Hurtling towards the release of a new solo album, Blowout (set for release on the 30th of June), LA producer and Stones Throw signing John Carroll Kirby shares the enveloping new single, 'Mates'. Intriguingly inspired by a period in Costa Rica, spent playing with local musicians and imagining “failed utopias”, Blowout teeters between two definitions of its title – a moment of destruction and one big party. This off-kilter yet jovial offering from the record is sure to get you in mood for celebrating, evoking images of rolling down the motorway with your sunnies on or of cutting shapes on the dancefloor on a warm summer evening. Pairing airy flute work with glistening synths and an irresistible bass groove it's hard not to lose yourself in the splendour of 'Mates'. Do yourself a favour and tune in now. -Holly Mullineaux