[Album Stream] Listen to Gold Panda's New Album 'Half of Where You Live', Watch Video for the Track "My Father In Hong Kong 1961"

Every song Gold Panda has shown from Half of Where You Live has been fantastic, and with one week until the sophomore album drops he's decided to offer up a stream of the whole thing. Streaming over at NPR, the LP is the producer's ode to the city, described as a "city album." For a visual sense of this, he has unveiled a video for the track "My Father In Hong Kong 1961." It focuses on the different aspects of life in Hong Kong, from busy streets to the food and culture. Watch it below.

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[Watch] James Murphy Discusses His Life and Career with Red Bull Music Academy

Red Bull Music Academy has been curating a lot of exciting things in New York this month, but among the most exciting was a 90-minute interview with James Murphy. In front of a 60-plus audience of students Murphy discussed various aspects of his life and career, including the history of DFA Records, his favorite songs and influences, his personal style, his DJ sets and more. Watch the full interview below, and trust me it's worth it.

In other James Murphy news, he recently spoke with Rolling Stone about his role on Arcade Fire's new album. He revealed that the band had been recording at DFA Records' studio in March, and that his role was more along the lines of suggesting ways to approach or fine-tune aspects of the record. He then said, "I think it’s going to be a really great record, actually. I’m eager to see it come out."

Once again teaming up with Red Bull Music Academy, Murphy recently performed a DJ set in New York celebrating DFA Records' 12-year anniversary (also see RBMA's related short documentary). Stream his full set below.

[Album Stream] Disclosure - 'Settle'

Disclosure's hotly anticipated debut album Settle is now streaming in full before it drops on June 4th. The LP features guest spots from AlunaGeorge, Jessie Ware, Jamie Woon, London Grammar, Sam Smith and more, adding some amazing vocal talent to its fourteen tracks. Head over to The Guardian and give it a listen. My bet is you'll be blown away.

Settle Tracklist:
01. Intro
02. When a Fire Starts to Burn
03. Latch (feat. Sam Smith)
04. F for You
05. White Noise (feat. AlunaGeorge)
06. Defeated No More (feat. Ed Mac)
07. Stimulation
08. Voices (feat. Sasha Keable)
09. Second Chance
10. Grab Her!
11. You & Me (feat. Eliza Doolittle)
12. January (feat. Jamie Woon)
13. Confess to Me (feat. Jessie Ware)
14. Help Me Lose My Mind (feat. London Grammar)

[Watch] Banks Gets Sensual in Her Video for "Warm Water"

We've introduced you to Los Angeles singer Banks before, and her most recent song "Warm Water" is a sensual, smooth love letter wrapped in velvet production from Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs. That sensuality seeps effortlessly into its new visuals. The black and white clip is simple in its focus, placing Banks in the warm embrace of her lover alongside watery imagery. Check out the Dylan Knight-directed video below.

[Watch] Unknown Mortal Orchestra's Performance Art Piece Video for "From The Sun"

Performance art is very often absurd, and Unknown Mortal Orchestra highlight this absurdity in the video for "From The Sun." As the gleeful, carefree song plays along, we witness a man being humiliated with lipstick, slapped in the face, thrown to the ground and more. It's actually pretty fucked up. But to him, it's just another day at work. Watch it below.

[Listen] Toro Y Moi Remixes Disclosure's "You & Me"

Disclosure's dancey single "You & Me" is quick-tempoed and energetic, but Chaz Bundick (aka Toro Y Moi) decided to shake that up entirely with his remix of the song. Slowing things down considerably the remix sizzles with erratic percussion and glitchy vocal samples, taking that energetic feel and melting it down across five minutes. Stream it below.

[Watch] Disclosure - "When A Fire Starts To Burn" (Official Video)

Disclosure have been creating all kinds of hype over the past few months. They've released banger after banger and today they add a new video to their catalogue with an intriguing clip for "When A Fire Starts To Burn". Things featured in the video have always freaked me out ever since I was kid. You know, the whole shaking and exorcism thing. *shudders*. Watch it above. 

Their highly anticipated album is an absolute gem of a record. Look out for the Jamie Woon featuring number, "January". Definite soundtrack to a summer right there. Settle drops on Junde 3rd.

[Watch] Marika Hackman - "Bath Is Black" (Official Video)

We've previously introduced you to the talented young lady known as Marika Hackman via her grim looking video for "Cannibal" way back in February (?! This year is seriously slipping away). Today she offers up another great video for a track titled "Bath Is Black" which sees Marika in just that, a bath filled with black liquid amongst some weird gang like surroundings. Lap dances, swing pushing and cider drinking are all going on under the roof in which Marika is hanging out. Kind of weird but incredibly fun to watch. 

I think we're going to be seeing a lot more from this wonderful talent this year so if you like what you hear, get familiar and grab That Iron Taste, her mini album, over here.