Big Gigantic sets themselves apart from the increasingly formulaic nature of EDM by adding live horns and drums to their electronic compositions...

"Let Go" is a true rap anthem that screams intelligence, righteousness, and a true understanding of the human experience.

Bouncing bass lines and cheerfully swaying guitar allow the song to appear light and pleasant, but if one chooses to dip below the surface and listen carefully, the pain and hopelessness in Darondo’s voice is hauntingly discernible.

This triumphantly free-spirited track has the feel of typical European club house music, but with a twist. 

It’s almost as if you can’t wait to hear what’s next, even though you already know what’s going to happen.

...rap can be peaceful, ethereal, and self-focused without being arrogant or self-deprecating.

Lauren Morgan and Jordan Shih, the dynamic duo that makes up SALES, produce a sound that elicits a bone-depth feeling of being utterly drenched in sunshine.

Sofi Tukker's use of alternative percussion, foreign language lyrics, and European deep house-inspired synths give "Drinkee" the feeling of what more modern world music might begin to sound like.

Parabolic trickles of guitar and throbbing vibraphone chords punctuate the otherwise stable flow of Bones & Beeker's bread and butter: relaxed, sensuous grooves.

After a three year hiatus, Pretty Lights, otherwise known as Derek Vincent Smith, has come back with a vengeance

...a distinct, refined vocal sound with an atypical accent, relatively slow, simple layered beats, devilishly catchy choruses....

A lone ship in a vast sea of corporate pop, Kamasi Washington brings passion, composition skills, and unbridled talent back to an ailing music industry.