St. Vincent - "Broken Man"

St. Vincent enters the Nine Inch Nails phase of her career with the stunning industrial guitar rager "Broken Man." This is the heaviest thing she has ever done and I, for one, am here for it.

serpentwithteeth - "Spades"

 serpentwithteeth's (a.k.a. Josiah Wise) latest record GRIP is a paean to Black queer relationships. "Spades" is a lovely midtempo ballad about holding on to the memories of a former love.

Erika de Casier ft. Shygirl - "Ex-Girlfriend"

Danish singer Erika de Casier teams up with Shygirl for this slow-burning future R&B jam, their voices coiling around each other seductively. It can be found on de Casier's latest record Still.

 

DSRT MTHR - "Save Yourself"

San Francisco electronic duo DSRT MTHR's latest single "Save Yourself" is gorgeous synthpop, with singer Beth Garber's angelic vocals taking a strong lead.  

ULTRA SUNN - "Some Ghost Could Follow"

Brussels EBM/dark wave duo ULTRA SUNN released a new single, the hard-charging club filler "Some Ghost Could Follow." It sounds as if Clan of Xymox and Nitzer Ebb joined forces; in other words, it hits a big sweet spot.

Caroline Polachek - "Coma"

This mesmerizing jungle track from Caroline Polachek appears on the Everasking Edition of her excellent record Desire, I Want To Turn Into You. 

Night Drive - "I Wanna Be Adored (Stone Roses Cover)"

Houston/Austin synthpop duo Night Drive covers the classic Stone Roses track "I Wanna Be Adored."

 

Chelsea Wolfe - "Tunnel Lights"

Chelsea Wolfe teams up with TV on the Radio member/producer Dave Sitek on her new record She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She. One of the standout tracks to me is the Portishead by way of NIN leaning "Tunnel Lights."  It burns slowly from a haunting trip-hop beginning into an industrial whirlwind at the end.

Olof Dreijer - "Coral"

March will see the release of a three-track EP from The Knife's Olof Dreijer. The title track "Coral" is an 8-and-a-half-minute, subtly morphing instrumental that wanders from ambient, angelic keys to a Caribbean-flavored outro with disorienting, industrial synth blasts.

topographies - "1959"

San Francisco post-punk trio topographies recently released their sophomore album Interior Spring. I really like the track "1959" with its echoing guitars, bright keyboards, and deep bassline. If you detect any Cure-esque elements it must be noted that one of the band members, Gray Tolhurst, is the son of former Cure keyboardist Lol Tolhurst.
 

Swervedriver - "You've Sealed My Fate"

Shoegaze legends Swervedriver got caught up in major label asshattery in the late 90s and their fourth album 99th Dream was a casualty in the process and was self-released to little fanfare. Fortunately, the album is being re-released and it holds up surprisingly well. I really love the majestic, cinematic track "You've Sealed My Fate." 

Burial - "Dreamfear"

Burial is back with two new tracks, "Dreamfear" and "Boy Sent From Above." "Dreamfear" is a twelve-minute sonic odyssey that veers from industrial DnB, hip-hop-inflected electro, to Berlin techno. 

The Smile - "Read The Room"

From Thom Yorke and Johnny Greenwood's side-project The Smile, "Read The Room" is a twisty guitar rocker that unfurls from a jazzy/prog-rock beginning to a krautrock freakout.