Antidote Magazine | The Remedy is Diversity

Katy B made a sleek and twisted debut last year’s On a Mission, whipping up  off-centered urban-dance-pop. “Katy on a Mission,” “Lights On,” and “Witches Brew” were all evidence of Katy’s talent. Now, Katy B has offered her listeners a little Christmas treat: 4 new tracks with a damn impressive line-up of collaborators.

As music simultaneously fragments and forms new relationships, Big Boi has taken advantage with a brief walk around the indie and electronic world with some successful collaborations as souvenirs. Phantogram, Jai Paul, Wavves, ASAP Rocky, and Little Dragon all make at least one appearance on the album, along with Southern rappers and vocalists including Killer Mike, Sleepy Brown, T.I.,

M.I.A dropped, very quietly, a new track this week titled “atTENTion.” The track follows the sonic route she has travelled as of late; auto-tune, club-ready beats, digital bleeps, and more ambiguous lyrics and discussions of her life. Whether this is a preview of what is to come with “Paul Simon on acid” is yet to be distinguished, so for now, just enjoy another sick offering from the international and controversial pop star.

For those of you still obsessed with SBTRKT after his mesmerizing self-titled debut album, a new production team has come to further solidify this post-dubstep electronic genre. Disclosure continues this moody atmosphere of dark electronic music with inescapable hooks. The young UK duo have already garnered much attention thanks to their hit dance track “Latch,” which features Sam Smith, which has now peaked at number 11 on the UK chart.