Staley Sharples

Spring Awakening Music Festival Releases Second Wave of 2018’s Lineup

Entering their sixth year, React Presents’ Spring Awakening Music Festival has pulled out all the stops for their 2018 lineup. The festival is back at Adams-Medill Park from June 8th to 10th, and they’ve invited a group of artists that will please a vast range of electronic fans—trap fans will get wild for Carnage and [continued]
Essentials: “Posse Cut #1” – Jachary

Brooklyn beat maker Jachary stacks “Posse Cut #1” with 13 guest artists such as Bohan Phoenix, Synead, and Ben Katz adding their artistry to this massive tune. Stream it below, and follow Jachary on Soundcloud. [continued]
Essentials: Unbalanced EP – Haich

Drawing influence from fellow UK music makers James Blake and Sampha, Haich‘s debut EP Unbalanced is a foray into sonic surrealism. Playing with our ideas of sounds we typically ascribe to UK dance music, Haich’s experimental approach results in a collection of songs that are as meticulously detailed as they are amorphous. He deftly leaps [continued]
Beat The Groundhog Day Blues With Our Tropical Playlist

Over in Pennsylvania this morning, Punxsutawney Phil peered out of his burrow and saw his shadow, which means that we’re going to have to slog through six more weeks of winter. Bummer. If you’re looking to escape the cold but can’t afford a plane ticket for a Caribbean escape, we’ve got an hour-long playlist full [continued]
Jam City Drops Stunning “Earthly 000” Mixtape

UK-based Night Slugs producer and frequent Kelela collaborator Jam City dropped his Earthly 000 mixtape today, and WHEW BOY IS IT A DOOZY (in a good way). In the 25ish minutes of new music, we get new tracks from the aforementioned songstress, as well as my current obsession Flohio. Earthly 000 is a 25ish-minute long escape [continued]
Essentials: “I DK U (feat. Yung Skrrt)” – Sonny Side Up

“I DK U” captures the spirit of the better tracks off Lil Wayne‘s unique 2010 album Rebirth, and modernizes that vibe for the Soundcloud era with ecstatic, rollicking percussion breaks. Produced by Sonny Side Up, “I DK U” bounces across your speakers with unbridled pep and spritely layers of distorted vocals to match the holistic percussion that [continued]
Watch Halsey’s Powerful Women’s March Reading of “A Story Like Mine”

here is my entire “A Story Like Mine” poem from today’s #WomensMarch2018 in NYC tw: rape / assault. Thank you. pic.twitter.com/l3fji73woM — h (@halsey) January 20, 2018 Content warning: Sexual assault. Singer/songwriter Halsey, who most recently appeared on SNL to perform her singles “Him and I” and “Bad at Love”, made a powerful statement at the [continued]
Mixpak’s Free 2017 Holiday Bundle Is Here

One of my favorite labels, Dre Skull‘s Brooklyn-based Mixpak, is giving away a TON of songs in their 2017 Holiday Bundle, most of which remained previously unreleased until this point. Along with 16 new tracks from this year, they’ll send you their bundles from the last four years—if you love afrobeats, club music, reggae, riddim, [continued]
Have A Very Chillwave Christmas With [esq]ape’s Wham! Cover

Christmas music, while comforting, isn’t always the most challenging of genres. Yes, we all love classics like “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” or “Winter Wonderland,” but after hearing them for the umpteenth time in December, one starts to yearn for something a little more interesting. Luckily, [esq]ape’s cover of “Last Christmas” serves as the musical [continued]
Saint Audio Selects: All Hallows’ Eve, Part 2

It’s almost time for Halloweekend, and what better way to celebrate than with spine-tingling tunes? This week’s additions to the All Hallow’s Eve collaborative playlist come from Editor in Chief Staley Sharples. “Scream” – Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson Everyone always puts “Thriller” on their Halloween playlists, so I decided to show another spooky Jackson [continued]