Video Premiere: Lorde - Green Light

New Zealand queen of indie pop, Lorde is back with a bang! Green Light veers greatly from her debut album and heads more into a pure pop territory. It'll be interesting to hear what the full album will sound like. She's 20 now, not 16 and has traveled the workd so it's bound to be a mixed bag! This first taster is both musically + visually a party anthem, house piano and fist pumping dance moves. Welcome back, Lorde!   

Premiere: Disclosure Feat. Lorde - Magnets

Disclosure's new album Caracal is out tomorrow and on it we're getting a whole slew of new collaborations. Lorde is one of 'em and Magnets is out n o w! We really like that it sounds equally Lorde and Disclosure - no mean feat since they usually have different styles altogether. We can hear this will be a firm favourite for any on point clothing store or or say an on fire blog's Spotify list, haha. Enjoy below! Thoughts? 

Stream: Bat For Lashes - Plan The Escape (Son Lux Cover)

We've listened to the soundtrack for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 a lot during the past week. The Lorde curated collection of songs is truly a treasure chest of amazing talent, artistry and beats. One of the standouts (apart from this amazing Grace Jones original) is the Bat For Lashes cover of Son Lux's magical Plan The Escape. The added dreamy tone to the vocals really does things to us. The sharpness of the original gets slightly fuzzy at the sides and it's like looking through a stained glass. So many colours and shapes just burst at us. Love Natasha's voice and since this track is so short it makes our body ache for a new album real soon.     

Premiere: Grace Jones - Original Beast

Amazing Grace! For The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 OST Grace Jones has written and recorded a brand new track - Original Beast and it's a definite killer. She was asked personally by Lorde, the soundtrack curator, and it's clear to hear why. Apart from being absolutely fantastic this is a track that screams raw emotions with such an amazing guttural tone. At first it's really hard to pinpoint the sound and then it just shifts and hits you over the head like a ton of (amazing) bricks. Co-written by Grace's Hurricane album partner Ivor Guest they sound like such a dream team and his background as a composer of Oscar winning films really shines through. The classic reggae tones from the legendary Jones' Compass Point sessions in the early 80's is a wonderful spine for the song that just shatters into an electro feel that we're just crazy about. Listen below, it's real beast of a track! Thoughts?  

Premiere: The Chemical Brothers x Miguel x Lorde - This Is Not A Game

This Is Not a Game! As we know Lorde has been busy curating the soundtrack for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1. So far with Yellow Flicker Beat her skills have been really impressive. Now she's enlisted The Chemical Brothers (for their first single since 2011) and Miguel for some serious battling. We love the hard industrial feel of the C.B beat paired with the raw yet soulful main vocals paired with the hypnotic mumbling. Damn cool!