Favorite Songs

Purity-Ring
Favorite Songs

“Fineshrine” is Purity Ring’s latest lyrically and musically disturbing jam with a made up compound word for a title. The Montreal duo give the single room to breathe; this is…

Bon-Iver-iTunes-Session
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Today, Bon Iver have released their really great, seven-track iTunes Session. It does a lot to capture the band’s powerful live show, but we still think you should try to…

Charli-XCX-Youre-The-One
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We heard a live rendition of Charli XCX’s new single “You’re the One” in one of MTV Hive’s SXSW videos, but now you can soak up the recorded version –…

Peaking Lights Lucifer
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Psych-dub married-couple duo Peaking Lights have a super cute baby named Mikko (whose coos were featured on an earlier single, “Lo Hi,” from their upcoming record), so it makes sense…

Dan-Deacon-Lots
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Dan Deacon is back! He will release his new album, America on August 28th in the US and the day before overseas. Luckily, Dan understands that three months is a…

Blood-Diamonds-Grimes-Phone
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Check out “Phone Sex,” the outstanding Grimes-assisted first single from Blood Diamonds’ debut album What. The single will be released on July 24th. Blood Diamonds: Phone Sex f/ Grimes

Florence-Never-Let-Me-Go
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Dev Hynes (aka Blood Orange aka Lightspeed Champion) offers this damn near breathtaking rendition of Florence + The Machine‘s “Never Let Me Go”.

Kirin-J-Callinan
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Australian artist Kirin J Callinan delivers the creepiest, weirdest, best video of 2012.

MS-MR
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While fellow New York indie pop duo Cults looks to the 60s for inspiration, upstarts MS MR have firmly planted themselves in the heart of 90s chick pop. Their debut…

Sleep Over Romantic Streams
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Montreal producer CFCF offers this haunting and smoldering remix of Sleep ∞ Over’s excellent “Romantic Streams” single. We’ve more or less grown accustomed to fantastic remix work from CFCF, but…

Meek Mill Dreamchasers 2
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Rising Maybach Music Group rapper Meek Mill explodes off in the best way on his latest mixtape Dreamchasers 2. The most immediate example is “Amen,” a cut featuring Drake and…

DIIV Oshin
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We’re okay with the fact that the Beach Fossils offshoot formerly known as Dive are going by DIIV now – it’s pronounced the same, it’s way easier to Google, and…