Beirut’s Zach Condon is notorious for his eclectic collection of influences. From Balkan folk’s heavy-handed impression on his debut Gulag Orkestar in 2006 to the infusion…
Francesco Yates does not hold back on his seductively funky single "Change The Channel." Scattered with piercing Prince squeals, Yates reaches rockstar status with wildly…
Toronto’s "emotionally primitive" (their description, not ours) synth-rock group Metric are still learning new things about themselves. "It feels like we’re growing, thank God, because otherwise we’d…
After announcing their forthcoming fourth LP, No No No, with the title track, Beirut have shared the opening track "Gibraltar" with a theologically spirited video. Opening with drummer Nick…
Gracie Jackson is a connoisseur of stoned alt-rock trademarks: lethargic guitar licks, smoky vocals, and droopy, plodding bass lines. The first single from her self-titled…
"So, it’d be Tabula Rasa: 'To begin as if you’ve never begun.'" Gabe Simon, horn player, singer, and guitarist for Nashville's Kopecky, looks pensive as he finalizes his…
If there was a middle ground between SOPHIE staring-into-the-sun pop productions and Cassie's slinking balladry, Ku?ka would live right there. The Australia-born producer/songwriter's freshest track…
Channeling hometown sunny-side energy of Long Beach, California, Tijuana Panthers let their Pacific surf-punk influences eagerly drive their newest track "Set Forth." Starting off with…
When Deaf Wish first joined forces it was a reluctant communion. The quartet had no expectations of turning the band into a long-term commitment: "let's…
It has officially been more than three grueling years of waiting for the new Frank Ocean album. His last full-length, Channel Orange, came out in 2012; not only SPIN's Album of…
The Jet Age's exquisitely tense new single "It Cuts Both Ways," from their forthcoming album Destroy. Rebuild, is an uphill battle of restraint and grit between…
Los Angeles native Pearl Charles' smoky, psych-folk footprint treads somewhere between a gentler, silky Jefferson Airplane and more fiery sides of Joni Mitchell. Her debut EP was recorded…
