February 24, 2012 Somewhere between the classically informed drone of UK indie rockers Electrelane and the simply classic drone of Tangerine Dream you will find the Helsinki-based quartet Siinai.
The group is less than a year old, but with their debut album Olympic...
February 24, 2012 Before even hearing Seye’s music, you'll be humbled by his resume.
At the tender age of 22, British-Nigerian electropop virtuoso Seye Adelekan has already become the go-to guitarist for major players...
February 23, 2012 UK's 2009 Mercury Prize winner Speech Debelle (aka Corynne Elliott) poses a bit of a conundrum. She beat out Florence and The Machine to Britain's biggest music prize, the one that boosted many an unknown musician's career (hello Antony Hegarty), but...
February 23, 2012 A smooth soul sister from the deep, deep, deep South, Ladi6 is dominating New Zealand and coming for the rest of us. Her smooth voice, with just a touch of sexy rasp, summons the cool of Mary J. Blige with the throwback vibes of Amy Winehouse, but one...
February 23, 2012 It's hard to find the club hip hop drops that make you say "daaaamn" these days, but in Toronto, an ever-burgeoning trio known as Keys N Krates giveth, and not even Canadian frostbite can taketh away....
February 22, 2012 It’s two days before the Darkness fly to the States and commence rehearsals for their first US tour in eight years. Actually, it’s been more than half a decade since the foursome—frontman Justin Hawkins,...
February 22, 2012 Over the last few years, Tesla Boy has sent analog disco pop surging through Moscow like volts of neon. After dropping their debut album Modern Thrills, the foursome has taken over Russian dance floors,...
February 21, 2012 “Je veux.” I want. In this song, which became a huge summer hit in France in 2010, Zaz shares a wishlist that’s anything but materialistic. All she wants is “some love, some joy, some good cheer/It’s not your money that will make me happy,” she sings in...
Aww. Valentine’s Day is finished and lovers already miss each other! St. Ann, Jamaica’s Busy Signal wails for his lost gyal in “Come Over,” a single from his upcoming album REGGAE Music Again. Appropriate for slow winding and Sangster’s-soaked sorrows,...
Progressive death metal heavyweights Dir En Grey survived the earthquake that struck Japan in March of 2011 and so did their music. Not only did they live to tell the tale, but they pushed through their...
Konshens, a modern day griot from Jamaica, embraces all cultures in “World Citizen (It Doesn't Matter Where You're From).” He’s no stranger to rallying for peace...the singer participated in a Jamaican political march in ’11. The softly strummed and...
Shot entirely in New York City, the music video embodies the gentle tone of the track, which easily falls in line with previous singles such as "Love Song" and Daesung's "Baby Don't Cry." But there's a sense of comfort present: "Blue" contains all the...
Emika is a one-woman tour de force of twisted electronic energy. Having just released her eponymous debut album on Ninja Tune in October of 2011, Emika already has the presence of a seasoned artist. Singing beautifully dissonant melodies over dark,...
Jay-Z should keep an eye on his wifey. Bikram Singh, NYC-based Bhangra artist, openly admires “Beyoncé.” He urges party people to dance like the r&b diva – he even has a lookalike trio doing the “Single Ladies” choreography! We’d gladly wave our right...
The world fell in love with Yuna when she took the stage at MTV Iggy's Best New Band Concert, blowing listeners away with her lilting, flawless voice. Now, she's dropping some more performance magic with her brand new video for "Live Your Life." With a...
We can’t hold it in: Santigold has a “Big Mouth.” The Philly-based alternative emcee uses it for the first time in a while – her highly anticipated second album, Master of My Make-Believe comes out in the spring. The afrobeat-driven tune and her...
