Essential Tracks

Cate Le Bon Remembering Me

Cate Le Bon examines legacy through groove on “Remembering Me”

The third single from ‘Pompeii’ is meta-commentary as wordplay, internal monologue as anthem.

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Drug Church aim for the rafters on “Detective Lieutenant”

The New York hardcore group have evolved into purveyors of massive anthems.

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Circuit des Yeux soundtracks a beautiful apocalypse on “Vanishing”

Haley Fohr’s unusually well equipped to score an apocalyptic event.

The Body and Big|Brave

The Body and Big|Brave’s “Polly Gosford” is the most terrifying kind of folk

The second, chilling new track from the two band’s collaborative LP.

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Low’s “Disappearing” is noise made serene

The second single from ‘HEY WHAT’ is a beautiful cacophony.

Six Organs of Admittance

Hear Six Organs of Admittance’s epic new psych-rock groove, “All That They Left You”

Hear the fiery new psych-rock jam from Ben Chasny’s latest album, ‘The Veiled Sea’.

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Armand Hammer’s “Sir Benni Miles” is a powerful tangle of contrasts

The leadoff track from ‘Haram’ is a stunning showcase for the duo’s chemistry with producer The Alchemist.

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Andy Stott’s “The beginning” navigates in-between spaces

A fluid electronic pulse that could become ambient or disco at a moment’s notice.

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black MIDI’s “John L” is exhilarating noise-prog chaos

A progressive post-punk epic that feels both euphoric and chaotic.

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STR4TA’s “Vision 9” is an uptempo groove with vintage vibes

Hear the latest groove from Gilles Peterson and Jean-Paul “Bluey” Maunick’s new funk project.

Izy Frantic essential track

Izy’s “Frantic” is a deep groove

A slab of tasty, mysterious funk from the Australian trio.

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Iceage’s “Vendetta” is an intoxicating groove

The Danish group emerge with a hedonistic glam-groove

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Colleen’s “Gazing at Taurus – Santa Eulalia” is enchantingly hypnotic

A solitary, yet beautifully joyful dirge that feels like light breaking through the window

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On “Favor,” Julien Baker finds perfect harmony with her boygenius bandmates

Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus reunite with Baker on this gorgeous, moving anthem.

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Matthew E. White and Lonnie Holley channel cosmic energy on “This Here Jungle of Moderness”

The first track from the duo’s new collaborative album is a frantic funk fusion landscape.

Visionist The Fold Essential track

Visionist’s “The Fold” is both fragile and powerful

Hear the UK producer’s new single, featuring Haley Fohr (Circuit des Yeux).