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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 »

Magic Man, the five-piece synth-rockers from Providence, Rhode Island who we picked as a Best New Artist in March, are back with the third and final release from their self-produced Fox Den EP. The young, promising musicians have... Read more »

It’s no secret British people know their way around a pop song with a pulsing beat. Indie darlings Marina and the Diamonds and Charli XCX have teamed up to give us a dark, thumping offering. “Just... Read more »

Austin native Max Frost has been a very well kept secret—until now. The singer/songwriter played a couple of very well received SXSW shows but other than that, good luck finding much about him on the Internet.... Read more »

Tove Lo is what I imagine Ke$ha could have been if she wasn’t awful. The Swedish beauty has some good buzz building around her including a large co-sign via Twitter from fellow indie-pop darling Marina &... Read more »

After releasing the single and letting go of her Justin Timberlake remix, L.A. producer TOKiMONSTA has dropped the video for “Go With It,” from her upcoming debut full-length Half Shadows. Much like Toki’s previous videos, this... Read more »

"It feels like I'm...underwater. Does that make sense?" There are certain songs that evoke a feeling beyond “cool” or “dope” or “dude, my face is melting." This playlist is here to bring you songs that appeal to... Read more »

Jim-E Stack kills it on his remix of the already fantastic Sky Ferreira tune “Everything Is Embarrassing.” The young producer adds a smooth, hand-clap infused dance beat that compliments Sky’s vocals nicely without overpowering the track. This... Read more »

Los Angeles songbird Dana Williams has been stunning audiences on the West Coast for some time, and now she’s got her first official offering for the Internet. Her black and white video for “Keep Me Waiting”... Read more »

It’s hard to tell exactly what’s going on in the new Banks video for her second release, “Fall Over.” The black and white video includes but is not limited to: crickets, a chain link fence, Banks... Read more »

Here we have Alex Winston performing a stripped down version of one of her standout tracks, “Guts,” off her debut album King Con for MTV Iggy. Alex is currently in the studio writing and recording new music... Read more »

The Rubens have what it takes to be big. Good looking dudes? Check. Australian accents? Check. A lead singer with a voice that sounds like Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys and Jeff Buckley had a... Read more »

The boys of Mumford & Sons are back with the video for their new single, “Whispers In The Dark.” The video is split into four parts, following each band member as they make their way to... Read more »

TOKiMONSTA (real name Jennifer Lee) is back with the lead single off her upcoming debut Half Shadows being released on Ultra Records. The Los Angeles native is one of the most exciting female artist/producers out there today,... Read more »

Neon Gold is back at it. Once again the dudez at the always one-step-ahead beat company have come through with a stellar artist: Magic Man. According to the band’s Facebook they are a “triumphant synth rock band”... Read more »