An album called Bright Colors might sound cheerful, but bassist and composer Trevor Robertson wrote it out of loss. The music emerged from consecutive periods of great loss and growth in his...
Some songs wait a long time for the right moment. Drummer, songwriter, and producer Hans-Peter de Zeeuw, who records as D'Z, wrote "Inner Child" more than thirty years ago and has only...
A song about betrayal that makes you want to dance is an unusual thing, and that contrast is the whole idea behind "Ólekú." Lagos Afrobeat artist Sayralex released it on September 18th,...
What happens when disagreeing with someone gets treated as a symptom? That question sits at the center of "Electrify," the new single from London electronic pop duo Ooberfuse, released on October 9th,...
The title "Kol Dh Mady" translates roughly to "all of that is the past," and the song is about reaching exactly that point. DY, an independent rapper from Egypt, wrote it about...
Some songs take years to finish. Singer-songwriter Danny Lu (鹿晓丹) started "我渴望 (I Long for You)" in the high desert of Santa Fe, New Mexico, at the end of a journey that...
Back when we covered Scottish producer and drummer Brannen with his debut "Tulips," a follow-up, "Keep Dancing With Me," was already on the way. It came out on September 24th, and it...
Meas & Riddie are two young brothers from Rotterdam, and "Keep T Moving" is their first independent release. According to their SoundCloud profile, Meas got started by watching his brother make music,...
