December 27, 2012 One of the most sincerely esteemed artists on the ZZK label roster, Argentina's Chancha Via Circuito filters folkloric rhythms through modern production and future-leaning sensibilities. His sophomore...
December 27, 2012 This is awesome. One-third of the Russian punk Putin protest group Pussy Riot has been freed! She gave an extensive interview to The Guardian, in which she described Pussy Riot's unfair treatment in court, and discussed future plans to take down...
Turns out the music news doesn't stop in this dead holiday zone. As if you weren't already in a diabetic food coma, here's another treat, this time from Jhene Aiko's upcoming album Souled Out....
Fresh from BBC Radio 1 in the UK is a new pop track from young Brit wunderkind Charli XCX. In classic Charli form it's a radio-friendly track with a wash of electro-weirdness, this time with sample help...
If you didn't get what you wanted this holiday season, fear not! Our favorite Johannesburg Afro-futurist Spoek Mathambo is offering his latest album Future Sound of Mzansi for free. This one has it all, including remixes and collabos with the likes of...
It's a surprise Christmas present! Tropical tinged dream pop band Balún gave their fans three delicious new songs without any prior warning yesterday. Breezy and tender, La Luna, the EP from the Brooklyn-by-way-of-Puerto-Rico outfit, is just the thing...
Bulgarian Internet upstart D E N A has signed with none other than Kitsuné. The now Berlin-based artist must have caught the attention of the French label's intrepid cool hunters with the 400,000 plus...
Happy Happy joy joy, the world is not over! So we're celebrating over cocktails and The Joy Formidable's latest snippet to drop, just before the new year rears its massive head. Watch the preview video...
Obsessed with new music and exercising your right to vote? Perfect! Join MTV Iggy in our favorite part of the week-deciding who will take home the title of “Artist of the Week.”
One of the four rising...
In the new video for Bat for Lashes' "A Wall," off her recently released album The Haunted Man, Natasha Khan parties (and struggles) with a troubled beau. He's probably worth the trouble. They do make an...
It seems a bit nuts to write about a single that isn't coming out until March 4. But it's hard to resist writing about the stunning and criminally talented twang Tennesee artist Valerie June wherever...
On New Years Eve in the UK, Channel 4 will be your host. Tune in for live sets by Annie Mac, Frankie Knuckles (father of house!), Norman Jay, Hercules and the Love Affair, Charlie Sloth and Toddla...
If you are a fan of Brazilian funk soul legend Tim Maia you may find yourself at a loss for words when asked who he was. That's okay because Devendra Banhart will do the talking. The singer-songwriter...
