Here’s what we’ve been paying attention to this week Did somebody say scandal?! Scandals! It was scandal week for the White House and the media, which is sort of like Shark Week — with all of the teeth and none [...]

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 outfit is composed of percussionist [...]

If you were to close your eyes and let the imagery of “Wasting My Young Years” take shape inside your mind, the hypnagogic debut video from London Grammar might be be a close match. There is something inconsolable about that [...]

London-based Moko is back in black and white for her second clip for the cut, “Hand on Heart.” Fans of Lulu James will be in love with Moko and her finely produced U.K. electronica beats matched with an utterly classic [...]

Allow me to be candid: navigating and covering the story of the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh has been a quagmire for me, full of contradictions and more questions than answers. The other day as I saw the [...]

New Zealand pop voice Lorde first crossed our radar indirectly with the awesome FFFRRANNNO remix of her single “Bravado,” and now we have her first official video to share with you. The Joel Kefali-directed clip for “Royals,”  shot back home [...]

Here’s what we’ve been paying attention to this week In case you missed it, the Air Force officer in charge of the sexual assault prevention unit — for the entire Air Force — was arrested for… wait for it… sexual [...]

No, that’s not Peter Dinklage, it’s just a really cool little kid rocking out with none other than The National. The band teamed with director Sophia Peer as they stuffed into a closet to pay homage to the hilarious claustrophobic [...]

Here’s what we’ve been paying attention to this week Lawyers of the prisoners at Guantánamo say that at least 100 of the 166 inmates are now on hunger strike, with a handful now required to be force-fed through tubes. While [...]

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 be further from what we [...]

One of the hottest albums of the summer is sure to be Rudimental‘s debut LP, Home. The Hackney-based crew have the some of the wonkiest beats on the scene, and continue to collaborate with the most dynamic up-and-coming voices. For [...]

Just how important are oceans? Well, more than 3.5 billion people depend on the ocean for their primary source of food, a number that is set to double over the next decade. But with the onset of climate change, we [...]

Here’s what we’ve been paying attention to this week   Marie Nelson uses a bold rhetorical device to take on the 2nd Amendment militants who have appropriated patriotism and rights-based language in their uncompromising mission to protect the weapons manufacturers. [...]

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 expressions in beats from producers [...]

Who: Johanna Cranitch of White Prism Where she was born: Sydney, Australia Where she lives now: Brooklyn, NY What she does: I am a Singer. What she’s been up to lately: Well I’ve been writing a full length, releasing an [...]

Here’s what we’ve been paying attention to this week. The shortcomings of mainstream journalism were exposed this week as seen in the coverage of the rapidly developing parallel stories coming in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing. It began [...]

We now have faces to place with the dreamy electro trio that brought us the celestial “Hey Now” and “Metal & Dust.” London Grammar are Hannah Reid, Dot Major and Dan Rothman, a group of college friends who have been “holed [...]

Who: Jess Mills Where she was born: In North West London Where she lives now: In East London What she does: I’m a singer and songwriter What she’s been up to lately: I’ve just got back from an amazing trip [...]

An indie pop gem with a throwback feel and a Super 8-shot video to accompany; would you hate me if I called Haerts’ “Wings” hipster catnip? I mean it endearingly–promise. This New York-based quintet hails from all over the place: [...]

Here’s what we’ve been paying attention to this week “Days of Thatcher” by John Sturrock   As the debate over same-sex marriage moves forward in the U.S. and France, Stephanie Ott introduces us to tangible homophobic hate on a visceral [...]

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, but all too often under [...]

Monica Birkenes, a.k.a. Mr Little Jeans, reeled us in with her very special takes on Beyoncé and Arcade Fire, but our favorite pen name in pop — a nod to Wes Anderson’s Rushmore – has once again proven her capabilities as [...]

Who: Ruben Lefever & Rozanne Descheemaeker Where they were born: Ruben: Leuven, Belgium Rozanne: Asse, Belgium Where they live now: Ruben: Leuven, Belgium Rozanne: Brussels, Belgium What they do: Rozanne: Studying music (French Horn) at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels [...]

What we’ve been paying attention to this week Goldman Sachs wants to give formerly incarcerated youth a fresh start–and profit off the program. Marie Nelson wonders if we are ready for the privatization and financialization of social work.   Bianca [...]

Cat Power didn’t exactly go out on a creative limb for her latest video, “Manhattan,” but one need not go far to capture the magic of this borough. For anyone that can appreciate the beauty in the anonymity and solace [...]

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 aficionados share an ear for [...]

Who: MNEK Where he was born: Lewisham Where he lives now: Catford What he does: Singer/songwriter/producer/hummer What he’s currently working on: Lots of studio, lots of writing, lots of nail biting, lots of bedroom vibing. If he were a sound, [...]

Last time we caught up with Denai Moore, she let us in on how intense the songwriting process can be for her. Well we need no further convincing after watching the strikingly candid debut video for “Gone,” the second single [...]

A melodramatic anthem certainly deserves to be paired with a sensational music video, and that’s exactly what we get courtesy of our beloved Yeah Yeah Yeahs. In this Megaforce-directed clip, we follow the sexually deviant escapades of model/actress Lily Cole [...]

You see me unraveling I know the difference this time You pull me in, you pull me out I’m deserving Muhammad Ali once said, “I know where I’m going and I know the truth, and I don’t have to be [...]

This week, Betsy Woodruff at the National Review published a new profile on Representative Steve Stockman (R-Texas). The journalist was with the Congressman on the day that the House took up the Violence Against Women Act, and Mr. Stockman did [...]

If you’ve yet to meet L.A. singer Banks, her new video for “Fall Over” will be quite an inviting introduction. Dark synths on top of heady downtempo beats yield a very U.K. feel for this Americana. The Dylan Knight directed [...]

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 you this edition of Sounds [...]

Last week The WILD joined in on the global celebration of International Women’s Day, but equality and empowerment of women is a 365 day struggle. In that spirit, Brita Fernandez Schmidt, executive director for Women for Women International, challenged us to [...]

Who: Karen Marie Ørsted a.k.a. MØ Where she was born: In a small town called Ubberud just outside a city called Odense on the island of Funen in Denmark. Where she lives now: I live in Copenhagen. What she does: [...]

Who: Kidnap Kid Where he was born: Sheffield, U.K. Where he lives now: London What he does: Write music. What he is currently working on: I’ve just put a new EP out and I’m currently touring the U.S. His favorite [...]

In today’s political and pop media culture, serious discussions surrounding climate change have mostly devolved into a maddening cacophony. While CO2 emissions continue to concentrate in our atmosphere and warm our planet, pundits squabble and politicians dither. All the while, the [...]

Muhammed Muheisen/Associated Press A mother huddles with her three children outside of their tent home in a slum of Islamabad, Pakistan. It is estimated that one billion people worldwide live in slums, a number that is set to double by [...]

A few months back we brought you the debut single from Swedish-Australian outfit, Kate Boy. This go ’round, we’re pleased to present the four-piece in video form with the single “In Your Eyes.” Everything about it — from the arpeggiated [...]

North London producers Foamo and RackNRuin have teamed up to explore new dimensions of house, garage and bass music under their new moniker Gorgon City. The Diplo-endorsed duo have just released their Real EP, making waves with a new single [...]

Though not quite as gripping as the moves from “Lotus Flower,” one cannot pass up the opportunity to absorb the interpretive dances of Thom Yorke. In the first video from AMOK, the new album from the don’t-call-it-a-supergroup Atoms For Peace, [...]

Max Rossi/Reuters Campaign posters in Rome provide a striking visual representation of Italy’s government — torn. Inconclusive elections this week, which left no party with a majority in parliament, leave the future of Italy uncertain and threaten to tip the [...]

The always lovely Jessie Ware has given us a new little gem in the way of an acoustic performance of Bobby Caldwell’s “What You Won’t Do for Love” — a seemingly perfect fit for the humble soul singer. “I was [...]

Who: Olivia Sebastianelli Where she was born: Croydon, South London Where she lives now: Still here, but planning to move to Brighton What you do: Musician What she’s been working on lately: Currently starting to promote my first single Rose [...]

Progressive R&B from the U.K., with its downtempo hints of dubstep, glitch, trap, house, and every beat in between, continue to heat us up through the winter haze. It can only be a matter of time before these sounds catch [...]

Feng Li/Getty Images When picturing the smog filled air of Beijing, it’s so not difficult to imagine the deadening of one’s senses. The haze appears to create an atmosphere of cinematic dystopia. In the above photo — snapped in none [...]

Photo by Ben Etridge Dev Hynes‘ sophisticated pop sensibilities never seem to fail. Joint efforts with some of the best up-and-coming voices across genres have made him one of the most sought after and well respected producers in the game. [...]

Set up in a post-industrialized warehouse ourselves, we know all about finding an abandoned room and skanking to house beats during a work shift. For their U.K. chart-topping hit, “White Noise,” Disclosure and AlunaGeorge take us to the birthplace of [...]

Last week we debuted the new single from Haim, and today we’ve got an accompanying video to match. Never ones to take themselves too seriously, this time the girls bring their matching Haim jackets and awesomely awkward dance moves to [...]

Daisy Tullulah Syron-Russell, our newest crush, is a Nike Air Max-clad 19 year-old hailing from South London — Peckham to be exact. Though we are fond of the name Daisy, Syron is probably a better fit for her sometimes funky [...]