Introducing Ängie - Swedish Indie Pop Influenced by Weed and Rap

Angie is a new artist from Sweden. Her sound is indie-pop, her lyrics are like a lesbian Wiz Khalifa and her vibe is 90s goth. That's a weird sentence to write and an even odder combo because I'm crazy into it all. It sounds like it should be trash but there's an introspectiveness to it all that really connects, on top of being really catchy. There's a boldness and aggressiveness that feels very much rooted in rap music. These are some fucking incredible tracks and I'm really, really interested in hearing more and eventually seeing her live whenever she makes her way to NYC.

Here's an interview from GuestList from 2 years ago where she discusses growing up in Sweden, smoking weed (obvi), being suicidal and finding herself. Show love and check out her Instagram, Twitter and Spotify.
"Smoke Weed Eat Pussy" "Spun" "Housewife Spliffin"

Introducing Prinze George

Prinze George is a Brooklyn-based indie-pop band. I saw them when they opened for Little Boots a few weeks ago at Bowery Ballroom. I wasn't super impressed with them at the time, as the more I heard, the more it felt like diminishing returns. Whomp, right, especially since the songs I liked, I really liked. So I bought their self-titled EP on iTunes and let some of the tracks sink in.

A month later, I feel like I've done a 180 on the band, to the point that I have the regular version of songs plus remixes of that song in my current playlist. The tracks still have a muted feel that I'm not a big fan of — most songs feel like they should be more energetic than they are — but I think that's more of a personal preference than an indictment of the band's quality. Show love and check out their Soundcloud, Facebook, Twitter, website and iTunes.

Introducing... NYPC (New Young Pony Club)

I love NYPC (formerly New Young Pony Club). They're an electronic/new wave band from the UK that's perhaps most known for the single "Ice Cream", as it was featured in commercials for Nissan Cube and Intel. 

The band recently released their third album, 2013's self-titled NYPC, and it was my second favorite album of the year behind YEEZUS. The same thing happened in 2010 when their sophomore album, The Optimist, ended the year as my second favorite album behind another Kanye creation, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. 

Alpines - Zero [Music Video]

The UK-based indie-pop/soul band Alpines are not to be confused with the Australian based indie-pop group Alpine. "Zero" starts like a super dance/house track before the pop and soul kicks in. And that's okay. It's got the background drums (and the African face) and Catherine Pockson's literally sweet and soulful voice on it, which gives each track a starting feel of quality even before a single word or note is written. "Zero" comes from Alpines' debut album, Oasis, out now. Show love and check out their Facebook, Twitter, Soundcloud and website.