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MeSo Launches New Label, Drops Bass Music Compilation Stacked With Young Talent
In a crowded bass music space, MeSo is looking to create a niche for himself as well as his endless list of talented friends. The Chicago-based producer has launched his new imprint, JIYU, alongside a compilation filled to the brim with forward-thinking bass music. Liberate Vol. 1 contains a handful of names many may already know as well as a healthy serving of newcomers. The entire compilation is incredibly inspired, unbound by genre to allow a clean creative flow from each artist. There’s never a dull moment throughout the entire record, with innovation consistently spilling over as it progresses. It’s difficult to single out any tracks in here as standouts due to the sheer quality of each. Super Future’s “Make You Wanna” is a particularly intoxic...
Black Tiger Sex Machine Debut Transformative Sound On Third Album: Listen
After months of teasing fans with high-powered singles, Black Tiger Sex Machine have finally released their hotly anticipated third full-length album, Once Upon A Time In Cyberworld. Once Upon A Time In Cyberworld takes Black Tiger Sex Machine’s rumbling sound to new heights. Each of the album’s 12 tracks takes listeners on a journey through the post-apocalyptic soundscape they’ve long cultivated, weaving through various genres with a heavy-hitting undertone at its core. The many vocalists they’ve enlisted, such as Hyro The Hero and Youngr, help tell the story the trio has written. “The Devil’s Instrument” is one of the best examples of Black Tiger Sex Machine’s transformation, as the cinematic tune delivers an anthemic feel b...
The Librarian Unveils Spellbinding Double-Sided Single From Forthcoming EP, “miss u”
Shh—she’s not your ordinary librarian. Equal parts artist and entrepreneur, The Librarian is best known for her innovative DJ sets as well as her cultural influence as the co-founder and music programmer of the beloved boutique music festival, Bass Coast. After a quiet 2021, The Librarian has refocused, preparing for a memorable year ahead. She has now announced her latest project, a six-track EP called miss u. And ahead of its release in the spring, she has provided fans with the EP’s double-sided lead single, “Howe Sound,” and the titular “miss u.” Right from the get-go, “Howe Sound” pulls listeners into its hypnotic, synth-laden arrangement. Before long, an eerie bassline sweeps over with a spellbinding groove. “Howe Sound is where I call home,” The Librari...
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EDM.com Playlist Picks: Disclosure & Zedd, Kaskade and SLUMBERJACK [1/28/22]
The electronic music community is constantly evolving with new sounds every week, as artists become more innovative with their compositions. EDM.com’s weekly “Playlist Picks” series highlights the top releases in the genre, helping uncover the latest tracks that will soon dominate the dance music scene. EDM.com Top Hits You’ve Got To Let Go If You Want To Be Free – Disclosure & Zedd Abcdefu – Crystal Rock, Felix Schorn & Csenge Forstner Waste Love v3 – Kaskade & PYFER Festival Hits 2022 How Ya Like Me Now – Kill The Noise, Wolfgang Gartner & Ericka Guitron Recommended Articles Utopia – Black Tiger Sex Machine All Night – Skepsis & Riddim Commission Electronic Avenue Better Off – SLUMBERJACK Superhuman (wi...
The Chainsmokers Drop First New Music In Three Years, Open Up About Upcoming Album
Two weeks ago, The Chainsmokers took to Instagram to share five simple words that lit a fuse in the music industry: “SORRY, THE CHAINSMOKERS ARE BACK.” It remains to be seen whether that fuse lights a stick of dynamite or the typical groans from petulant haters. But it won’t be long, since the chart-topping tandem have returned with their first new music in three years. The Chainsmokers today unveiled the music video for “High,” their first original single since 2019’s chart-topping World War Joy album. The dance-pop track, which was co-produced by Whethan, kicks off the journey to their upcoming fourth full-length album, tentatively titled TCS4. “I think we were happy with our last couple albums, but we just didn’t feel that those songs were...
Zedd and Disclosure’s Bubbly Collab Is a Conscious Reminder to Practice Self-Acceptance
A dream collab between Zedd and Disclosure has hit streaming platforms. It’s rare for artists of this caliber to collaborate on new music. And they’ve met the moment with “You’ve Got To Let Go If You Want To Be Free,” a bubbly dance anthem that moonlights as a morsel of sage advice. Replete with lush production, the track beautifully bridges the gap between Zedd and Disclosure’s signature approaches to sound design. It’s poetry in motion and—thanks to its galvanizing vignette within—a conscious reminder to practice self-acceptance in the face of anxiety. “Lyrically this song is my coping mechanism for dealing with anxiety,” Zedd explained in a press release. “Sometimes you need to remember where you are instead of holding onto...
WHIPPED CREAM, Big Freedia, Moore Kismet, UNIIQU3’s New Anthem Is for “Boss Ass Bitches”
Pounding percussion ringing with urgency. Powerful vocal flows pumping with passion. Wailing rave sirens and howling synths. This is “HOLD UP,” an anthem by WHIPPED CREAM, Big Freedia, Moore Kismet and UNIIQU3 that embodies “boss ass bitch” energy like a dream. Released January 28th on Thrive Music and marking WHIPPED CREAM’s debut on the label, the song was “created for the people who have never seemingly fit in,” WHIPPED CREAM said in a press release. “For those who have had to fight like hell to simply be who they are.” With its vocals tag-teamed by each of these influential musicians—all known for staying steadfast in their representations of self—”HOLD UP” is packed with flavor and intensity. ItR...
Tommy Trash Wrote His New Song After an All-Night Ayahuasca Trip: Listen
Thanks to an extended—and deeply contemplative—hiatus from the industry, it’s clear that Tommy Trash has reawakened his creative spirit. The renowned DJ’s new single “Jaguwawa,” a breezy deep house bop featuring his own voice, is a testament to that renewed sense of self. Trash wrote track, he said, after an all-night ayahuasca trip, emerging from the meditative experience with the lyrics top of mind. “I wrote this song after a night-long ayahuasca trip, where I was having dinner with a few alien pals, before they invited me to go up into their spaceship,” Trash said in a press statement. “The next day I wrote down ‘Go up, go up in the light,’ which would later become the lyrics for ‘Jaguwawa.’ I never intended to sing this s...
Rainsford Finds a Kind of Comfort in Heartbreak in New Single ‘Brutal’
In her first single since last October, up-and-coming singer-songwriter Rainsford just unveiled her latest love song, “Brutal.” The song was co-written with Charlotte Lawrence and features Anna of the North. [embedded content][embedded content] “Brutal” was co-written by Rainsford and musician/friend Charlotte Lawrence, while the music was done by Cameron Hale. As Olivia Rodrigo complains in her own song of the same name that “it’s brutal out here,” Rainsford, rather, admits that “brutal is better than confused.” Her lyricism parallels the pain of her heartbreak to that of carrying the sun and moon, all the while she might even enjoy the brutality of it. She usually writes her songs about her own experiences, but Rainsford was inspired on “Brutal” to write about one of Lawrence’s battles w...
Rex Orange County Reveals New Album With Single ‘Keep it Up’
Rex Orange County has released a new single, “Keep it Up,” alongside an accompanying video. The song also comes alongside the announcement of his new album WHO CARES?, which is out on March 11 via Sony Music. The album is available for presale and pre-save on the band’s website. The accompanying video to “Keep it Up” uses elements of filtering, grain, and costume, creating an heir of vintage nostalgia. In the video, Rex is accompanied by musician Benny Sings as he dances and performs through an urban, Amsterdam landscape. Rex collaborated with Sings on WHO CARES? in Sings’ Amsterdam studio over a 10-day recording period in the fall of 2020. This collaboration follows the 2017 collaboration between the two artists on Rex’s 2017 breakout single “Loving Is Easy.” “Keep it Up” utilizes a...
The Weather Station Announces How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars, Shares ‘Endless Time’
Just a year ago, The Weather Station released one of our favorite albums of 2021, Ignorance, and today singer-songwriter Tamara Lindeman announced that she’s prepping its companion piece, How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars. “When I wrote Ignorance, it was a time of intense creativity, and I wrote more songs than I ever had in my life,” Lindeman explained in a statement. “The songs destined to be on the album were clear from the beginning, but as I continued down my writing path, songs kept appearing that had no place on the album I envisioned. Songs that were simple, pure; almost naive. Songs that spoke to many of the same questions and realities as Ignorance, but in a more internal, thoughtful way. So I began to envision How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars, a...
Lane 8’s “Reviver” Album Is Sonic Rejuvenation
Lane 8‘s brand new album is an introspective search for a more hopeful tomorrow. In the lead-up to the “Run” producer’s first album since 2020, he previewed a kaleidoscopic offering of singles. While tracks like “Automatic” (with Solomon Grey) and “What Have You Done To Me?” (with Arctic Lake) showcased the melancholic deep house sound Lane 8 fans have come to know and love, he wasn’t intent on simply rehashing history. The album’s titular track “Reviver” and “Nuclear Lethargy” bring a distinctly energizing new flare to the producer’s discography that in some respects feels like his preparation for the festival stage. Lane 8 has become a relatively new favorite on the festival circuit and will b...
