Governors Ball is here to make things right in the dance world, sending us a virtual warm hug in the form of a new livestream event called “The Sun Still Sets.” After the forced cancellation of the annual festival hosted at Randall’s Island in New York City, Governors Ball is following in the footsteps of their counterparts by taking the party to the Internet, proving the show can and will go on. The stream will be hosted on Sunday, May 24th, beginning at 6:30PM EST (3:30PM PST) on the festival’s YouTube channel. The line up for “The Sun Still Sets” champions the idea of quality over quantity, hosting four huge names in the industry. Featured artists include RÜFÜS DU SOL, who will perform one of their famous DJ sets, Bob Moses, wh...
In a dream collab of sorts, SOFI TUKKER and Gorgon City are here with a certifiable quarantine anthem. Their sultry house thumper “House Arrest,” released today via Ultra Music, is a perfect single to dance into the weekend and forget about the fact that we’re all technically under, well, house arrest due to COVID-19. Both SOFI TUKKER and Gorgon City represent paragons of house music. They each consistently churn out seductive, crunchy house bops with innately infectious basslines, which are manifested in unique melodies that are clearly crafted from a place of true authenticity—no cookie-cutter stuff here. In a quote provided to NME, Sophie Hawley-Weld of SOFI TUKKER said the track was “a happy accident” since it is a lockdown-themed song that ...