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NextGen Music is a NGJ Blog focused on what college students across the country are listening to. Just as a student has plenty of available majors to choose from at any given school, you'll have plenty of options here- we don't constrain ourselves to any particular genre. From Bon Iver to Big Boi, we'll cover it all- as well as spotlight the rising musicians on your campuses.
Posted By Max Hasan on Monday, February 6th, 2012

RAC (remixed artist collective) is well known for putting an upbeat yet chill spin to plenty of artists’ tracks ranging from Tokyo Police Club to U2. This remix features Southeast Asian singer/songwriter Zee Avi and turns her usual folky, acoustic serenade into a funky yet laid-back electronic tune.


Posted By admin on Sunday, February 5th, 2012

Johnny Drennan is a University of Tennessee sophomore from Nashville. Last year, he was a contestant on American Idol, and since then he’s begun pursuing a career in music with his younger sister, Olivia. Here’s an original song titled “I Should Know”


Posted By Max Hasan on Saturday, February 4th, 2012

The jingly-jangly track “Little Talks” was just put out by sextet Of Monsters and Men… I’ll put a hundred bucks down that this track will be on some Target, Apple, or Prius ad in the near future. The playful back-and-forth banter of the female and male vocals is extremely reminiscent of the Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros‘ track “Home” (not coincidentally they seem to get compared to the band quite often). It comes as no surprise that these talented six hail from Iceland, the small nation that has since spit out other extremely talented musicians such as Sigur Ros and Bjork. You can stream the new track below. Enjoy.


Posted By Max Hasan on Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

New, purchasable Jack White single off of his upcoming “debut” (not sure if I would call it his debut album, he’s already had a lot of experience in other projects) album titled Blunderbuss. The album represents White‘s first time releasing solo material. You can check out his website here.


Posted By Max Hasan on Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

Young and rising producer Gemini (pictured above) recently teamed up with mau5trap‘s Feed Me for an incredible new track that fuses sounds from electro, dubstep, and moombahton into an organize cacophony of sounds.


Download Feed Me & Gemini Whiskers


Posted By Max Hasan on Tuesday, January 31st, 2012


Posted By Max Hasan on Sunday, January 29th, 2012

New chill, laid back material from the Colorado electronic producer. Check out the visuals below, as well.

Pretty Lights – We Must Go On (official music video) from Pretty Lights Music on Vimeo.


Posted By Max Hasan on Saturday, January 28th, 2012

Virginia-based Wild Nothing debuted a new track, titled “Nowhere,” which features Twin Sister‘s Andrea Estella on Vocals.


Download Wild Nothing Nowhere


Posted By Max Hasan on Friday, January 27th, 2012

I know what you’re thinking. Quirky, catchy indie rock? Really? Yeah, I thought it was extinct too… But of course, some bands still need to supply Apple with catchy commercial music. Enter Hospitality. A Brooklyn-based trio (of course they’re from Brooklyn).

Arrested Development fans should be familiar with the appearance of Alia Shawkat AKA Maeby Fünke. Besides the stereotypical image/background of the band, the track is actually pretty good… and damn catchy. Don’t be surprised to hear it in a commercial or indie flick soon.


Posted By Max Hasan on Thursday, January 26th, 2012


The young Belgian Drum & Bass producer dropped an incredible new track via renowed D&B label Hospital Records. The track takes a while to peak, but when Netsky finally gets in his zone, the energy is incredible—it’s one of those few tracks that will just fill a room (or a pair of headphones) with spirit and excitement.

Do yourself a favor and stream + download the incredible track below. ENJOY!


Download Netsky Give & Take (Original Mix)