After a seven year hiatus from releasing materal, Berlin’s Masha Qrella is back with a nine-track studio album called Analogies, which is out June 5th on Morr Music. She’s also known for her work as Contriva (album review). The first single is "Crooked Dreams" and it’s an uptempo blend...

The first single off of Metric’s upcoming album Synthetica is “Youth Without Youth”, an arena-ready romp driven by fist-pumping rhythms and a thumping paranoia that recalls Muse’s latest work.  It seems that the band is intent on mastering the sound it takes to fill large venues, and they’re doing just...

This slick remix of Minneapolis-based Nyteowl’s "City Attitude" is by former member of the British duo Bent,  Simon Mills, aka Napoleon.  The original track from Nyteowl’s Valentine EP, is a light, fuzzy romp, and gets washed over by a digital sheen and pulsating beat.  The reverbed vocal riff that repeats...

The United States gets its introduction to the Belgian duo's leather jacket boot-stomping rock in aggressive fashion. ...

As Napoleon, Simon Mills delivers a complicated, fun, and sophisticated collection of tracks that form one of the year's most intriguing albums. ...

This acoustic Brooklyn trio serves up a tasty appetizer to what could be one of 2012's most ear-tingling albums. ...

This synthpop gem, "Lost Days", is courtesy of London-based trio Villa Cola, who inflict razor-sharp energy on the dark rhythm and ominous melody.  UNKLE-esque in its dire atmosphere, this otherwise poppy track is hard to resist with its combination of melancholy and upbeat agility. Stream the She EP on...

Seven Saturdays, a multi-instrument composer from LA, released his 7-song debut EP The Snowflakes that Hit Us Became Our Stars last fall, and it’s a glistening exhibit of the softer side of electronics.   In a remix of one of the tracks, "Early Morning Fog Bank", Sun Airway adds a hypnotic...

Sweden’s Acid House Kings are set to release their first album in six years in March, and when they do, the world will spin a little more smoothly thanks to the group’s honey-drizzled pop sounds.  “Would You Say Stop?” is a spirited preview of Music Sounds Better With You,...