Leor Galil,Reader staff writer
Lemuria, “Ruby” This emo three-piece from Buffalo, New York, has steadily risen to the top of the nation’s underground punk scene since forming nearly a decade ago, and even hip music sites that generally refuse to acknowledge any band branded with the E-word have shown Lemuria’s recent third album, The Distance Is So Big (Bridge Nine), a bit of love. My favorite cut is album closer “Ruby,” whose massive, chugging postpunk hook reminds me of the best songs that Distance producer J. Robbins played in his own bands.
Tyler Andere, creative director for Portals and A&R at Loch Ness Management
Moody German techno and everything on Smallville Records For the past few months I’ve been listening to a lot of moody, German-based techno music. Robag Wruhme, Christopher Rau, and the whole Smallville Records roster have been my go-to for bedtime tunes. Wruhme’s Thora Vukk (released via DJ Koze‘s Pampa label) is a particularly beautiful album that I highly recommend.
Trippy Turtle One of my favorite up-and-coming artists uses the alias “Trippy Turtle.” Upon discovering his music via Cashmere Cat’s Twitter feed, I scoured Trippy’s Soundcloud and became his biggest fan. Support from Cashmere Cat has caused suspicion that they’re the same person, but I reached out to Trippy and he denied it. He also sent me some incredible tracks, infused with R&B and Jersey club. Regardless of who or what Trippy Turtle is, I recommend listening.
