herself with the video for Say Something, and I am all here for it as much as I am relieved the only thing left from her wannabe country area seems to be a deep admiration for horses (same). Keeping with the Disco theme of her new album and song’s lyrics, the visual finds Minogue and her dancers grooving in front of an interstellar backdrop, with the pop singer sometimes delivering the track from atop a horse statue. Lightyears below.

... in an endless summer, we can find our way.