THUMP helps you get through Hump Day with a round-up of the hottest singles of the week. This week features: Kim Brown, Nile Rodgers, Claude VonStroke, Miss Modular and more.
Kim Brown: “Other People’s Space” [NeedWant]
I both Need and Want this new EP from Berlin’s Kim Brown— if vibes were an Olympic sport these guys would be repeat medalists. —Joel Fowler (@freemagic)
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Popeska: “Bang On Some Shit” [Kindergarten Recordings]
The ATL-based producer is promising a (free) new tune every day this month and if the rest of July has as many exciting drop-inverting hooks this techy mainstage jam, we’re in for some fun this summer. —Zel McCarthy (@ZelMcCarthy)
Technimatic: “Not a Perfect Love” [Shogun Audio]
This tune gave me nostalgia for a life I never lived: It’s 1997, I’m sitting on a stoop outside of a council estate in East London, drinking a Ribena and having a fag. It’s raining. I’m broke. Everything is shit. In fact, the only good things about life are tunes like this and doner kebabs. —Jemayel Khawaja(@JemayelK)
Miss Modular: “Earplug” [Her Records]
This track is way too dark, and way too good. —Dylan Coburn
Dpat & Atu: “Nothing Here” [Soulection]
This song is as smooth as almond butter. It feels like the early 2000s are slowly exploding in my ears —Eli Handler (@notelihandler)
Slam Skillet: “Impala”
NYC upstart Slam Skillet just dropped this standout synth-laced tech heater that carries just the slightest touch of Night Slugs—put it on repeat and escape into the South London basement of your mind. —Gabriel Herrera (@gabrielherrera)
Claude VonStroke: “EYE I EYE” [Dirtybird]
I’ve been listening to live sets from The String Cheese Incident for nearly seven hours straight, so I knew my weekly pick needed to be something a bit, well—psychedelic. Is it your eye? My eye? The third eye? Who knows. This shit bangs. —David Garber (@DLGarber)
Nile Rodgers: “Do What You Want to Do” [Cr2 Records]
—Lauren Schwartzberg (@LaurSchwar)
