Today, Yaeji’s highly-anticipated debut album With A Hammer is available globally. The omnibus is a daring statement of emotional evolution. Singles ‘For Granted,’ ‘Done (Let’s Get It)’ and ‘Passed Me By’ are an introductory snapshot of the shapeshifting sonics on With A Hammer that follow Yaeji’s journey as she wades through the murkiness of sorrow and doubt and releases the frenzy of anger, with the help of a metaphorical hammer...
British electronic duo Overmono return with new single ‘Good Lies’, the title track taken from their highly anticipated debut album, out via XL Recordings on Friday 12 May 2023. On ‘Good Lies’, vocals from Norwegian act Smerz are layered over a skittering two-step beat, building synths, and rumbling bassline to create a euphoric, pop-leaning track that shines. Overmono says “Good lies was the first track we wrote that we knew was going to be part of the album. The...
19-year-old Dillon Van Rensburg aka artist and producer not dvr returns with ‘prettynames’, the second release this year via XL / Remote Control. ‘prettynames’ is another display of raw vulnerability from not dvr who documents the ups and downs of teenage life via his wry lyricism, unique productions, and infectious guitar hooks; a charismatic style that has seen him accumulate a committed global fanbase. With an update to his artist moniker and a recent move to...
Today we announce the release of ‘Love Story (vs Finally) – Paul Woolford 2023 remix’. Released this year to celebrate the original track’s 20-year anniversary, this “floor ready remix proves that classics never die; Paul Woolford breathes new life into a track that “changed the course of dance music history” (DJ Mag). Grammy nominated producer, remixer, songwriter and DJ Paul Woolford has been redefining and reinventing all shapes of dance...
Overmono return with ‘Calling Out’, the latest single to be released from their highly anticipated debut album, Good Lies, out Friday 12th May 2023 via XL Recordings. ‘Calling Out’ has a spine-tingling immersive quality to it; vocal cuts from CASISDEAD and Slowthai spiral around pulsating synths and a grimey two-step beat. The new single comes alongside a new cinematic piece, directed by long-time collaborator, photographer and film-maker Rollo Jackson. It’s the next instalment in the album series, which together with the visual...
Yaeji returns to share the second single and music video ‘Done (Let’s Get It)’ from her upcoming debut album With A Hammer, out April 7th On Yaeji’s latest single she reflects on the patterns, modes of thought and traumas we inherit from our ancestors, taking on the mission of smashing these inter-generational cycles as a path toward healing herself and the world. Accompanied by a music video directed and edited by Yaeji, ‘Done (Let’s Get It)’ stars Yaeji alongside her...
NYC-via-Seoul artist Yaeji, whose introspective, genre-pushing tracks have made her a global icon occupying a space all her own, announces the details of her debut album With A Hammer, out April 7th. The album’s first single ‘For Granted’ arrives with a music video directed by and starring Yaeji. The bouncy electronica single slowly descends into a hardstyle fury, prompting Yaeji to take her hammer and smash all of the things around her, embracing the expression of anger as...
Overmono announce their debut album Good Lies will be released on Friday, 12th May 2023. The announcement comes in-line with the release of ‘Is U’, the second track to be revealed from the forthcoming album following ‘Walk Thru Water’ (“a display of their impeccable grasp of sound design.” – Clash) which was released in November of last year. Highly anticipated would be an understatement; since their inception Overmono have purposefully cultivated a fanbase that heralds them as one of...
Arca has released Kick, a fan-voted ‘best of’ compilation featuring tracks from the previously released five-album KICK series. An additional five track bonus selection includes three brand new songs (‘Alto Voltaje’, ‘Ritual’ and ‘Sentient Savior’) plus two previously released songs (‘Cayó’ and ‘El Alma Que Te Trajo’), all produced during the original KICK cycle recording sessions, with each track representing a different era in the five-album series. ‘El Alma Que TeTrajo’ is a collaboration with Safety Trance a.k.a. Cardopusher, who is a...
Overmono return to release brand new single “Walk Thru Water” alongside artwork by long-time collaborator Rollo Jackson. Overmono exhibit an introspective side of their intricate productions with new single “Walk Thru Water”. Bringing in a sample from ‘Greatness’ by St. Panther, Walk Thru Water propels their unique sound beyond the dancefloor. Stream Purchase ‘Walk Thru Water’ here.
Joy Orbison has released his new single ‘2M3 2U’, a catchy and futuristic sounding track that follows previous tracks ‘pinky ring’ and ‘red velve7’ and sees Joy O continue his journey towards the dancefloor. “I see this one as a bit of a UK take on hyperpop,” says Joy. “But with a bit of bass weight. the vocal part could be a sample of some garbled message of love in Bladerunner or the Fifth Element, and the main...
Ibeyi has returned to release a new single ‘Juice of Mandarins.’ A rendition of the song recently debuted on A COLORS SHOW, who exclaimed that the track is “a delectable slice of electronic neo-soul.” Written by Ibeyi’s Lisa-Kaindé, with production from Richard Russell, this latest single follows the duo’s critically-acclaimed third album Spell 31, which was released in May. About the single, Lisa-Kaindé says “‘Juice of Mandarins’ is my favorite love song I’ve ever written. It is about the ecstasy of falling...
Two of the UK’s most highly respected forces in electronic music, Joy Orbison and Overmono, come together once again to release brand-new single ‘Blind Date’, out today, Friday 23 September. Their debut collaboration ‘Bromley‘ was released to huge acclaim in 2019 (“it’s precisely their ability to conjure a roomful of wonder that makes [Bromley] the tentpole tune the season needed” – Pitchfork) and is one of the most celebrated dance tracks in recent times. ‘Blind Date’ – Joy...
Today Chicago-based percussionist, composer and producer Makaya McCraven has released his new album In These Times via XL Recordings / Remote Control Records. Also released today is a music visualizer for ‘So Ubuji,’ the third in a series (‘Seventh String,’ ‘Dream Another’) directed by Nik Arthur, featuring hand-drawn, digital and photographic animations composed and laser-etched into stone in the style of a “zoopraxiscope.” In These Times is a collection of polytemporal compositions...
Kenny Beats releases his debut solo album, LOUIE. Though best known for producing seminal full-length albums for some of the world’s most exciting artists (including Vince Staples, IDLES, Rico Nasty and Denzel Curry), on LOUIE, Kenny subverts expectations with an almost entirely instrumental artist record that acts as a deeply personal tribute to his ailing father. Set for release on XL Recordings next week, the first solo album from Kenny Beats is a spontaneous burst of creativity spurred by an avalanche of despair...
Detroit-based singer and producer John FM releases new single ‘White Science’, featuring fellow Detroit artist ZelooperZ. It’s the first piece of new music since the release of his EP American Spirit, which exemplifies the unique, dismantled Hi-Tech Soul music that John FM has globally become known for. Listen to ‘White Science’ here, which John FM explains is about “a high school puppy love gone south after her parents found out I was black.” White Science by John FM feat....
