Superstar Swedish house DJ, Avicii, has caused a stir by releasing a promo mix for 2013 that dares to tread from the beaten track. The set includes slightly more than the generic minimal to maximal/build up, big drop formula by incorporating elements of country and folk amidst live instruments...

As you may (or may not) have noticed, there have not been as many music reviews posted on YKTS lately. This is not because I have fallen out of love with music, far from it, but because I have been writing for altsounds.com. View my entire body of work on my altsounds profile. Reviews below...

2011: the first year of a new musical decade. Guitar music began to free itself from the shackles of formulaic indie-pop, slowly rising from the ashes by delving into broader retro influences; punk brashness replaced by Fleetwood Mac intelligence. Elsewhere, dubstep continued its mainstream...

This week we go Dutch, courtesy of this mixtape from up and coming House producer/DJ, Dr. Papasov. Check out his website for more free tracks: Definitely ‘Thirty Funky Minutes’ to kick-start your...

One from the archives! My first live review, written last year. For the record, it remains the best show I’ve ever been to. Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton, 11.10.10 Canadian duo Ethan Kath and Alice Glass of Crystal Castles have always been divisive. If nothing else, their 2008 debut album...