Maria and Spencer perform at Healing Force of the Universe in LA on Tuesday June 24. This is one of our favorite local vanues and we'd love to see some of you there. Tickets HERE

Maria's album launches with a video for luminous single "Current" documenting the way a foreign object like a corporate cubicle would interact with creatures of the woods. Over time, the forest responded. Moss crept through the walls, seeds scattered into small holes, and creatures came and went. The cubicle became a strange, living hybrid—part workspace, part wilderness. Maria captured every transformation with motion cameras over the course of three years. Watch it HERE

Gothenburg's The Mary Onettes present a new song that captures their contagious brand of downcast pop. Vocalist Philip Ekström describes the concept: This one came to me in a dream, in the form of an ocean of tears. Occasionally I return to it and contribute new drops. The ocean is meant to be there. I tend to it like a campfire. Listen HERE

Cascine has been releasing music by Maria Usbeck for over a decade. She's one of our nearest-and-dearests and today she returns with new album Naturaleza. Lead single "Mantarraya" is one of her bests - playful, beguiling and substantive. Watch the video HERE and grab the vinyl HERE

North London’s Cairo returns with new single “In The Water”, a murky R&B thumper that hinges on a staccato bassline, snapping percussion and Cairo’s soulful vocals. “In The Water” follows Cairo’s debut EP, which launched in September and told stories of navigating relationships with closeted straight men. Watch the visualizer HERE