Any female artist who convinces us of true badass-ness, both visually and sonically, gets our vote and that is exactly what MØ has done. The Danish pop goddess has just delivered to us on a silver platter her latest single, “Waste Of Time” — it’s lathered with slick R&B melodies and hard hitting, gutsy beats. Not only does [READ ON]

Devendra Banhart was well-received last Wednesday night as he strolled onto the stage enrobed in lopsided smile and dun cardigan, greeting onlookers with his charming patois of Spanish, English, and Portuguese. After a thunderous introductory applause and a few lovingly delivered solo songs, the rest of his band joined him on stage to deliver a range of new and old favorites, including a slew of tunes [READ ON]

Songs contain colors and textures that we then use to construct mental images, and despite London Grammar’s pristine electronics, their sound delicately paints a picture that is both warm and enticing — one that nudges the senses into immersion mode. [READ ON]

Aussie fellas Yale have their fingers on the pulse when it comes to making the funkiest of tunes. You may have noticed a slight surge in electro-funk sounds since Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories surfaced, and these “Brisbanites” are holding up this delicious trend. The duo, Stefan Emslie and Mark Maxwell, have created a royal buzz for themselves with this single ‘No One Else Knows’ with soaring feedback from various Triple J big guns and blogs from all over the world. From [READ ON]

Douglas Kirby, aka From A Fountain, released his very psychedelic debut, Shale and Sandstone, in 2010 singing in earnest of love, brothers, mountains, and rainbows surrounded by choirs of talented friends (Toby Lehman of Dr. Dog and Mary Lattimore of Kurt Vile, amongst others) and experimental vibes. Now he’s back with new material recorded by way of a rented warehouse in his hometown of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, mixed by Nick Krill of Spinto Band and mastered [READ ON]