News in Brief: Miike Snow, Ra Ra Riot, Women, Lemonade
-- As Bloodshy & Avant, the Swedish producers Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg provided the deliriously great synthetic whizzing noises for jams like Britney Spears's "Toxic" and "Piece of Me", as well as hits for Kylie Minogue and Rachel Stevens. And now they've pulled an N.E.R.D., hooking up with musician Andrew Wyatt (Fires of Rome, Black Beetle) and forming a band called Miike Snow. They've already leaked a few tracks, and had songs remixed by DJ Mehdi, Crookers, Benny...
Pitchfork — -- As Bloodshy & Avant, the Swedish producers Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg provided the deliriously great synthetic whizzing noises for jams like Britney Spea... more info