Playground magazine

Now that May has arrived, we’re taking a moment to take stock of the month behind us, commenting one by one on the albums that make up our April chart. Ten albums of the many that have been released or circulated freely on the Internet, they make up a personal selection of favourite titles for PlayGround.

Jack White puts out his first solo album, and he does so with his entire arsenal of resources: dirty blues, threadbare guitars, lyrics containing very private confessions, and theatre—really good theatre.

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“Keepers Of The Light” is an appropriate title for LHF’s debut: the group continues to heat up a genre that is still not exhausted, refining their work enough to give us over two hours of exceptional dubstep.

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Sun Araw enters into contact with The Congos, a Jamaican reggae legend, to mix dub techniques and psychedelics into an absorbing blend. A new example of why RVNG Intl. is one of the top labels right now.

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Maya Jane Coles, the recent major revelation in English deep house, consolidates her position with a tremendous mix for the “DJ Kicks” series, overflowing with elegant beats, techno escapades, and a luxurious display of synthetic textures.

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