NEVER GO BACK AGAIN.

You guys, St. Lucia's debut album is out in less than two months and we can assure you you're not even close to ready. It's an all-your-dreams-coming-true-at-once kind of listening experience, and we can't wait to share it with the world as our first-ever album release on Neon Gold this fall. In the meantime, St. L's hitting the road with Two Door Cinema Club next month for a coast-to-coast US tour, and today unveils the record's breathtaking cover art. And now, to bring it all full circle, our first loves Passion Pit have remixed St. Lucia's current summer anthem, "Elevate," to help make the wait that much more bearable. When The Night is released October 8th on Neon Gold / Columbia Records, mark your calendars.

STREAM: "Elevate" (Passion Pit Remix) - St. Lucia

HOLD ON TO YOUR HEART.

Well friends, the wait is over. We're BEYOND thrilled to announce the arrival of St. Lucia's debut album, our first ever full-length release, this autumn. It's called When The Night, it's out October 8th through Neon Gold with some help from our friends at Columbia, and it's everything we ever hoped it would be and more. And best of all, it's preceded today by "Elevate", the first single lifted from the album and the summer anthem you've been waiting your whole life for. It's a sun-kissed slice of hot tropics pop that crashes over you like a supersonic wave machine of pure euphoria, and it's pretty much been our favorite song since the day we first saw St. L live. Look no further guys, your song of the summer has arrived.

STREAM: "Elevate" - St. Lucia

STARS + STRIPES FESTIVAL 2013

If you've been following us these past few years, you're likely familiar with our annual salute to America on July 4th weekend, Stars + Stripes. If not, keep up. With the help of some of our favorite bands, we've managed to raise over $60,000 for the Martha's Vineyard YMCA as Stars + Stripes I and II saw everyone from Chiddy Bang and The Knocks to Grouplove and Alex Winston throwing down for the cause. And this year we're looking to top the $30,000 benchmark set in previous years with our biggest lineup yet (*cue Flux Pavilion's "I Can't Stop"*).

On Saturday July 6th, we're back for Stars + Stripes III with indie superstars Walk the Moon riding a tidal wave of breathless hype and critical acclaim onto the island shores; alongside our ever radiant golden boy, St. Lucia; the always lovely, always brilliant HAERTS; and last but not least, the newest member of our Neon Gold family, Magic Man. It's all going down from 7:30pm at Flatbread Company, with advance tickets now available HERE. Admit it, raging for a cause has never sounded so good.

STREAM: "Anna Sun" - Walk the Moon

STREAM: "All Eyes On You" - St. Lucia

STREAM: "All The Days" - HAERTS

DOWNLOAD: "Paris" - Magic Man

NEON FROST ON THE SUNSET.

We have endless love for HAERTS here at Neon Gold, but of course you already knew that. It's hard to believe it's been over six months since the international collective first unveiled "Wings" (officially released last month on Neon Gold / Columbia), and the Brooklyn five piece have since soared to impossible heights on the back of that one debut single.

Today, they arrive at long last with their hotly-anticipated follow up in "All The Days", the first HAERTS demo that St. Lucia ever sent to us in late 2011 and the one that started this whole whirlwind love affair in the first place. As the vindictive bassline grooves its way into your heart, Nini's celestial voice captivates like a powerful hypnosis, while the iridescent keys shimmer like a hot-wired synesthesia of summer steam and stormy electrics. Already shining on the road as the rousing finale of their live set, it's quite possibly our favorite HAERTS track in existence, and it's with boundless excitement that we share it with you today.

STREAM: "All The Days" - HAERTS

I'M FEELING FAR AWAY.

Up and coming California foursome The Colourist have been on cruise control with the radio-reaching immensity of debut single "Little Games". Enter St. Lucia, who's been on a winning streak with gravity-defying remixes for Passion Pit, Foster The People, and Morning Parade thus far. This time around, St. L drowns the hook in shimmering synths and a watery backbeat, flipping the alt-radio anthem into a cool tropical breeze. It's the perfect vessel to carry you from spring into summer, sail away below.

STREAM: "Little Games" (St. Lucia Remix) - The Colourist

STAY HERE WISHING FOR THE DARK.

If you live in the real world, you've already heard the new Knocks single featuring our very own in-house superstar, St. Lucia. But if you thought things couldn't get much bigger than that, Goldroom is here to inform you that you're sorely mistaken. On his latest remix, The Room straps jetpacks to Jean's heavenly vocals, as they take off into the twilight grooving along a smooth nu-disco runway. This summer's sunsetter anthem has arrived, folks.

DOWNLOAD: "Modern Hearts" (Goldroom Remix) - The Knocks ft. St. Lucia

NIGHTS WILL BRING US TOGETHER.

That huge new Knocks single featuring St. Lucia arrived today at long last, and it's every bit the monster we warned you it would be. Bagpipes in the club, deep house o'clock. Own it all for yourself on April 16th, keep an eye out.

STREAM: "Modern Hearts" (ft. St. Lucia) - The Knocks

POPSHOP SOUTH 001: ST. LUCIA + HAERTS

Our monthly club night, Popshop, has been patiently picking up steam in London and Paris and almost all corners of the North American diamond. And now, it's time for the next puzzle piece, Popshop South in the musical homestead of Nashville. Our starchild St. Lucia will headline The High Watt with sterling support from the lovely HAERTS and local party mavens, Future Unlimited. It's a guaranteed synth-filled night, and it's all going down next Monday at 8:30 sharp, with tix available HERE. It's history in the making, y'all.

STREAM: "September" - St. Lucia

DOWNLOAD: "Wings" - HAERTS

STREAM: "Lightweight Eyes" - Future Unlimited

GOLD043: HAERTS

HAERTS have been our new favorite NYC band for a minute now, so we're very excited to announce their addition to the Neon Gold / Columbia family today as we ready their immaculate debut single "Wings" for release on Neon Gold next month. Featuring members hailing from Germany, England and the United States, HAERTS are a veritable United Nations of pop supremacy, with an irresistibly international sound that's impossible to pin down on any map.

Featuring a brand new single mix from Michael Brauer and nigh-on flawless production from our beloved St. Lucia, "Wings" unfurls with boundless echoing percussion, as frontlady Nini Fabi's soaring vocals are showered in a waterfall of atmosphere and emotion. Then, on the flipside, we've got a nailbitingly handsome Wildcat! Wildcat! remix, as the LA three-piece and esteemed Neon Gold alums swing for the fences and then some on their first foray into the remix sphere.

The Wings 7" arrives April 2nd and hits digitally a week later on the 9th, but you can go ahead and get your preorder on HERE now. And to celebrate the occasion, we're throwing a single launch party the night of the 2nd at Cameo Gallery, with tickets available now HERE. It's rare to see a band garner so much attention on the back of only one song, but when said offering is this strong, it's not hard to see why. Rest assured though, this is just the tip of the iceberg.

DOWNLOAD: "Wings" - HEARTS

NEON GOLD SXSW 2013.

SXSW is coming in hot this week, so let's do this. The 2013 installment of our annual official SX showcase is our biggest yet, as we take over the main stage at Empire Autos on Friday night. On the bill, we've got Lovelife, Ghost Beach and Sir Sly, before HAERTS, Foxes and St. Lucia close out the night in style. On the decks, captain Xaphoon Jones will be keeping the night alive in the late night slot alongside open bar cocktails from 12:30-1:30, courtesy of Western Spirits. It's all popping off at 7pm, Friday March 15th at Empire Autos, conveniently located on the corner of Red River and E 7th Street. Let's go, Austin.

08:00pm: Lovelife // DOWNLOAD: "Dying To Start Again"

08:45pm: Ghost Beach // STREAM: "Close Enough (Feat. Noosa)"

09:30pm: Sir Sly // STREAM: "Gold"

10:20pm: HAERTS // STREAM: "Wings"

11:10pm: Foxes // STREAM: "Warrior"

12:20am: St. Lucia // STREAM: "September"

01:10am: Xaphoon Jones // DL: "If You Love Me" (XJ + Grave Goods Remix)

ANOTHER VOICE FROM THE AFTERLIFE.

CHVRCHES and St. Lucia, two of the finest practitioners of electronic pop in the western world, come together at last in holy remix matrimony as the Scottish power trio elevate St. L's "Before The Dive" to the glistening heavens and pack it full of angelfire fury, filtered echoes, and supercharged bass surges. Be sure to catch both acts stealing headlines at SXSW next week, and tide yourselves over with this oven fresh remix in the meantime.

STREAM: "Before The Dive (CHVRCHES Remix)" - St. Lucia

ALL THINGS GOLD 016: ALEX METRIC + ST. LUCIA

Well guys, this is it, quite possibly our favorite bill we've ever thrown. All Things Gold is sending 2012 out like Queen Latifah in Set It Off, just going hammer with the talent on this one. Our prodigal son, St. Lucia, NYC's Black Light Dinner Party, and Aussies Gold Fields shine in the live slots and then tying it all together with a fluoro ribbon and neon bow it's Alex Fucking Metric bringing the club warfare in the DJ headline. It's the perfect pre-holiday treat, the ravey mistletoe looming over your head, and it's all going down at U Street Music Hall at 9pm with advance tickets still available for a limited time HERE.

STREAM: "September (Alex Metric Remix)" - St. Lucia
STREAM: "Closer Than This" - St. Lucia
STREAM: "Gold Chain" - Black Light Dinner Party
STREAM: "Dark Again" - Gold Fields

POPSHOP NORTH 001: ST. LUCIA + GOLD FIELDS

With the success of Popshop NYC, Brooklyn, and more recently, West, we're now breaking out our passports, heading north, and storming the Canadian border. That's right, we're thrilled to present the very first installment of Popshop North. For the inaugural kickoff next Tuesday in Toronto, we've got - who else - St. Lucia headlining with Gold Fields in the support slot. It's a double whammy of golden age pop and it's already on the verge of sell out , so consider this a warning. We repeat, THIS WILL SELL OUT. It's all going down at the Drake Hotel at 8:00pm, with tix available HERE. If you're lucky enough to be in the area, you really don't wanna miss this.

STREAM: "September" - St. Lucia

STREAM: "Dark Again" - Gold Fields

ALWAYS COME BACK TO YOU.

Okay, so we know that our favorite son St. Lucia has been on everyone's mind as of late, what with their major league Victoria's Secret placement, Pitchfork music video premiere, and upcoming SOLD OUT Music Hall of Williamsburg headline show this Saturday. But when it rains, it pours, as today we've got a super fresh Pacific Air remix of "All Eyes On You", arriving just in time for the west coast duo's LA headline debut at Popshop West this Thursday (tickets HERE). The remix is everything we've come to expect and more from Pacific Air (formerly KO KO) boys, as Jean's vocals boom with the same unrepentant fervor of the original but now over a newly balearic rhythm that feels like a yacht joyride through your favorite holiday memories.

DOWNLOAD: "All Eyes On You" (Pacific Air Remix) - St. Lucia

POPSHOP BK 007: SAVOIR ADORE

We're doing a little something special for our next Popshop Brooklyn, coming in hot Saturday, December 8th. To celebrate St. Lucia's SOLD OUT headline show at Music Hall of Williamsburg earlier that very night, we're keeping the magic going straight into Popshop Brooklyn, as we bring the official St. Lucia afterparty to Brooklyn Bowl. Find us dreaming out loud with our favorite local boy-girl duo Savoir Adore in the headline slot, along with London's kid dynamite Willy Moon bringing the energy early. It's all popping off December 8th with doors at 11:30pm and $10 tickets available HERE, plus $5 cheap entry with a ticket stub from St. Lucia's Music Hall show. BIG night.

STREAM: "Dreamers" - Savoir Adore

STREAM: "Yeah Yeah" - Willy Moon

NEON GOLD PRESENTS: ST. LUCIA

Our knight in shining armor, St. Lucia, will be in LA this week after wrapping up his west coast run with Two Door Cinema Club (remember to come out to the official afterparty for their Palladium show with us TOMORROW), which is obviously headline news. Warming up the stage before St. L are two of our favorite new Cali bands, the worldly mystery-pop of Night Terrors of 1927 and the upbeat ruggedness of Beat Club. It's all happening this Friday at The Satellite, with doors at 8pm and $10 advance tickets available HERE. Make moves, bring your fall looks, and let's do this up big, autumn style.

STREAM: "September" - St. Lucia

STREAM: "Watch The World Go Dark" - Night Terrors of 1927

STREAM: "Something Better" - Beat Club

MELT AWAY UNTIL YOU'RE AFTERGLOW.

Meet Haerts, a brand new boy-girl duo hailing from Brooklyn (via Germany), and the latest addition to the HeavyRoc Music family. Debut single "Wings" certainly lives up to its name, as Nini Fabi's love-laced vocals float dreamily above the clouds and waxing moonlit synths dance amongst waning guitar licks far below. Better yet, it's produced by none other than St. Lucia himself, his undeniable Midas touch guiding their rippling stream of gold through a classic St. Lucian guitar groove. Enjoy the exclusive premiere of "Wings" below and be sure to keep an eye on this lot, as there's much more to come in the months ahead. HOLD ONTO YOUR HAERTS.

MP3: "Wings" - HAERTS [exclusive]

GOT A FEELING.

Xaphoon Jones is having a MOMENT. After killing 'em all summer long with more insane remixes than even we knew what to do with, Yung Xaph returns to the mixtape game with XJV3, the third and final installment in his mixtape trilogy. Fully loaded with more hits than a blotter sheet, it's the perfect curtain call to his illustrious remix career and an incredibly promising taste of things to come for the young beat architect. While you'll have to wait just a little bit longer for the whole thing, we're here to premiere our favorite cut for you today, as Xaph turns in what is quite possibly his finest remix to date on St. Lucia's "Closer Than This". Stripping the original down to its skivvies 'til it's just topless synths and bottomless beats, it's a tranquil starlit nightswim before the ocean-sized chorus comes crashing down without warning in a torrential downpour of space horns and lunar guitars. Swim at your own risk.

DOWNLOAD: "Closer Than This" (Xaphoon Jones Remix) - St. Lucia [exclusive]

GOLD039: ST. LUCIA

Well friends, the wait is over. After teasing audiences for months as the epic finale to his live sets, St. Lucia's "September" arrives today, available NOW on iTunes and Beatport. The biggest and baddest track in his increasingly amazing repertoire, it's an all-consuming dancefloor behemoth backed by some equally massive remixes from the likes of Alex Metric, Punks Jump Up, Leo Zero and dance music legend Neil McLellan. Alex Metric's got his remix - one of his best ever if you ask us - streaming over on his Soundcloud page, and you can download the Punks Jump Up remix for free from St. L's Facebook page. But with a track this ambitious and masterful, it's always going to be about the original. Don't take our word for it though, dive into it headfirst below and cop the full EP at iTunes HERE.

STREAM: "September" - St. Lucia

TONIGHT YOU'VE GOT ME CORNERED.

Don't miss St. Lucia's dazzling warp-drive lovedrug throwback of a Passion Pit remix. Oh, and he's also playing Popshop BK this weekend (tix still available HERE).

MP3: "Constant Conversations" (St. Lucia Remix)" - Passion Pit