Lock in for an electronic track that’s safe like best friendship, but adventurous like the final boss level on a PS2 game. BAMBII, Jessy Lanza, and Yaeji — all of whom are producers, DJs, artists, beatmakers, and songwriters in the electronic space — have merged their respective talents like so many intertwined, long-taloned fingers for this sexy-cool single (+ clip-collage visualizer). Pssst, LA folks, catch BAMBII live at a Lights Down Low party, happening on Friday, September 12th… somewhere downtown.
‘Round these parts, we perk up for music that evades easy sonic slotting, like this pleasingly divergent single from conceptual band Water From Your Eyes. The Brooklyn-based project is formally a duo, but they’re a four-piece while performing live. You might call this music for deep thoughts: not a breeze, not quite a jam, but a jangly set of keys to your inner depths it may be (a breathtaking one at that).
WITCH are legends of Zamrock, serving up abundance in the Zambian-originated style since the 1970s. This latest single has everything they do best: psychedelic guitars, a relentless bass groove, support vocals to warm you like a hot stove, and lyrics on the incendiary nature of love, lust, and all the rest of that rebel life. Get down with WITCH at the Teragram Ballroom (KCRW Presents-style) on Friday, September 5th.
Young people making out and slinging guitars around will pretty much always make our list. Did we mention the music’s good, too? This dream-grunge single from LA singer-songwriter Winter is EMOTIVE. A diary entry of a song, it reads like the feelings dump you save for a voice memo or a therapy sesh. And at the end, release and relief. Get more Winter: Her latest album Adult Romantix is out now.
Speaking of young people, prepare yourself for this maximalist track from Cocojoey, the musical project of Joey Meland. Full-on, deeply committed to doing its own thing, and literally ALL CAPS — this song and its brethren from the album STARS (out now) are deeply of This Moment… As if the cyber-sigilism in the visualizer didn't give that away. Listen, behold, believe: TRUST IN EVENTS.
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