Jamie xx - "Dream Night"

Stunningly gorgeous trance/house track from Jamie xx, featuring a wistfully melancholic sample of Terry Callier's folk track "Dancing Girl." 

Blood Orange ft. Caroline Polachek, Lorde, & Mustafa) - "Mind Loaded"

Spellbinding and ghostly track from the upcoming Blood Orange album, Essex Honey. 

Nine Inch Nails - "As Alive As You Need Me To Be"

From the soundtrack to TRON: Aries, Nine Inch Nails shares the throbbing dance cut "As Alive As You Need Me To Be."

 

Wolf Alice - "The Sofa"

Excellent new single from Wolf Alice's upcoming record The Clearing. It's a sweeping ballad with lush strings and vocalist Ellie Rowsell's soaring voice.

Princess Nokia - "Drop Dead Gorgeous"

 

Each year, I hunt for my jam of the summer, and at long last, I have found it. Princess Nokia's "Drop Dead Gorgeous" is a mischievous ode to girlhood, with racy lyrics, pounding EDM beats, and swirling electronics. 

Saint Etienne - "Glad"

Saint Etienne is set to release their final record soon, titled International. The first single "Glad," is produced with Tom Rowlands of The Chemical Brothers and features Doves guitarist Jimi Goodwin. If this is any indication of the quality of the final album, we're in for something special.

Wolf Alice - "Bloom Baby Bloom"

Wolf Alice returns with their latest record The Clearing, with singer Ellie Rowsell channeling her inner Kate Bush and Tori Amos on the rousing, piano-led track "Bloom Baby Bloom." I am excited to hear the rest of the record.