German techno diva and Bpitch Control boss Ellen Allien has never been someone afraid to take chances, but we’d be lying if we said that we expected something like “Rain the Sun.” Taken from her freshly released album, Dust, the song finds Allien’s processed vocals hazily floating over what sounds like dance-friendly indie pop. It’s not bad—it’s just that the Interpol-esque guitar riffs and general Metric-y vibe sound a lot more like Bowery Ballroom than Berghain. We’ll leave it up to you to decide whether or not that’s a good thing.

Ellen Allien – Sun The Rain