NYC synthpop couple Wonderful Humans (who recently made our Best of 2015 Emerging NYC Bands list) unleashed a series of single in the last year that gathered interest on Soundcloud. Earlier this year they released "Just What I needed," which evokes East Village era Madonna. Yet, a practical approach to love, in lyrics like, “I wanted more/But I think you got it/Now that I know you’re/Just what I wanted,” is a slightly-cynical reboot worthy of the Girls epoch. More recent single "Don’t You" (streaming), references the ’80s in a darker way, adding playful fake saxophones (an instrument that defined that decade) to an otherwise fully electronic arrangement.

Punkgaze trio Tennis System, who built an empire of sound in the DC and LA scenes, released their newest video for "Ungrown," the third track from their 2014 album Technicolour Blind. Produced by and featuring Erica Terenzi of Italy’s dreampop team Be Forest, the video matches swerving guitars and sun-blistered vocals with nostalgic memories simmered in psychedelic color. This release comes two weeks shy of Tennis System’s long-awaited residency at The Echo. Catch them each Monday night in June with local alternative acts new and old, including United Ghosts, Blood Candy, Teenage Wrist, and THE FLASH HITS.

When interviewed by Free Bike Valet on what to expect for the residency, Tennis System’s Matty T said: “We’re going to be trying out new songs, playing a lot off of our latest release Technicolour Blind, some off of Teenagers, and some really old ones. Each week will be different. I don’t want to give too much away, but I can assure you won’t want to miss one. Each one builds off of the week prior.”

Watch the new video for "Ungrown" below, and check out Tennis System on Facebook for more details on their upcoming Echo residency. – Ryan Mo

As you can gather from her website, electronic artist Kim Boekbinder is a New Yorker full of imagination and ideas, and her music reflects that. She released EP "The Sky Is Calling" in 2013, featuring striking single "Stellar Alchemist." Its video (streaming below) was seen by over 150k people. More recently, to support her next release, she wrote a one-minute song for every hundred dollars she raised, and called it mission accomplished at 169 one-minute songs – all the tracks are gathered here. Legendary British songwriter Momus – who lived in NYC for some time – had a similar idea a few years ago, but approached the concept in a more personal (and pricey) way, writing a full song about each person contributing $1,000.