From bubblegum bass to mutant reggaeton, we roundup our favourite releases of the week. Listen below. Follow our Roundup Selections playlist on Spotify to stay updated on what we have on repeat. COBRAH – Brand New Bitch Part of the new guard of pop provocateurs, COBRAH’s formula is equal
Bass / bubblegum bass / experimental / hip-house / House / lofi house / Pop / reggaeton
New York’s WTCHCRFT forms part of a new guard of young Black innovators connecting the dots between the history of Black dance music and the future. In particular, he’s casting spells by morphing acid house and techno into rapid-fire, often filthy club formulations. His pivot from downtempo trap to mind-melting
The mainstream’s embrace of no-nonsense house music has long been on the horizon, starting as far back as 2014 when a certain deep house bass-line crept its way into a number of high profile pop releases. Since then, the imminent arrival of 90’s Chicago as the new sound of pop
90's house / bounce / chicago house / House / piano house / Pop
Within a fairly short span of time, Berlin-via-New York techno / ghetto tech artist LSDXOXO has risen to underground icon status. While his last EP, Dedicated 2 Disrespect, might have been a breakthrough of sorts, it happened to come at a pivotal moment in his career when he began flirting
Alt-Pop / Alternative / Bass / Breakbeats / electronica / Jungle / pop-punk
It’s possible that Michael Alden Hadreas, better known as Perfume Genius, may well be one of the most underrated voices in baroque and art-pop. It’s also possible that this is exactly the way he intended it to be. Since first breaking onto the scene in 2010 with soft, confessional piano
Alt-Pop / ambient / artpop / baroque pop / dub / experimental / Neo-Classical
We’d never have imagined that we’d be covering a Drake album here at The Playground, but for all accounts, Honestly, Nevermind feels significant. No one could have anticipated that the Canadian hip-hop superstar would pivot toward dance music, and with little warning at that. It makes Honestly, Nevermind one of
afropop / Baltimore club / highlife / Hip-Hop / hip-house / House / jersey club
From progressive formulations of UK dance styles to heartbroken alt-R&B, we roundup our favourite releases of the week. Listen below. Follow our Roundup Selections playlist on Spotify to stay updated on what we have on repeat. FKA Twigs – Killer Following the success of her recent mixtape Caprisongs, FKA Twigs
Bass / bubblegum bass / disco-house / House / Jungle / R&B / UKG
For New York native Levon Vincent, the sound of the city is the sound of home, a space he understands inherently and intricately. The DJ and producer is a bit of a nomad, having adopted Berlin and London as home, but it’s the streets, sounds, and culture of New York
city pop / electronica / Synthwave / trap / trip hop
Planet Mu’s Mike Paradinas, AKA µ-Ziq, has been on an interesting journey over the past few months. Though he’s been releasing music steadily on his label, his latest album Magic Pony Ride is his first collection of totally brand new music for Planet Mu since 2013. He’s otherwise been releasing
From hard hitting techno by an old master, to gorgeous covers of forgotten gems, we roundup our favourite releases of the week. Listen below. Follow our Roundup Selections playlist on Spotify to stay updated on what we have on repeat. Shygirl, Arca – Come For Me The second single off
