GIVE IT UP FOR LOVE AND FEAR.

We first name-checked Manchester's Swiss Lips back in December, and they've since gone and wrangled themselves a major label deal in their native UK. To mark this grand occasion, we're premiering this fiery AutoKratz remix of debut single "Danz". While the original sounded like Friendly Fires in a volatile volcano of crackling synths, AutoKratz takes it windsurfing on technicolor seas past smooth-sailing falsettos and breathless harmonies, all with the kaleidoscopic magnitude of an ecstasy-fueled timewarp back to the 80's.

DOWNLOAD: "Danz" (AutoKratz Remix) - Swiss Lips [exclusive]
 

POPSHOP BK 002: MNDR + FOXES

Our inaugural Popshop Brooklyn launch was nothing short of a raging success last month, and now we're back for round two. While our Manhattan chapter is on holiday, we've filled our second Popshop BK to the brim with some of the latest and greatest of the US and UK empires, taking over the early AND late Saturday night Brooklyn Bowl slots to make up for Popshop NYC's brief sabbatical last week.

Headlining we've got the inimitable MNDR, reclaiming her Popshop throne after shutting it down at the very first Popshop ever back in 2011, alongside our very own leading ladies, Foxes and Mr. Little Jeans. Rounding things out on the live section we've got HITS fresh off a sold out live debut at the Mercury Lounge, before Punks Jump Up and Starsmith take over the decks and keep things going into the early hours. It's all going down THIS Saturday at Brooklyn Bowl on July 14th, with doors at 8pm and $10 tickets available HERE.

STREAM: "#1 In Heaven" - MNDR

STREAM: "Warrior" - Foxes

STREAM: "Runaway" - Mr. Little Jeans

STREAM: "Madness" - HITS

TAKE A PICTURE YOU COULD NEVER RECREATE.

We've already gone on about the debut single from Atlas Genius, "Trojans", and its infinite wisdom, but for now, we're here to talk about the gravity-defying Xaphoon Jones edit. This time, young Xaph blesses the original with the power of invincibility and the insatiable desire to conquer civilizations. From the start, the warping ghost loops wrap around the earnest vocals and crescendo strategically, foreshadowing an ominous remix of the darkest persuasion. As the chorus ramps up, it's the unyielding onslaught of massive black hole synths that vacuums up everything in its way, leaving the best looking trail of destruction in its wake. It's almost like watching 2012: A Space Odyssey on ketamine and breaking the laws of physics. On a related note, our "Trojans" remix contest is still open (rules HERE) until July 31st, so don't forget to get yours in before then.

DOWNLOAD: "Trojans (Xaphoon Jones Remix)" - Atlas Genius [exclusive]