Name: Coma Where They’re From: Cologne, Germany When They Started: 2007 Genre: Electronic, House, Techno, Pop For Fans Of: Simian Mobile Disco, Hot Chip, LCD...

Words and Interview by DJ Pangburn On June 10, Emika dropped her latest album, Dva (“Two” in Czech). Self-produced and experimental in approach, the album is a...

Words and Interview by Isabela Raygoza In recent years, a new brand of electronic cumbia birthed and shook up the global music scene. Brewed in the cosmopolitan...

Name: Selasi Where he’s From: Accra, Ghana When he Started: 2013 Genre: Reggae Fusion For Fans Of: Chronixx, Show Dem Camp, E.L  Sounds Like: Black Star...

Words and interview by Richardine Bartee Andrew Wyatt, lead singer of Swedish indie pop band Miike Snow, has made a completely unserious orchestral pop album on his...

Words by DJ Pangburn It's easy to forget, after several years of North African and Middle East tumult, that back in 2011 Tunisia was the source of the Arab Spring....

Name: Lower Where They’re From: Copenhagen When They Started: 2009 Genre: Post-punk For Fans Of: Iceage, The Fall, DNA Sounds Like: No wave noise meets...

Words by Jhoni Jackson Maybe the first chapters of rock history aren’t filled with French names, but the country’s certainly got a grip on today’s incarnation of...

Words and interview by Jhoni Jackson Ruido Rosa is not a metal band, the all-girl quartet assures. But in their hometown of Mexico City, they’re often billed as...

Words and interview by Jake Hanrahan Congo Natty, the dreadlocked jungle legend, is better known to some as Rebel MC. Under that name, he and his group, Double...

Andrew Bayer recently dealt with some shit in his Soho recording studio. Literal shit from a next door toilet overflow in the aftermath of a storm. His equipment made it...

Name: Parquet Courts Where They’re From: Brooklyn, NY When They Started: 2010 Genre: Indie rock For Fans Of: Pavement, The Strokes, Fergus &...

Name: Woman’s Hour. Fiona Jane (vocals), Will Burgess (guitar /vocals), Josh Hunnisett (synth/percussion) and Nick Graves (bass). Where They’re From: London,...

Words and interview by Marcus Barnes Up until recently, Todd Edwards was only really known to a select group of music lovers. He was held in high esteem by those who...

Name: Wolf Alice (Ellie Rowsell, Joel Amey, Joff Oddie, and Theo Ellis) Where They’re From: London When They Started: 2010 Genre: scatterbrained rock For...

Words by Laura Studarus It’s not that we doubt the British music scene. (After all, My Bloody Valentine just put out an excellent new album earlier this year—so...

Words and interview by James Walsh Coco Maja Hastrup Karshoj and Robin Hannibal make up Danish electronic soul duo, Quadron. After a well-received self-titled album...

Words and interview by DJ Pangburn Crookers (nèe Francesco "Phra" Barbaglia) is a busy man. For years he's been producing tracks, DJing, making albums, and touring...

Name: Unstoppable Death Machines Where They’re From: Queens, NY When They Started: 2009 Genre: Noise Rock For Fans Of: Lightning Bolt, Bass Drum of Death,...

Words and Interview By Laura Studarus Over the past few years, Ólafur Arnalds has been quietly entering the mainstream. The Icelandic musician’s chilled compositions...