The end of October is one of my favorite times of year–not just because of all things scary, but because it’s when the best Halloween music videos are released. Some of my favorite horror-inspired videos always puts me in that spooky mood (see: “Charli XCX – After the Afterparty“, “Charly Bliss – Scare U“), and […]
Helmet rig fans, this one’s for you. Earlier this year Ginger Root (fronted by musician Cameron Lew) released his third album Mahjong Room–an album inspired by the chillwave sounds of Toro y Moi and the funk-rock of Vulfpeck. Lew himself defines his music as “aggressive elevator soul”, a term that not only perfectly describes the kind of […]
For those of you looking for a funky jam, Toro y Moi (Chaz Bear)’s got your back. On Tuesday, the chillwave pioneer announced the release of his sixth album under his Toro y Moi moniker, Outer Peace, which is out January 18 on Carpark Records. In a press release, Bear states that the record is “a response to […]
The Matrix meets bubblegum kawaii in Singaporean singer-songwriter Jasmine Sokko’s video for her latest EDM-influenced single, “HURT”. In her press statement, the visor-donning artist stated that the song’s inspiration comes from miscommunication and misperceptions that she’s had with close friends in the past. “A person’s intention is something that can never truly be transferred,” she explains. “It’s […]
For the past two years or so, R&B songstress Raveena (Raveena Aurora) has been releasing slow, lush songs about female empowerment–a niche that she’s been slowly dominating with the releases of last year’s Shanti EP and the slew of singles that she’s put out this year. “Temptation”, her latest, follows this same trend and fits snugly […]