Obscure Sound — Boston-based musician and producer Tom Roppelt shows a riveting sound on new single “Receptor,” unveiling a gorgeous melodic direction amidst a range of radiant synths, jangling guitars, and various “found sounds” — like banging radiators, ... more info

Obscure Sound — Sporting a melodic aesthetic reminiscent of Junior Boys, though with an added guitar-laden R&B feel, “Shadows” is a striking new track from Montreal-based act Ivytide. The track’s lyrical themes revolve around “distrust in a relationship and ... more info

Obscure Sound — “Fragment II” is a memorable new track from Drinker’s forthcoming debut LP Fragments, a release that shows an expanding sound with “cinematic and electronic dance elements.” The project, comprised of singer/songwriter Aaron Mendelsohn and p... more info

Obscure Sound — Hollowlove is a very atmospheric electro-pop duo from Canada, comprised of Keith Gillard and Ryan Slemko (Fidgital). They’re releasing a new single quarterly, all their material using entirely “original, analog or acoustic,” sounds. Their newes... more info

Obscure Sound — Nashville duo biyo wrote and recorded their new single “moments” at night on a miniature upright piano, making for an engaging and bouncy listen whose initial aesthetic reminds fondly of Junior Boys. With similarly captivating synth tones and rhy... more info

Consequence of Sound — A star-studded take on Frank McCarty's 1973 score Tactus Tempus. more info

Stereogum — The 1973 movie Tactus Tempus had an experimental-at-the-time all-synth score from composer Frank McCarty. And now, members of some of our finest synth-based acts -- Caribou, Hot Chip, Junior Boys, Simian Mobile Disco, Floating Points -- have teamed u... more info

XLR8R — Nine musicians—including Floating Points, Caribou, Junior Boys' Jeremy Greenspan, and Simian Mobile Disco's James Shaw—have collaborated on a performance of Frank McCarty's 1973 score, titled "Tactus Tempus." The LP contains two 15-m... more info

Music For Ants — I previously shared my top albums and music videos lists and now it’s time to for my 50 favorite tracks from 2016, presented here in highly unscientific, mostly arbitrary list form. As always, there’s a one song per artist rule to bette... more info

Music For Ants — I’ll spare you the usual 2016 end-of-year list write-up about how it’s been a bad year but at least the music was good. For me personally, there’s been some highs and lows, but mostly this year has been busy and tiring, which is ... more info