Following an overwhelmingly successful premiere album, the xx has entered its sophomore year in “Angels,” a soft love song featuring their characteristic melodic sparseness. Not that we mind.
Smooth, atmospheric and hypnotic, Astronauts, etc.’s track, “You Can Yell” is musical opium.
No, this Azealia Banks’ track, “1991”, can’t bring back the budget surplus, but it can make you feel cooler than Clinton for at least three minutes.
Sparse, sweet and simple, Lauren O’Connell’s “Every Space” is the perfect lullaby to a slowly fading summer.
Don’t let the music video’s zany, acid-trip-gone-awry color scheme scare you; the hook and chorus on Stepdad’s “My Leather, My Fur, My Nails” are the stuff of synth pop heaven. Download here.
