A star studded New Music Friday this week featuring Laufey, Mitski, Kaskade, and more!
NMF Dance: Our Picks For The Week
New dance releases from Goose, Airwolf Paradise, BRUX, and more on NMF Dance.
1. Airwolf Paradise – “Concentrate”
Australian producer Airwolf Paradise makes a triumphant debut with “Concentrate,” a tech-fueled club weapon born from a hard-fought battle with writer’s block. Anchored around a hypnotic one-word vocal loop, the track is tailor-made for DJs chasing that laser-focused, late-night moment.
2. MitiS & Katie Cecil – “Wilderness”
“Wilderness” finds melodic bass mainstay MitiS in full storyteller mode, crafting a cathartic collaboration with vocalist Katie Cecil that feels both vulnerable and resolute. Built around flowing piano lines, cinematic builds, and soaring low-end, the track channels the emotional weight of his upcoming Through The Dark EP, dedicated to his late father.
3. BRUX – “But It’s All We Have”
On Halcyon Phase, BRUX trades club pressure for meditative immersion, shaping a seven-track ambient LP that plays like an audio diary. The standout track, “But It’s All We Have,” is composed with a minimal setup and guided by field recordings, whirring synths, classical touches, and her own vocals. The project moves from stillness to sweeping emotional swells with subtle, deliberate grace.
4. Kaskade, Disciples- “touch (Disciples Remix)”
With undux (remixes), Kaskade reopens the world of his 2025 LP for the dancefloor, inviting a global lineup of electronic talent to refract the album’s intimate songwriting through high-energy club lenses. Notably, “touch (Disciples Remix),” is a sleek, UK-house leaning opener on undux (remixes) that inaugurates the cohesive yet wide-ranging set that bridges late-night introspection with mainstage release.
5. Goose, LP Giobbi – “Give It Time (LP Giobbi Remix)”
Everything Must Go Remixed pulls Goose’s acclaimed 2025 album into a new dimension, inviting an all-star cast of electronic producers to reinterpret the band’s songs without losing their emotional backbone. “Give It Time (LP Giobbi Remix)” is a driving, piano-house tinted reimagining on Everything Must Go Remixed, spotlighting Goose’s writing in entirely new colors.
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#NewMusicFriday: Our Picks for the Week
New music from Erin LeCount, Laufey, Des Rocs, and more.
1. Ellise – “Littlepill”
Ellise dives into the rush and ruin of obsessive attraction on “Littlepill,” her first true ‘love song’ that quickly mutates into something darker and more volatile. High-energy synths and pitched, sugar-high vocals collide with lyrics about “fever fiction” and glazed-over eyes, mirroring the chaos of falling so hard you start to lose yourself.
2. Laufey – “How I Get”
On “How I Get,” Laufey unpacks the unnerving shift between being poised and in control and suddenly unraveling around one person who disarms all your rules. Co-produced with Spencer Stewart and Aaron Dessner, the track threads her jazz-pop elegance through a more volatile emotional lens, tracing the line between romantic thrill and self-betrayal. It’s a quietly devastating highlight of A Matter of Time: The Final Hour, showcasing how her songwriting keeps stretching deeper even as her world gets bigger.
3. Erin LeCount – “ALICE”
“ALICE” drops you straight into Erin LeCount’s rabbit hole, a gothic alt-pop tableau where heavy synth bass, orchestral flourishes, and whispered confessions all collide. Her production feels both meticulous and unhinged. It plays like the thesis of PAREIDOLIA: beautiful, unnerving, and entirely her own.
4. Des Rocs – “When The Love Is Gone”
“When The Love Is Gone” is Des Rocs at his most bare-knuckled and bruised, fusing stadium-sized riffs and thunderous drums with a vocal delivery that sounds on the verge of breaking. The song channels ’70s heavy rock swagger without feeling like cosplay, grounding all that power in real heartbreak. It’s a gut-punch anthem for anyone who’s watched something vital fall apart in real time.
5. Mitski – “If I Leave”
“If I Leave” is a masterclass in Mitski’s ability to sound poised and unraveling all at once, as she quietly contemplates walking away from someone who understands her too well. Gentle, guitar-forward production and orchestral touches create a haunted, domestic atmosphere that feels both intimate and slightly off-kilter. It’s another gorgeous entree to her new album, Nothing’s About to Happen to Me.
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