Brand new from Toro y Moi, Röyksopp et al!

Toro y Moi.

Toro y Moi has contributed one of the absolutely most enjoyable tunes for me this year with 'New Beat' off his sophomore album, Underneath The Pine. Now he's ready with a follow-up EP titled Freaking Out, and a few cuts are available now. Most interesting is the funky 'I Can Get Love', available over at Gorilla Vs. Bear. Another tune is 'All Alone'. The EP is out September 13th.


Röyksopp really have only declined since their mammoth debut album Melody A.M., which coincidentally has its ten-year anniversary in about a month. Since then, through three studio albums, the Norwegians have struggled to reiterate their legitimacy on the crossroads between ambient and house. I gave them a chance though on this new tune, 'Shores of Easy'. It's pretty chill, but a bit long, honestly.


Glass Candy's italo/balearic sound is pretty far removed from what we're used to hear from the 8Pacific NW, but 'Warm In The Winter' is a really elite cut in this genre - please go check it out!


I mentioned Purity Ring last time around. They're releasing a split EP with Braids, whom I really think you should check out - 'Peach Wedding' is gonna be on that EP, and it's pretty sweet!


Finally, I stumbled over a brilliant old remix I had all but forgotten. It's on Apparat's Things To Be Frickled, and it's a remix of 'Schallstrom' by Thomas Fehlmann. Those Germans are bloody wiz at ambient house!