You Need to Hear This Trance Song About Why Apples Are Awesome
In which we Waste or Taste equine DJ Horsegiirl’s fruity new anthem, Flea’s Frank Ocean cover, and Gelli Haha’s springy psych-pop.
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Fizzy House Beats for Going Outside
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The New New Jack Swing
A handful of new albums gives one woman hope for the resurgence of new jack swing ballads.
Elucid on the Music He Wants to Soundtrack His Funeral
The Queens-born rapper/producer speaks on fatherhood, the joy of celebrating life, and the nooks and crannies of his album I Guess U Had To Be There.
Don't Fake the Phonk
The greatest 25-minute space-jazz sax excursion you'll hear all week, guaranteed.
Grace Ives Goes for the Fences
Plus: everyone's favorite Argentine pop-tricksters, an album that's like minimal techno for orchestra, and more.
How PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson’s “Stateside” Interrogates the American Dream
A possibly too-close reading of one of the most ubiquitous songs of the year
NYC Electropunks Lip Critic Explain Their Credit Card Statement
Including that one time a superfan stole singer Bret Kaser’s identity
Does Horny Music Have to *Sound* Horny?
Our podcast crew goes deep on the merits of thirsty tracks in honor of Kacey Musgraves’ horned-up new single. Plus: Mike and Earl Sweatshirt, and a clinically insane cover of Van Halen’s “Jump.”
Kim Gordon Is Just Making Bangers Now
Plus: A 19-year-old's spontaneous—and genius—take on Fela Kuti-style Afrobeat.
Breakout Club Poet Joshua Idehen on the Lyrics that Changed His Life
From Dizzee Rascal’s screwface anthem to Rufus Wainwright’s heartfelt wisdom to Björk’s Scandinavian wisecracks, these are the tracks and lines the songwriter keeps closest.
Townes Van Zandt and the Loneliest C# Minor Chord in Texas
How a single shadowy chord reframes the meaning of a classic country ballad.