Jungles Abroad
October 1, 2014
When two friends began writing songs for a soul-funk project called Jungle in 2013, they spent a lot of time imagining where those songs would be played. In interviews and online bios, they spell out a narrative of police cars chasing through gritty streets and neon-lit beaches—think Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers or Grand Theft Auto.
Simian Mobile Disco’s Brand-New Whorl
September 10, 2014
In the realm of electronic music, the men behind Simian Mobile Disco are no strangers to faring well in unknown ventures.
The Gospel of Kook
September 9, 2014
New Orleans, Louisiana: not the location where you’d expect to see The Kooks tearing up a rulebook.
Magic Man is Borderless
July 8, 2014
A listen to Magic Man’s debut album, Before The Waves, reveals that everything worthwhile happens, adventitiously, in transit.