Daft Punk – Get Lucky feat. Pharrell & Nile Rodgers
New Daft Punk! Unless you’re blind, deaf and your out-of-college accommodation is underneath the Magdalen bridge you’ve probably already heard it. And you’ll most likely be hearing it all summer. WHICH IS FINE BY ME.
Savages – Shut Up
So post-punk trio Savages have released a new video in light of their upcoming debut, but do yourself a favour, and skip to around a minute in – they’ve only gone and got a bloody manifesto. Why do people keep on doing that? It’s like they want to sound like grads. That said, they’re performing live with Bo Ningen on the 29th May at the Red Gallery in East London, which might just be the best gig you’ve ever been to.
Kirin J Callinan – Embracism
Kirin J Callinan is an Aussie, but that’s pretty much all I know about him. Following in the (pretty fucking huge) footsteps of Nick Cave and Rowland S Howard, he’s bringing gothy Australian singer-songwriters into the 21st century, with some eerie post-industrial synths and lyrics that mention the internet. Very dark, very raw. I can only find one other song by him, but it’s just as good and comes with equally creepy visuals.
Ian Isiah – M1NDFVCK
This one has nipples in the video so don’t watch it if you’re somewhere where nipples are frowned upon. Ian Isiah dishes out some glitchy R&B whilst getting sexy with performance artist Boychild and whispering “mindfuck” again and again. Take that, heteronormativity. Obviously a big name in the NY mafia with appearances from Boychild and the Hood By Air logo plastered all over the video, the hype game is strong with this one. I dig it.
Key Nyata – Thx Gvrdxxn (Let a Nigga Smoke)
So it was 4/20 the other day, and Key Nyata’s cooked up the soundtrack to your skunk-induced psychosis. Part of Raider Klan along with Spaceghostpurrp, Ethelwulf and Denzel Curry, expect a lot of pitched-down vocals, screwed production, and of course the compulsory weed hook. I’d probably steer clear if you’re the kind of person that ends up spending your bop at the bottom of a k-hole panicking about that 30% you got in collections, cos this one might hit home a little too hard.
DJ Rashad – I Don’t Give a Fuck
With releases from both DJ Rashad and RP Boo, it’s been a big week for footwork. Now I may not have got the memo explaining why footwork is the shit whilst shuffling is just shit, but there’s no doubt its ADHD rhythm is a breath of fresh air in a dance music scene saturated with shite house that somehow manages to be both bland and Eurotrashy. DJ Rashad does what he does, chopping up bleeps to sound like the ECG of a hummingbird with a heart murmur, and whilst Outlook won’t be moving from Croatia to Chicago anytime soon, Rashad still gets props from, uh, the Cherwell.
