Taking Flight: 16-Year-Old Ella Yelich-O’Connor vs. Lorde, Popstar
Ella Yelich-O’Connor is a sixteen year old girl who has never left New Zealand—but she's also a singer/songwriter that goes by Lorde, and is on the cusp of becoming one of the world's major pop stars.... Read more »
The Best Songs of 2013 (So Far)
It's very rare that you can ever fully appreciate a moment until it's gone. A moment usually seems insignificant until you can look back on it, put it in context, and realize how important it really... Read more »
10 Obnoxious Things Hipsters Say About Music
It goes without saying that we're music fans. Massive music fans. Obsessive, nerdy music fans who want nothing more than to be able to sit in front of our laptops and, uninterrupted by human interaction, listen... Read more »
Sunday Book Review: Walking Through Hell With Marilyn Manson
From the day he first strutted out on stage, Brian Warner aka Marilyn Manson has been controversy flypaper. He has riled up the Christian Right and inspired rumors so outrageous that they flaunt the boundaries of... Read more »
15 Free Songs You Should Download Right Now
Every Sunday we collect the best free music we can find and put it all in one place. If you fell behind or just feel like building up your iTunes, we've got you covered. Enjoy. The... Read more »
Watch a Violin Cover of the Song Kanye West Sampled for “New Slaves”
Goddamn, Internet. The world wide web has a way of sucking you into black holes and dark corners. Like, you go to Google alternatives to ketchup and you find yourself, many hours later, reading conspiracy theories... Read more »
London Grammar – “Wasting My Young Years” (Kids of the Apocalypse Remix)
Though the respective styles of London Grammar and Kids of the Apocalypse might not seem a natural match at first pass, there’s a certain cosmic logic to their collaboration. Both popped up around the turn of... Read more »
Listen to Travi$ Scott’s Debut Mixtape “Owl Pharaoh”
Travi$ Scott of Cruel Summer fame has officially released his first mixtape. It’s called Owl Pharaoh and is available for listening and downloading at his website, or stream it below. For a reminder about his most... Read more »
Jacques Greene Ft. How To Dress Well – “On Your Side”
When we last heard from Canadian producer Jacques Greene he was collaborating with vocalist Tinashe on “Painted Faces” as part of Yours Truly’s “Songs From Scratch” project, and now he’s back with another brilliant vocalist in tow. This... Read more »
Album Stream: Mount Kimbie – “Cold Spring Fault Less Youth”
We’ve been following Mount Kimbie as they continue to cobble together a solid collection of sounds and collaborators, and today saw a big piece of the puzzle come together: NPR’s First Listen featured Dominic Maker and... Read more »
Premiere: Imagine Dragons – “Radioactive (Grouplove & Captain Cuts Remix)”
From the combined efforts of Grouplove and Captain Cuts comes this bright-eyed and bushy-tailed remix of Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive.” Maybe it’s the sunshine in the air, but now’s the best time of year to be listening... Read more »
Francis and the Lights – “ETC”
Francis, Francis, Francis. Where have you been? It’s been almost two years since we have had anything new from Francis and the Lights. The light-on-his-feet-crooner (watch this video right now if you don’t know what I’m... Read more »
Taking Flight: 16-Year-Old Ella Yelich-O’Connor vs. Lorde, Popstar
Ella Yelich-O’Connor is a sixteen year old girl who has never left New Zealand—but she's also a singer/songwriter that goes by Lorde, and is on the cusp of becoming one of the world's major pop stars.... Read more »
Lou Doillon – “ICU”
We only just got our first taste of French musician/model/actress Lou Doillon last week, but we’ve (luckily) already gotten another offering from the multi-talented lady. “ICU” is a touch slower, a little more raw but equally... Read more »
Natasha Kmeto – “Idiot Proof”
Natsha Kmeto is one of those artists that uses music like a palette of paints, drawing color from various sources and sounds laying the backdrop for her tracks in such an unlikely way that the finished... Read more »
Pharrell – “Happy”
Pharrell is staying busy this year. After making one of the best songs of the year with Daft Punk, he’s got the the Dispicable Me 2 soundtrack coming up on June 18. Pharrell partnered with Heitor Pereira for... Read more »
James Blake Performs Several Tracks Live on KEXP
James Blake has been dominating 2013 with the release of Overgrown, the long-awaited follow-up to his 2011 self-titled debut. Aside from recently garnering the honor of being chosen as P&P’s song of the year so far, he... Read more »
Alabama Shakes – “Pocket Change”
Fitting that Alabama Shakes would appear on the forthcoming True Blood soundtrack, considering how True Blood is set in Louisiana. Brittany Howard and the gang provide a jangly, upbeat tune titled “Pocket Change” for True Blood‘s... Read more »
Album Stream: The-Dream – “IV Play”
After sparking our interest by boasting collaborations with names like Jay-Z, Beyonce, Pusha-T and 2 Chainz, The-Dream has shared a preview of his upcoming IV Play. Streaming now on Vevo, you can hear the whole album... Read more »
Robb Bank$ – “All The Way Live”
Over the past few weeks, Florida emcee Robb Bank$ has released a steady stream of new music in anticipation of his late summer mixtape, Tha City. On “All The Way Live,” Bank$ sounds right at home over soupy, bass-heavy,... Read more »
