New music from Clipping., LCD Soundsystem, Robert Plant and other human beings.
THE BEST:
‘Looking Glass’ –
Lone
Lone’s discography is so vast and yet so consistent in quality.
This latest house single pounds along before slowly revealing some magic sparkly
chords along with some surprise ray gun synths breaking out over the top.
‘The Deep.’ –
Clipping.
The Californian experimental hip hop project are showing off
again with a track that continuously speeds up. Produced to sound like its
underwater, the beat builds pressure with each verse, whilst Daveed Diggs
accelerates the tempo of his flow. Could there be another Clipping album on the horizon?
‘tonite’ – LCD Soundsystem
This year, we’ve
already been blessed with two singles ‘American Dream’ and ‘Call the Police’
from the synth-rockers. Their latest track centres around a pulsing electro
beat and is accompanied by a video which sees the band playing live whilst
James Murphy swaggers around them singing into the camera.
‘The May Queen’ – Robert Plant
By this point I thought the Led Zep frontman would be past
it. But he’s still managing to release interesting solo stuff, this time mixing
folk with flecks of electronica. His voice meanwhile has aged like fine wine.
‘Like I Always’ – Kev
Minney
From his upcoming astronomically-themed album, Kev releases
this new single ‘Like I Always’. The track blends acoustic guitar and digital
percussion topped with some hypnotically emotive vocals.
THE WORST:
‘Footprints in the
Sand’ – Ian Erix
Corny emo vocals and overblown EDM are a match made in
Hell.