Badtaste, the creative vehicle of Czech-German artist Anna Kristina, has dropped a conceptual diptych titled "Hedonism, Sobriety." Now operating out of Paris, the singer, songwriter, and dancer has constructed a release that thrives on friction. It is a project that looks directly at the messy, often contradictory nature of human desire and refuses to tidy it up for easy consumption. The music operates in the...

Notable people often have an interesting name and it is no different in the case of Emily. Her unique moniker, Mira Sthira, is a combination of a soft and deep emotional voice with quirky tunes. Her music which borrows from the likes of Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Grimes, and Aurora, is a mixture of realness and computer-generated instrumentation. The name 'Sthira,' meaning 'ocean strength,' is perfectly...