Still Corners, Creatures of an Hour
A psychological thrillerCreatures of an Hour is a psychological thriller. Panic lurks in the lyrics, time hazily contracts and expands within each song, and vocalist Tessa Murray tries to keep a grip...
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Transforming tension into harmonyNightlife comes from a place of unrest. Written as Phantogram’s Josh Carter and Sarah Barthel toured behind their debut album, Eyelid Moves, Nightlife recounts the...
View ArticleWho Is…Oneohtrix Point Never
File under: Retro-futurist transmissions hovering between the AM frequencies on your analog radio For fans of: Brian Eno, Tangerine Dream, Tim Hecker, Emeralds From: Brooklyn via Massachussetts...
View ArticleSepalcure, Sepalcure
Sepalcure prove that reinvention counts as much as much as innovation in dance music. Since the release of their first few EPs, the bass producers have earned enough praise to position themselves as...
View ArticleWho Is…Kindness
File under: Glossy, melancholic pop with a disco, funk and R&B swing For fans of: Prince, Bootsy Collins, Arthur Russell From: London via Peterborough, England Personae: Adam BainbridgeThough his...
View ArticleInterview: Beach House
On their fourth album Bloom, Alex Scally and Victoria Legrand present a stronger picture of the overcast dream-pop aesthetic they’ve maintained since their 2006 debut. And, much like an abstract...
View ArticleWho Is…Charli XCX
File under: Sequin-encrusted goth pop with operatic vocals, towering synths and unshakable melodies From: London via Hertfordshire Personae: Charlotte AitchisonCharli XCX’s dancefloor-ready songs of...
View ArticleInterview: The Fresh & Onlys
The Fresh & Onlys belong to a class of Bay Area artists who make fuzzed-out, psych-infused pop songs and use prolificacy as a means of moving forward. Like their peers Thee Oh Sees, Ty Segall and...
View ArticleHow To Dress Well, Total Loss
A remarkable evolutionWhen one-man R&B deconstructionist Tom Krell, aka How to Dress Well, released his 2010 debut Love Remains, he was one of a a host of bedroom artists – Krell, plus James Blake,...
View ArticleWho Are…Tamaryn
File under: Sweeping dream-rock with diaphanous guitar riffs and New Romantic lyrics For fans of: Cocteau Twins, The Cure, The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart From: California Personae: Tamaryn and Rex...
View ArticleDiamond Rings, Free Dimensional
Stepping out from behind the rainbow eye makeup and lo-fi productionNow that the glitter has settled, Diamond Rings (aka Canadian artist and musician Johnny O’Regan) takes an understated approach on...
View ArticleWho Are…U.S. Girls
File under: A warped crossbreed of glam rock and riot grrrl striped with piano jangle and melodic hooks From: Toronto via Chicago Personae: Meghan RemyThat Meghan Remy’s retro solo project is called...
View ArticleMy Gold Mask, Leave Me Midnight
At this point, the breakup album has been bent into countless shapes. So rather than try to re-shape it, on their debut album My Gold Mask’s Gretta Rochelle and Jack Armondo simply amplified its...
View ArticleWho Is…Autre Ne Veut
File under: Deconstructed R&B with art-pop sensibilities From: New Orleans Personae: Arthur AshinCall it a case of either good timing or musical clairvoyance, but Autre Ne Veut’s Arthur Ashin beat...
View ArticleWho Are…My Gold Mask
File under: Spellbinding breakup rock For fans of: Siouxsie And The Banshees, The Kills, The Cure, Lightning Dust From: Chicago Personae: Gretta Rochelle and Jack ArmondoAt this point, the breakup...
View ArticleWho Are…Mt. Wolf
File under: Dream pop with classical roots For fans of: James Blake, Cocteau Twins, Bat For Lashes, Beach House, Bon Iver From: London via Guernsey Personae: Kate Sproule (vocals, lyrics), Stevie...
View ArticleWho Are…MS MR
File under: Dark-pop with chart-topping ambition For fans of: Charli XCX, Florence + The Machine, Lana Del Rey, Bat For Lashes From: New York Personae: Lizzy Plapinger (vocals) and Max Hershenow...
View ArticleWho Are…Icona Pop
File under: Carefree bangers for a girls' night out From: Stockholm, Sweden Personae: Caroline Hjelt and Aino JawoThanks to both canny use in a pivotal scene of the HBO show Girls and a memorable cover...
View ArticleInterview: Mø
Ask singer Karen Marie Ørsted about the Spice Girls and you unlock the key to her heart. The Danish singer, who records as Mø alongside producer Ronni Vindahl, was raised on the British group’s girl...
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