KelelaTake Me Apart“It's a rare feat that Kelela Mizanekristos has accomplished, establishing herself as such a driving force in contemporary electronic and R&B music over”
AlvvaysAntisocialites“Antisocialites, the second full-length from Toronto indie pop outfit Alvvays, is in nearly every way the equal of its predecessor. As with their 2014”
HaimSomething to Tell You“Haim specialize in pinpointing a specific place along a continuum of distance. Though their songs are often big, snappy, extraverted affairs, the L.A. sister”
London GrammarTruth Is a Beautiful Thing“London Grammar have long suffered from a bounty of comparisons, fair or otherwise. Even as they released their earliest singles leading up to their debut,”
KehlaniSweetSexySavage“Amidst the long trail of singles leading up to the release of SweetSexySavage, P. Diddy credited Kehlani with "saving R&B". Whether the genre needed”
Telefon Tel AvivFahrenheit Fair Enough“If I were to describe Telefon Tel Aviv's debut album Fahrenheit Fair Enough as "meditational" music, one might mistakenly assume that I meant it dismissively.”
MobyThese Systems Are Failing“As a confessed millennial who grew up in the era of Napster, Kazaa, Limewire, and finally iTunes, I've never had much of a problem with MP3s. Audio”
Regina SpektorRemember Us to Life“Regina Spektor has her paradoxes. Besides singing the Orange Is the New Black theme song, she is known for her sweet love songs and her "quirky" mannerisms;”
WarpaintHeads Up“Not to overemphasize labels, but whenever I hear Warpaint described as "dream pop" I am slightly taken aback. True, the band has a ghostly aura and uses a lot”
ShuraNothing’s Real“The long-anticipated debut album of English singer Shura, who has been steadily releasing songs since "Touch" in 2014, reveals an artist already surprisingly”