Lars Gotrich
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DAWN has a breathless enthusiasm for shape-shifting pop music. She strips three songs to just the essentials, illuminating the impeccable songwriting behind her wild combination of sounds.
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Melody Prochet's wildly imaginative "Cross My Heart" is set to a surreal animation like something out of a Moebius comic strip, bubbling vegetation, cosmic deer and glowing ocarinas included.
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For Fixed Ideals, out Aug. 31, the U.K. pop-punk trio sharpens its sound by slowing down (just a smidge) to make a bigger impact. -
This is the kind of pop song made for crying on the dance floor, tears smeared into glittery eye shadow.
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Filmed in the band's Philly hometown and various locations around Japan, The Wonder Years' big-hearted pop-punk blast reminds us that we're all closer than we think.
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The Apples in Stereo frontman's new band releases a fun video game made with his son. Stream Air-Sea Dolphin's new split 7" with Sloshy, featuring creators of Homestar Runner. -
Finnish musician Marja Ahti combines her own Japanese field recordings with whistling synths and cut-up electronics for some music most tranquil. -
Björk doesn't so much perform on a stage — she inhabits a space.
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The Japanese band's brilliantly colored math-rock is meticulously painted in a video by director Yasuyuki Yamaguchi.
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After completely destroying the original pressing, it looks like Chromatics is ready to release the fabled follow-up to Kill for Love.
