Let's give Mike Finito all of the beat-making jobs. Post-Das Racist Kool A.D. wrote and performed the raps on "Moneyball", but Finito's vertigo-inducing production its the star. The key phrase at the beginning of Kool A.D.'s free association riff...
Canadian band Stars is a group of friends who have been playing together for more than a decade. Over the years, they've put out six albums, some EPs and established themselves as beloved indie pop stalwarts. They've grown up a bit too and both lead...
English singer-songwriter Kate Nash plays a sleepless, lovelorn everygirl in this clip for “3 AM.”
Tawiah is a hot UK soul singer on the rise. Her powerful and partly cloudy voice on “TEARdrop” off her upcoming FREEdom Drop EP should silence any questions about why. Take a ride with her and just listen.
The song “Lace,” from Family Band’s album Grace & Lies, is a scary, brooding hunk of post-punk. Spoiler Alert: All the close-ups on eyes in this New York band’s video only make it sound creepier.
A crown prince on the Jamaican dancehall scene, young Popcaan still lives life moment to irie moment in this video for “Road Haffi Tek On,” on the Overtime Riddim.
Little Green Cars, an Irish folk pop quintet, brings out the good in going crazy with “Harper Lee,” a single from Absolute Zero. A spattering of acoustic guitar strums along with soaring harmonies and an insanely (pun intended) catchy hook grow to a...
Soosh, a Glasgow-based post-dubstep producer, approaches “Uncertain” like a house of cards. The Glasgow-based post-dubstep producer’s chilling electro chords build slowly as equally ethereal vocals coat the cloudy day imagery, leaving us waiting in...
Mavado smears passion on a liberal piece of paradise in “Take It.” The Jamaican dancehall don gallivants around a lavish beachside mansion, showing off his wealth and his gorgeous duet partner Karian Sang. The two engage in a cat and mouse lovers’ chase...
Kate Boy, an Australian-Swedish electro pop quartet, is back in black…and white. The video for “In Your Eyes” from Northern Lights is simplicity at its best: a repetitive chorus layered over pounding drums and a little bit of electro pairs with an artsy...
Manchester’s Josephine suits up and strips down in “Portrait,” the title track from her debut album. The Liberian and Jamaican folk soul queen evokes old Hollywood glamour complete with a golden gown and winged eyeliner, but her rich contralto is the...
San Cisco, an Australian indie pop quartet, dances (and of course, sings) with the stars in “Fred Astaire” from their Awkward EP. A sock hoppy dance hall is filled with big band, new wave sound – classic guitar and heavy percussion sprinkled with synth...
German house producer Kris Menace is having a moody moment with his track “Voodoo Dilate (SAMO)” featuring chatter from a deep-voiced Chelonis R. Jones. Add in the bodysuited dancers in this video and...
