Of all the strangers you’re the strangest that I’ve seen

Folk-rock group Lord Huron just released their debut album, Lonesome Dreams today on IAMSOUND. Akin to Fleet Foxes, their gorgeous harmonies are “a joyous collision of Appalachian percussion, calypso guitars and infectious Western melodies.”

Listen to “The Stranger,” and watch the western-themed video of “Time to Run,” complete with Indonesian subtitles below.

Robyn… Then and Now

Real talk — lately I’ve been on a Robyn kick. Although her trilogy EP Body Talk came out in 2010, I seem to hear her everywhere I go these days. And thank goodness, because I’ll admit when the Swedish pop singer released the latest effort I initially dismissed it. Probably because I was nostalgic for 90’s circa Show-Me-Love Robyn.

Listening with fresh ears, however – and a dance floor beneath me – has given me new perspective and made me seen the error of my ways. I defy you to listen to any of these electropop gems without breaking into dance.

And a bonus Avicii remix of “Hang With Me”: