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It’s been a rather dreary onset of spring here in New York City, so this new cut from Gorgon City has us dreaming of summer holidays in Miami and Ibiza. The single features Clean Bandit [...]
Tags: Black Butter, Black Butter Records, Clean Bandit, Electronica, Gorgon City, House, music, Nikki B, The Wild Magazine, UK
It took more than a decade for Junip to garner widespread attention in the indie music scene, but time and patience have paid off. In case the name is new to you, the three-piece Swedish [...]
Tags: Blaine Skrainka, Bo Hansson, Don Alsterberg, Elias Araya, Fields, Hannele Fernström, Interviews, Jan Johansson, Johanna Hedborg, José González, Junip, music, Sweden, The Wild Magazine, Tobias Winterkorn
An essential component of performance preparation for the Swaai Boys is procuring just the right amount of plants to decorate the stage and later flourish in the studio. Before its show last month at Williamsburg’s [...]
Tags: Beach Boys, Brooklyn, Indiana Jones, Marielle Mondon, music, Paul Simon, Safari, Swaai Boys, The Wild Magazine
We’re right in the middle of May and that can only mean Summer’s just a warm breeze away. Let’s all rejoice and welcome the hot weather with a brand new selection of 10 tracks that [...]
Tags: Aghori Diet, AM & Shawn Lee, ASTR, Believe, Blondie, Diego Martinez, Goldroom, Grandchildren, Heart Of Glass, Homeless, Kriget, Lee Bannon, Mereki, MUSIC TO START THE WEEK WITH, Oliver, Only You Can Show Me, Operate, Rellahmatic, Smith Westerns, Softwar, Soledad Vélez, Sunrise, The Wild Magazine, Thee Mike B, Two Times, Varsity, WILD PLAYLIST
Chrysta Bell is a seasoned musician who recently had the rare and auspicious opportunity to work with film legend David Lynch for her new album, This Train. I had a chance to have a long conversation [...]
Tags: Chysta Bell, David Lynch, Interviews, Jordannah Elizabeth, music, The Wild Magazine
“I’ve decided it’s better to try and get it wrong than not try at all,” said Victoria Hesketh, aka Little Boots, onstage at Music Hall of Williamsburg. “That’s my new motto.” The U.K. dance-pop artist [...]
Tags: Avan Lava, Feathers, Katie Chow, Little Boots, Live Shots, music, Music Hall of Williamsburg, Nocturnes, The Wild Magazine, Victoria Hesketh
It won’t be the best soundtracks you’ve ever heard, but a few tracks from Gatsby will make it to your playlist. Director Baz Luhrmann once again churns a soundtrack that surprises. It’s breath-heavy, sinful and cringe-worthy [...]
Tags: album reviews, Amy Winehouse, Andre 3000, Baz Luhrmann, Beyonce, Bryan Ferry, Emil Sandé, Film, Gayatri Kaul, Jay-Z, Lana Del Rey, music, Nero, No Church in the Wild, The Bryan Ferry Orchestra, The Wild Magazine, The xx
Polish trio Kamp! might seem unassuming, but their smooth synth-pop is sure to sneak up on you. The self-titled debut LP they released last year reveals a sound that’s laid back but still dancefloor-friendly, matching [...]
Tags: Interviews, Katie Chow, Kitsuné, music, SXSW, The Wild Magazine, U5A
We won’t begin to tell you that ‘Monday blues’ are not called for, but if you’ve suffered, the remedy you’re searching for lies within this blog feature. As always, we search far and wide for [...]
Tags: Associates, Bros, CREEP, Dao Strom/The Sea and The Mothe, Diego Martinez, Everytime, GRUM, Ilija Rudman, Introduction, Isaac Tichauer, Lost And Found, MUSIC TO START THE WEEK WITH, Origin Tale, Parks, Party Fears Two, Pink Elephant, Planningtorock, PLOY, Squares And Alleys, Symbolone, Take Over You, Tessa Rose Jackson, The Wild Magazine, VRDSNT, WILD PLAYLIST, Wolf Alice, Youth
Last weekend, Beats Antique ruled the Brooklyn Bowl stage, two nights in a row. With a semi-new album floating around, the group has certainly carved an otherworldly niche for themselves. The question now is, are [...]
Tags: Beats Antique, Brooklyn Bowl, Cinco de Mayo, Concert Reviews, music, Rula Al-Nasrawi, The Wild Magazine
Peter Daltrey is a titan among men in regards to the incredible scope of his musical influence since the 1960’s with his bands Kaleidoscope and Fairfield Parlour. This spring, Daltrey is embarking on an American [...]
Tags: Asteroid #4, Austin Psych Fest, Jordannah Elizabeth, Kaleidoscope, music, Peter Daltrey, psych, psyche, psychedelia, The Wild Magazine
Ghostpoet is one of those acquired tastes that won’t catch the attention of many straight off the bat. In looking for antonyms for the word catchy, I found: boring, dull, ignorable. These terms though couldn’t [...]
Tags: album previews, Blaine Skrainka, Electronica, Ghostpoet, music, R&B, Soul, UK
Finally. After being teased and toyed with for far too long, America gets the pleasure of U.K. singer-songwriter Laura Mvula’s debut album, Sing to the Moon. Each song is catchy and unique to itself — [...]
Tags: Can't live With The World, Father Father, Katie Grimmer, Laura Mvula, Like The Morning Dew, new music, Sing To The Moon, The Wild Magazine
We hung around (literally) with Slow Magic for his show at Glasslands in Williamsburg. With his electronic/pop and energetic stage presence, Slow Magic truly knows how to start a dance party. He grabbed a ton [...]
Tags: Beat Culture, Brooklyn, concert pics, Emma McDonald, Glasslands, Live Shots, NYC, photography, Slow Magic, The Wild Magazine, Wiliamsburg
We recently had a opportunity to catch up with Qui‘s Matt Cronk to talk about the duo’s new album, eccentric tastes and touring Europe. What’s your role in the group? In Qui I play guitar, [...]
Tags: Dale Crover, David Yow, LA, Marnie Stern, Matt Cronk, Minneapolis, music, Qui, The Wild Magazine, Toshie Kasai, Xena Blair
“Music is the healing force of the world / It’s understood by every man woman boy and girl.” Truer words were never spoken, and we’re not talking esoterics, but just the real deal. If you [...]
Tags: Baby Alpaca, Beat Connection, Clive Stevens & Brain Child, Deerhunter, Diego Martinez, Galactic CinemaPablo Nouvelle, Goody Goody, Hebronix, It Looks Like Love, Maceo Ple, Monomania, Mr Little Jeans, MUSIC TO START THE WEEK WITH, Mystery Man, ODESZA, Oh Sailor, One More Chance, One Second, Saola, Sea Of Dreams, The Wild Magazine, Tying Tiffany, Unreal, WILD PLAYLIST
This week the artist formerly known as Snoop Dogg hosted an album release party at Meatpacking District club, 1 Oak. He now goes by Snoop Lion, and recently put out both a documentary and reggae-infused [...]
French electro-pop wizard/WILD favorite Yuksek has announced a new chapter in his multi-faceted career: his own record label, Partyfine. “I never thought I was quite ready to be a Dad again, but Partyfine is finally [...]
Fickle weather in a frightening world has been the story of the last month or so. But alas, we move onward for another edition of Sounds in the Clouds where we’ve pieced together our favorite [...]
Tags: AlunaGeorge, Âme, Atomic Kitten, Azealia Banks, Baauer, Beyonce, Blaine Skrainka, Bondax, Caina Peso, Chris Malinchak, Clean Bandit, Coco O, dance, Dave Invisible, Dirty Projectors, Drake, Duke Dumont, Electronica, Erykah Badu, House, Jessie Ware, Joe Goddard, Kaytranda, Laura Mvula, Marius Hörsturz, MNEK, Mount Kimbie, Naughty Boy, Polkadot, Prince, Rainy Milo, Rihanna, Rudimental, Sam Smith, Secaina Hudson, Sinead Harnett, Skream, Snakeships, soundcloud, Sounds in the Clouds, Teedra Moses, The Wild Magazine, Thundercat, Touch Sensitive, Treehome95, UK
Basement Jaxx are officially back. The British electronic music duo were heavy hitters in the late nineties/early noughties, but they’ve been a little quiet since releasing their studio album, Scars, in 2009. The video for [...]
Tags: Animals, Basement Jaxx, colour, dance, electronic, Flowers, fresh, Joseph Johnson, music, patterns, review, The Wild Magazine, UK, vibrant, video., vivid
The blogosphere is filled with new treats to taste, it’s almost like being a child locked up in a candy store. So many rhythms, so many faces and voices, we’d wouldn’t know which one to [...]
Tags: All Night, amsterdam, Brazil, Cassian, Connections, Dead Souls, Demon Dance, Diego Martinez, Gold Panda, Heartbreaks + Setbacks, I Chi, Jaded, Joy Division, MUSIC TO START THE WEEK WITH, Nico Pusch, On & On, Parov Stelar, Pinkunoizu, Silenx, Surfer Blood, The Wild Magazine, Thundercat, Toyboy & Robin, WILD PLAYLIST, YesYou
The last time I saw Jamie Lidell perform, the electro-soul artist had just moved to Nashville and was getting acquainted with his new city at a tiny venue accurately called The Basement. It was about [...]
Tags: Brooklyn, concert pics, Empress Of, Katie Chow, Live Shots, Ludwig Persik, music, Music Hall of Williamsburg, NYC, photography, The Wild Magazine, Williamsburg
We recently had the opportunity to catch up with Alyse Lamb from EULA to talk about the group’s new single “I Collapse,” animal rights, thrift store shopping, and wearing spandex. What’s the first record you [...]
Tags: Alyse Lamb, Eula, Godmode Records, Stella McCartney, the WILD, Xena Blair
Take it from Martha and the Vandellas: The time is right for ‘dancing in the streets.’ Or better yet, dancing almost everywhere you’d ever want to go, not just the streets in general. In bed, [...]
Tags: A Chance For Hope, Beach Day, Boys, Check My Heart, Cry for Judas, CSS, Diego Martinez, Hangover, Hyper Reality, Julian, Live Band, Monsieur Adi, MUSIC TO START THE WEEK WITH, Ólafur Arnalds, Panteros666, Postiljonen, Say Lou Lou, Supreme, The Mountain Goats, The Pastels, The Wild Magazine, Things Will Change, This Place Was A Shelter, Treetop Flyers, WILD PLAYLIST
For a band from Glasgow, garage rockers PAWS sound surprisingly sunny. Following the release of their debut album Cokefloat! last year, the trio has been steadily buzzing, and it’s no surprise. True to its name, [...]
Tags: ATX, Denmark, Interviews, Katie Chow, music, Paws, SXSW, The Wild Magazine, U5A
Down into the cavernous Chez Andre within The Standard East Village, deep red lights flooded a room usually reserved for rowdy behavior. This early evening, however, was more tame than the venue appeared, adorned with [...]
Tags: Chelsea Anna Burcz, Chez Andre, I’m Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen, Journalism, Leonard Cohen, music, New York City, NYC, Rock, Sylvie Simmons, The Standard East Village, The Wild Magazine
Always one to keep it real, Jay-Z today released a new track calling out the broken and antiquated U.S. policy towards Cuba. In the cut, produced by Timbaland and Swizz Beatz, Jay highlights the obvious, [...]
Tags: Beyonce, Blaine Skrainka, China, Cuba, Jay-Z, music, New Track, Obama, Politics, Republicans, The Wild Magazine
Spring has finally settled in, and with the great weather comes a grand desire to be eclectic and diverse. And in this occasion, diverse is our take on the weekly music experience that is Music [...]
Tags: Bajofondo, Belgian Fog, Bodhi, Charli XCX, Com Truise, Diego Martinez, Fire, Florrie, Ghost Loft, Good Vibrations, GTA, Henrik Schwarz, I'maman, Idle Withdrawal, Jobriath, Live A Little, Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, MUSIC TO START THE WEEK WITH, Night Panther, Pide Piso, Seconds, Take Words In Return, The Wild Magazine, Wait For Help, What I Like, WILD PLAYLIST
Fresh from a successful run of shows at SXSW, Haerts fêted the official release of their debut single “Wings” at a sold-out show at Brooklyn’s Cameo Gallery. Based in New York, the quintet brings together [...]
Tags: Brooklyn, Cameo Gallery, concert pics, Gentlemen Hall, Haerts, Katie Chow, Live Shots, music, photography, SXSW, The Wild Magazine, Williamsburg
James Blake is back to his old chop and screw tactics with the track “Voyeur.” Reminiscent of songs from his CMYK EP, “Voyeur” features Blake’s distinctive vocals – harshly cut up and looped; progressive synth [...]
Tags: 1-800 Dinosaur, animation, beats, black & white, electronic, graphics, James Blake, Joseph Johnson, music, Producer, record player, singer, The Wild Magazine, UK, UK Bass, video., Voyeur
Karen Marie Ørsted, aka MØ, is the latest Scandinavian synth-pop sensation to hit American shores. The Danish artist makes songs that sound ambitious, mature without being moody. Pairing her powerful voice with an energetic stage [...]
Tags: ATX, Denmark, Interviews, Katie Chow, music, MØ, SXSW, synth pop, The Wild Magazine, U5A
It’s been nearly seven years, but The Knife are finally back with Shaking The Habitual, the fourth studio album from the Swedish synth pop duo. A full stream was released on their Website along with [...]
Tags: album preview, Electronica, music, Shaking the Habitual, Sweden, The Knife, The Wild Magazine
NEXT Collective guest trumpeter Christian aTunde Adjuah via The Fader Drake’s melancholy and introspective “Marvin’s Room” has been given a brilliant jazz treatment by our new favorite find, NEXT Collective. This ensemble of up-and-coming jazz [...]
Tags: Blaine Skrainka, Christian aTunde Adjuah, covers, Drake, Jazz, Marvin's Room, music, New Track, NEXT Collective, The Wild Magazine
The DIY venue used to imply a space where people came together to experience music. It was, we believe, a place that offered some counter cultural spirit not just in thought but in practice, i.e., [...]
Tags: A Different Arrangement, A Great Design, Black Marble, Brooklyn music, coldwave, Dark Dark Lights, DIY Venue, Lodro, Nic Ishaq, Night Visions, Shea Stadium, Static, synth pop, Weeknight
After a well-deserved rest and a calm celebration of Easter, we bounce back to the daily routine with the aid of brilliant songs that hopefully will keep those spirits way high all through the week. [...]
Tags: Ben Gomori, Better Than This, Bit Funk, Catz 'N Dogz, Charles Bradley, Diego Martinez, Foreign Bodies, Haerts, Hank & Cupcakes, Hollis Brown, It's Time To Wake Up, Justin Timberlake, La Femme, Let The Groove Get In, Monty Luke, MUSIC TO START THE WEEK WITH, Nightfall, Radiation City, Strictly Reserved for You, Stubborn Heart, Sweet Potion, The Long Road Ahead, The Wild Magazine, They Frontin', WILD PLAYLIST, Wildcat! Wildcat!, Wings
Unlike his little sister, Willow, who burst onto the music scene with hair-whipping attitude, Jaden Smith – or simply, Jaden – has opted for a more laid-back approach for his latest track, “Hello.” Less chipper than his father [...]
Tags: actor, Asher Roth, black & white, Earl Sweatshirt, high school, Hip-Hop, Hodgy Beats, Jaden Smith, Joseph Johnson, Moises Arias, music, New York, NYC, OFWGKTA, Rap, rapper, TEEN, The Wild Magazine, video, Will Smith, young
NZCA/Lines, aka Michael Lovett, makes swoon-worthy electro-pop that will quickly win over fans of Hot Chip and Metronomy. From the pointedly romantic (“Compass Points”) to the quirkily humorous (”Base 64 Love”), the London-based artist’s self-titled [...]
Tags: ATX, Katie Chow, Michael Lovett, music, NZCA/Lines, SXSW, U5A
There are a number of indisputable, universal truths in life. How simple they are in theory, only to end up being incredibly difficult to practice. One such principle: “No Scrubs.” Misfit Mod, aka Sarah Kelleher, [...]
Tags: Katie Chow, Misfit Mod, music, New Track, No Scrubs, The Wild Magazine, TLC, WILD Premiere
Out of all the orchestral pop gems that Woodkid delivered on debut LP The Golden Age, it’s the tender, impassioned “I Love You” that’s hit the hardest. The Paris-based artist doesn’t slack off, and neither [...]
Tags: Born To Die, Brodinski, France, G. Vump, Guillame Brière, Interscope, Katie Chow, Lana Del Rey, music, Reims, The Golden Age, The Wild Magazine, Woodkid, Yoann Lemoine
A sea of iPhones. Friendly people stacked on top of each other. Sounds emptying themselves out onto the crowd. More iPhones. Some folks getting blasted in the face by fog machines. The inevitable smell of [...]
Tags: Concert Reviews, everything is embaressing, High Highs, How To Dress Well, Music Hall of Williamsburg, Nic Ishaq, Sky Ferreira, Total Loss
We’ve been eagerly awaiting for yer another Music To Start The Week With, especially curated by emerging faces in the biz. Previously, acts like Jeange, Little Boots, Dan Bodan and Dangerous Muse’s Mike Furey have [...]
Tags: Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe, Boy George, Can't Hold On, Diego Martinez, Donald Byrd, Dubwiser, Duke Slammer, Erdbeerschnitzel, Go$$ip, Kendrick Lamar, L'Étranger, Larry Heard, Let Go, Love Ave, M.E.D., Mark Ronson, Missing You, MUSIC TO START THE WEEK WITH, Para One, Pjotr - Sky Is The Limit, Slowly, Somebody To Love Me, Steppin' Into Tomorrow, The Wild Magazine, WILD PLAYLIST
Photos by Katie Chow
Tags: ATX, Instax, Katie Chow, music, photography, SXSW, The Wild Magazine
Day 1 Fol Chen Io Echo Mitizi NZCA/Lines Day 2 Marianne Dissard Paws Day 3 CHVRCHES Diamond Rings Generationals Icona Pop St. Lucia Day [...]
Tags: !!!, !!! (Chk Chk Chk), Afghan Whigs, ATX, Avan Lava, Caveman, CHVRCHES, concert pics, Diamond Rings, Disclosure, Fol Chen, Generationals, Gold Fields, Icona Pop, Ioecho, Katie Chow, Live Shots, Lovelife, Marianne Dissard, Mitizi, music, MØ, NZCA/Lines, Paws, photography, Scanners, Sinkane, St. Lucia, SXSW, The Wild Magazine, Turbo Fruits, Tying Tiffany, Usher, Vacationer
From Cut Copy to Bag Raiders, Australia is home to plenty of sweet synth-pop. Fresh from the release of debut LP Truly Alive, Mitzi is joining those ranks. Hailing from Brisbane, the quartet has a [...]
Tags: Australia, Katie Chow, Mitzi, music, SXSW, synth pop, The Wild Magazine, Truly Alive, U5A
Director Andy Capper follows the artist formerly known as Snoop Dogg in his latest documentary collaboration with VICE Films. Titled Reincarnated, the film sheds light on the rapper-turned-reggae-enthusiast’s curious and controversial persona transformation while spending [...]
Tags: Chelsea Anna Burcz, Diplo, Movie Reviews, music, Nate Dogg, rasta, roc docs, Snoop dogg, Snoop Lion, The Wild Magazine, Tupac Shakur
Aussies ride high on cloud nine with the aid of a krautrock legend, while three Scottish ladies bop their heads into springtime. On their secret laboratories, two one-man-band projects are underway with hints of sadness [...]
Tags: Addicted, Astronauts etc, Beaches, Coldboy, Diego Martinez, Diplo, Distance, Döden, DrDr, Golden Grrrls, Home & Consonance, Keep It Gully, Lay Down in Swimming Pools, Men, Metroland, MUSIC TO START THE WEEK WITH, Mutya Keisha Siobhan, OMD, Polkadot, Swick, Take Your Time, The Wild Magazine, Touch Of Soul, Tropics, We Got The Love (Piano Version), WILD PLAYLIST
With spring right around the corner, it might just be safe to safe that we’ve all survived another blustering winter, successfully avoiding being swallowed by snowstorms and sovereign debt crises alike. Congrats, guys. To bring [...]
Tags: AlunaGeorge, Anabel Englund, BenZel, Black Butter Records, Blaine Skrainka, Brolin, Clean Bandit, Electronica, FFFRRANNNO, Gorgon City, Haim, Hot Natured, House, Kidnap Kid, Laura Mvula, Lion Babe, London Grammar, Lorde, Major Lazer, MNEK, music, playlist, Rudimental, Savoir, SOHN, soundcloud, Sounds in the Clouds, Star Slinger, The Hics, The xx, Troumaca, Yasmin, Young Turks
Last weekend, New Yorkers in the know donned their coziest sweaters and ventured into the snow to see London’s Veronica Falls at Bowery Ballroom. Kicking off with “Tell Me,” the opening track from the just-released Waiting For Something [...]
Tags: Bowery Ballroom, Cold Showers, concert pics, Juan Waters, Katie Chow, Live Shots, music, NYC, photography, The Wild Magazine, Veronica Falls
After several delays, we almost have the new Major Lazer album in our hands, though not quite yet. In the meantime, we can dive into this ubber chill single featuring Ezra Koening of Vampire Weekend. [...]
Tags: Annie Mac, BBC, Diplo, Ezra Koenig, Major Lazer, music, New Track, Radio 1, The Wild Magazine, Vampire Weekend
There are elements that we think will satisfy your ear and overall mood this week. Nevermind the weather, how about goth dance, icy Scandinavian folk, melodious quirky pop, grrrl jams, club-ready house beats and 80s [...]
Tags: Austra, Carbonated, Daft Punk, Diego Martinez, Gary's Gang, Geto boys, Glass Candy, Hands, Home, If I Died..., Junip, Let Her Go, Line Of Fire, Makin' Music, Mount Kimbie, MUSIC TO START THE WEEK WITH, Nahrin David - Only One, No End, Peer Kusiv, Poupon, Prince Club, Sweet Baboo, The Wild Magazine, Trouble, We Plants Are Happy Plants, WILD PLAYLIST