Bulgaria/Helsinki DJ + electronic music producer Katerina shares a sprawling and fully intoxicating track from her new 12" Who Am I if I'm Not Me, out tomorrow on Tiger Sushi Records. Label head Joakim says that the EP bridges the gap "between techno and more intricate electronica", adding that the record "makes me want to dance alone in my living room and forget about everything else"...
As we approach the midway point of 2019, here's our constantly evolving recap of our favorite albums, songs, and videos from the first half of an already insane year. In an era when truly special new records seem to evade or evaporate from the internet's collective consciousness at an unsettling rate -- in many cases before they're even officially released -- it's not easy to keep up, but I've done my best...
BEA1991 follows up the video of the year with another track from one of our favorite albums of 2019, her just-announced debut LP Brand New Adult, coming July 12th. Check the stellar new single "did you feel me slip away?", featuring Dev Hynes on bass + intro vocals, below. Video directed by Bea:
You've already heard their shimmering lead single "Eye to Eye", and today, Montreal's Bodywash share the glorious, tone-setting opener from their resplendent debut LP Comforter, coming soon on Luminelle...
Jai Paul is back. Go here now to listen + purchase the Do You Love Her Now / He (both instant additions to our songs of the year playlist) white label vinyl 12", limited to 500 copies (update: sold out). You can also pay whatever you'd like to download his infamous leaked EP here. Jai Paul talks about the new tracks and the mythology and misconceptions surrounding the now legendary leaked record in a long note for fans included with the download of the leaked EP:
(UPDATE: stream the new songs and the leaked EP below)
Presenting our newest monthly mix for MAY 2019, featuring our favorite tracks from the past month from the likes of Erika de Casier, Avalon Lurks, Big Thief, Men I Trust, Lisel + more:
With their magical self-titled debut LP, Stockholm duo Gustav + Vanilla aka Morabeza Tobacco have created what we can safely say is the vibiest record of 2019. You've already heard the glittery, endlessly charming, lo-fi chillwave/disco hits "TTYL", "Ally McBeal", and "Orinoco", and the full record is finally, officially dropping in all its glory tomorrow on Luminelle, but you can stream the whole thing right now courtesy of our homie David Dean Burkhart's always lovingly-curated youtube channel...
If we didn't adequately hype this one up enough with the Sade and Smerz comparisons when we premiered her dreamy "Good Time" video a couple weeks back, allow us to try again: Copenhagen's Erika de Casier just dropped her debut record on a Thursday, and it's one of the year's best...