Sci-fi-inspired ambient producer Koreless is our latest Rising act— read Ruth Saxelby’s interview with him here

(Source: Spotify)




Chicago’s Chance the Rapper is our latest Rising act— watch the video for his awesome juke/Kanye-inspired track “Good Ass Intro” above and read Corban Goble’s interview here.



New York City’s Margaret Chardiet makes brutal noise music as Pharmakon. Read Brandon Stosuy’s Rising profile and listen to a new track here. Photo by Jane Chardiet.

New York City’s Margaret Chardiet makes brutal noise music as Pharmakon. Read Brandon Stosuy’s Rising profile and listen to a new track here. Photo by Jane Chardiet.



Stockholm’s Kate Boy are our latest Rising act; read Lindsay Zoladz’s interview with the electro-pop band and watch their new video here.

Stockholm’s Kate Boy are our latest Rising act; read Lindsay Zoladz’s interview with the electro-pop band and watch their new video here.




Listen to to “Recover”, a Best New Track from Glasgow synth-pop trio Chvrches, our latest Rising act.




Disclosure— the brotherly UK dance duo behind last year’s brilliant single “Latch”— are our newest Rising act.



We’re starting off 2013 by highlighting a few exciting new Rising artists, including cracked balladeer Eddi Front. Photo by Tommy Chase Lucas.

We’re starting off 2013 by highlighting a few exciting new Rising artists, including cracked balladeer Eddi Front. Photo by Tommy Chase Lucas.




“Counting” is a cracked R&B Best New Track from our latest Rising artist, Autre Ne Veut. Photo by Jody Rogac.



Somewhere between a music composition class at Stanford and a never-ending Berlin club night lies electronic auteur Holly Herndon. Read Lindsay Zoladz’s Rising interview here. Photo by Suzy Poling. 

Somewhere between a music composition class at Stanford and a never-ending Berlin club night lies electronic auteur Holly Herndon. Read Lindsay Zoladz’s Rising interview here. Photo by Suzy Poling



Benoit & Sergio make wry and affecting dance music for a post-LCD Soundsystem world— read our Rising profile. Photo by Ross Laurence. 

Benoit & Sergio make wry and affecting dance music for a post-LCD Soundsystem world— read our Rising profile. Photo by Ross Laurence




Get to know lovable L.A. punks FIDLAR in our latest Rising profile




Toronto three-piece Metz’ brutal, riff-ready self-titled debut album is our latest Best New Music pick. While you’re at it, check out our Rising profile on the band as well. 

(Source: Spotify)



"People don’t let women go as nuts. It’s OK for Hunter S. Thompson or Keith Richards to be active drug addicts, but women like Courtney Love are supposed to always be getting help. Not a lot of people have the balls to be that upfront and exposed and vulgar. Courtney tells you everything. I think it’s crazy, but I admire that."

— Mish Way, frontwoman for riotous Vancouver punk band White Lung, talks to Jenn Pelly about feminism, serial killers, and figure skating in our latest Rising profile




Blow your computer speakers out to this mix from our latest Rising act, TNGHT— aka forward-thinking beatmakers Hudson Mohawke and Lunice



London soul singer Jessie Ware is our newest Rising artist. Photo by Kate Moross.

London soul singer Jessie Ware is our newest Rising artist. Photo by Kate Moross.