Cautious Clay
Kavinsky Speeds Out of the Grave With “Renegade,” His First New Music In 8 Years
His enemies thought they’ve seen the last of him, but once again, Kavinsky has risen from the grave. The first single from the renowned French producer’s long-awaited album is finally here. After waiting more than eight years, Kavinsky has unveiled “Renegade,” a collaboration with Cautious Clay and Victor Le Masne and Gaspard Augé of Justice. Showing no signs of rust picked up during his long slumber, he’s delivered another Kavinsky classic. To help detail the pieces of the story that can’t be displayed through his dazzling, retro-inspired sound, Kavinsky released an action-packed music video soundtracked by “Renegade.” Standing atop a high-rise in the big city, like a superhero, Kavinsky surveys...
SPIN Daybreaker: Violet Lounge
Here we meet again at our not-so-secret weekly rendezvous, and boy are we back with loads of new music for you to discover and rummage through. This week’s playlist is bringing some rhythmic lounge vibes that’ll pair with your mood perfectly when you’re working, studying, cooking dinner with bae, or kicking back with some friends in an intimate setting. It is a concentrated collection of the best rising R&B, soul-tronic, neo-soul, and alt-pop artists that have saucy musicality, emotive lyricism, and sonic storytelling on lock. Highlights this week include South Londoner Sasha Keable, that is no newcomer to creating some of the most relatable and soulful acoustic love songs – which her latest single “Exception,” is a true testament of her pure songwriting capabilities. The next artist i...
SPIN Daybreaker: 20 Songs to Kickstart Your Weekend
It’s been a minute since we last made put something out, but what a lovely week to kickstart a new and improved SPIN Daybreaker. We are back and better with a new format and lucky for you, no more saving new playlists every week. We’ll now be updating the same playlist with new songs weekly, so just be sure you save your favorite tunes from our selection before they disappear into the void, or follow our SPIN Daybreaker: Complete Collection playlist to keep the entire Daybreaker catalog. That being said, we are coming back with an uptempo mix of some of the catchiest pop, indie-pop and electronic songs that’ll get you out of your seat and have you daydreaming about the summer fun that’s right around the corner. These artists have been quickly dominating the charts and circulating the socia...
SPIN Daybreaker: 12 Songs That’ll Awaken Your Adventurous Spirit
It’s a beautiful Friday and we’re ecstatic to be back with a new Daybreaker roundup. We have a bright collection of indie songs coming from some of the best rising singer-songwriters. Brutally honest, this bunch delivers a range of stripped down, dream-pop, and alternatively soulful music that connects with the listener on a deeper level. This curation of tunes will awaken your inner wandering spirit and have you longing for your next adventure. As always, we have three major standouts this week that you won’t want to miss out on. First in line is Tel-Aviv-based producer/multi-instrumentalist iogi, whose melodically mesmerizing track, “everything’s worth it” will indeed make life feel worth living. Next, we have Hong Kong-based singer-songwriter/producer Cehryl, whose precocious lyrical fl...
