NEW SHAPES GREAT ESCAPE 2013.

SXSW, done. Coachella, over. Now it's just time for one more stop on the holy trinity of spring festivals, as we take New Shapes overseas for a very special Great Escape takeover in Brighton next month. Teaming up once again with our UK brothers-in-arms Chess Club and National Anthem, we're back with another star-studded New Shapes bill to Brighton up your life in a big way.

Getting things started, we've got Canadian delights Diana and UK songstress Lulu James, before our homegirl MØ (holla holla holla) turns things up in the direct support slot. Then closing out the night in what's sure to be one of the biggest sets of the festival, CHVRCHES take over and send things to infinity and beyond in the headline. It all pops off Saturday May 17th at 7pm down on the beachfront at Digital, with wristband-only entry as always and - if the last few years have been any indication - there's probably a line down the block so get there early. You won't regret it.

STREAM: "Recover" - CHVRCHES

STREAM: "Pilgrim" - MØ

STREAM: "Closer" - Lulu James

STREAM: "Born Again" - Diana

TOO YOUNG TO QUIT.

Australia just gives and gives and gives. Their latest offering comes in the form of The Preatures, who arrive on the scene like Australia's answer to HAIM with a touch of The Velvet Undergound. With new single "Is This How You Feel", the Sydney five-piece effortlessly carve inroads into throwback pop-rock like it's second nature, all irresistibly sultry girl vocals and fiercely gyrating basslines. It comes off like the perfect midpoint between HAIM and Atlas Genius, and we wouldn't be surprised to see The Preatures following Atlas' footsteps onto US airwaves in no time at all. Suffice it to say, you're going to want to keep a close eye on this lot.

STREAM: "Is This How You Feel" - The Preatures

POPSHOP x GOVERNOR'S BALL.

With Governor's Ball coming in HOT this June in New York, we're very excited to be teaming up with the festival to bring you two very special Popshop shows on their regularly scheduled dates during Governor's Ball weekend. Kicking everything off we've got Popshop NYC doubling as the official Governor's Ball kickoff party Thursday June 6th at Santos, as Swedish pop sensation Kate Boy makes her US debut alongside Chicago's resident party monsters, Hey Champ and Gemini Club. Tickets for June 6th at Santos are currently on sale HERE.

STREAM: "Northern Lights" - Kate Boy

DOWNLOAD: "Cliché" - Hey Champ

STREAM: "Sparklers" - Gemini Club


Then on Saturday, we're bringing you the official Governors Ball afterparty in the form of Popshop BK at Brooklyn Bowl, with a very special live headline set from our beloved HAIM, plus support from Kate Boy as she closes out her maiden voyage to NYC. To call this a big weekend would be a criminal understatement, and tickets for both of these are sure to go fast (and in the case of Popshop Brooklyn, in the blink of an eye) so do. not. sleep. You can get your tickets for June 8th at Brooklyn Bowl HERE on sale this Friday. Let's do this.

STREAM: "Falling" - HAIM

STREAM: "In Your Eyes" - Kate Boy

NEON GOLD + VINTAGE CRAWL PRESENT: JAVELIN

So you thought that Macklemore and Ryan Lewis were the first people to ever go drunk vintage shopping? Think again. For the past two years, our friends over at the Vintage Crawl have been shopping and drinking their way through North Brooklyn twice a year and offering unreal discounts at participating stores and bars along the way. This time around we wanted in on the action, so on Saturday April 27th, we're joining forces to bring you the official afterparty to the day's debaucherous self-led shop and bar hop. Keep the party going with us at Brooklyn Bowl with a headline set from cousin-core electronic duo Javelin, with support from synthed-out sweethearts Jamaican Queens and Brooklyn hometown heroes Tiny Victories.

BUT WAIT, it gets better - bring your ticket to the show on the crawl (either printed or on your phone) to unlock another level of deals at all participating businesses. Go HERE to download the map of all stores and bars involved as well as a list of discounts available to all crawlers. And whether you're trying to get your shop on or just have a big night out at Brooklyn Bowl with us, tickets are available to all comers HERE. Time to pop some tags people, feel free to visit Vintage Crawl on Facebook for more info.

DOWNLOAD: "Light Out" - Javelin

STREAM: "Kids Get Away" - Jamaican Queens

STREAM: "Lost Weekend (Those Of Us Still Alive)" - Tiny Victories

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

KEEPING SECRETS 'TIL I'M IN THE GROUND.

The latest Swedish export to hit our shores is a duo called Taped Rai. The wistful intro of debut single "Shadow of the Sun" wraps itself around you with heart-wrenchingly earnest vocals and a reflective piano bit that burns holes in your soul. Between the melodically pristine hook and the full-on solar eclipse of hands-in-the-lasers club levels in the climax, this could be a Top 40 smash had the duo followed a more traditional songwriting structure, but it's even more impressive that they haven't. From the audio to the video above, "Shadow of the Sun" is a cinematic accomplishment from a distant universe, like something out of Sound of Arrows' oeuvre as directed by Lars Von Trier. Beyond epic.

STREAM: "Shadow of The Sun (Acoustic Version)" - Taped Rai [exclusive]

HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY DOS & MY DON'TS.

The Jungle Giants are the latest Australian act to parachute onto our shores from halfway around the world. The Brisbane four-piece dropped their latest EP in the twilight of last summer and our favorite cut, "You've Got Something", is a hard-hitting clean sweep of Pacific heat. From the first lyrical punch, they're in your face like Two Door Cinema Club tangoing with The Wombats, and what starts with a slow simple construction quickly snowballs into a power-hungry Wolf Gang stadium-filler. Dear Jungle Giants, you've got something that everybody wants.

MP3: "You've Got Something" - The Jungle Giants [exclusive]

THE SEA FEELS NOTHING LIKE A HOME.

We've been loving Mr. Little Jeans' debut album since she first sent us a secret preview of it late last year, and now she returns to publicly unveil our favorite track from it, "Oh Sailor", as her new single. A billowing youth anthem in waiting, Monica's wistful vocals drift in and out of your dreams, walking a delicate line between the whispered beauty of Lykke Li and the skyscraping uplift of The Naked & Famous' Alisa Xayalith. And when the ocean-sized chorus engulfs you with ageless harmonies from the Silverlake Conservatory Of Music Youth Chorale, it's like nothing else you've ever experienced in 2013. Truly perfect.

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