summer

Here's an instant addition to your poolside playlist: "Burnin Up" is the steamy/slinky new "summer groove" from 1/2 of Booty Fade + member of Erykah Badu's band, Dallas' own Picnictyme. Art by Sober.

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This one was a last-minute entry on our records of the year (SO FAR) list, from a mysterious artist named Domenique Dumont. Even Domenique's own label, the Paris-based Antinote Recordings, claims to know nothing about the artist (please), but he/she has created a blissful, dreamily aquatic world via an elegant collision of dub, tropicalia, chillwave, ye-ye, bossa nova, techno, balearic, and every

Here's a balmy summer night jam from LA electronic pop composer Lauren Hillman, aka Kotomi. "Swimming" has a warm, intoxicating vibe, thanks in part to Hillman's soothing vocals and the welcome appearance of some gloriously woozy lap steel, and is the latest in a series of singles that Kotomi is releasing for free download on the first Tuesday of each month...

Doss' unstoppable debut 12" is the gift that keeps giving, as Lexington, KY producer Ellie Herring turns EP highlight "Softpretty" into a shimmery, very chill summer night gem (speaking of balmy summer-y vibes, also check Ellie's "Cool It" over on her soundcloud): _______ In related news, Doss made this summer mix for the Fader, check the tracklist here:

Here's the second shimmering, heart-bursting song to be unveiled from one of our favorite albums of the year, Pure Bathing Culture's beautiful, occasionally devastating forthcoming full-length Moon Tides, out on August 19 in the UK on Memphis Industries / August 20 in the US on Partisan Records:

Brand new Back To the Middle mix from Dallas' own Sober and his Top Notch partner Dayta, featuring a lil something for everyone, from classics by Ready For the World, Blondie, and New Edition to Koreless, Bag Raiders, Disclosure, Classixx, and more. Perfect/essential summer night vibes. Catch Sober holding it down between sets at GvsB III + setting off the evening's festivities with a rare set fr

Another beautiful, soaring summer anthem from one of our favorite records of 2013 so far, Postiljonen's Skyer, out later this month on Best Fit Recordings. "Atlantis" video coming soon: