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I mentioned it on Twitter last night, and here it is. A little mix I made for Valentine's Day to share with you all. It's got new and old stuff. 14 tracks for the 14th. Enjoy. LISTEN: "2 Sides of Love" Valentine's Day Mixtape Note: You must have Spotify to listen.

Today marks the release of American Royalty's brand new Matchstick EP, out on Guns in the Sun Records . The EP was written in the summer of 2011 in Venice Beach where front men Billy Scher and Marc Gilfry were couch surfing, waiting for their tour to start. "We came to the studio with these demos that were inherently very electronic, because we wrote them in our friends' living rooms," said Scher; "We were lucky enough to record at Infrasonic ...

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Tweet Watch the video for Rhye 's beautiful "Open". We still know very little about Rhye . Really the important thing is, though, that their music is damn good. Last week they released the stunning "Open" and now they've just dropped the video for it. It's a sensual affair, featuring several couples making love, and is a perfect match for the sultry song. These [...]

This came as a nice little surprise. Miles Bonny and B. Lewis have got together to make an EP titled Egg Black EP. The first single is this little number Together Forever which is available

Oddisee has flipped fellow Mello Music Group fam DTMD's Raw off their 2011 album Makin' Dollas. The track features Godly MC and Kev Brown. The remix will appear on the upcoming MMG compilation Self Sacrifice

Almost forgot about Diplo for a second there didn't you... what about Usher ? Yeah that's right, the odd pair have come together for a new single titled "Climax" (the hell?). The two have been exchanging tweets over the last few days with Usher referring to the track as a "strip club classic", while the A list celebrity producer-DJ describes it as "some next level electrosoul" and stated the he's "pretty sure in 9 months there gonna be a lot of new babies that this song is responsible for". Bassist Ariel [...]

I've been on these Baltimore babies for quite some time, completely riveted by their retro 1970s vibe meets clairvoyant shoegaze rock. Secret Mountains are hard at work on their next release and just laid down a brand new track via a Rubber Tracks session and it's a burner. "Make Love Stay" has a personality all its own, rather, personalities. It slowly builds off the haunting vocals of Kelly Laughlin and distorted guitars, only to echo and tumble it's way into a bass driven explosion. Often times people take drummers for granted, but [...]

Tweet Listen to "Shallow Tears" and "Genesis" below, two new songs by Light Asylum from their new album "Light Asylum" . On May 1st, Light Asylum will release their debut album via Mexican Summer as a follow-up to their well-received EP from last year "In Tension" , an EP that spawned the ridiculously underrated and under-heard song "Dark Allies" . Today [...]

Love Was Always Cruel, It Just Wasn't Cruel To Me is the new song from 19yr-old Mancunian Jordan Bolton . Following on from two EP's - Jazz Hands (2010) and Silver Age (2011) - Love... is the first of three new songs he's set to release over the next three months and is an impressive slice of laid-back, melancholia-tinged indie-rock with enough down-beat Northern charm to keep you entertained throughout. If you like what you hear then head over to his Soundcloud page to [...]

Parece que este dia se fue poniendo mucho mejor conforme fueron pasando las horas ya que por sino fuera suficiente con el nuevo video de Tearist ; ahora ya tenemos los detalles completos de lo que sera el album debut de Light Asylum el cual estara apareciendo a traves de Mexican Summer el 1 de Mayo y bueno, lo primero que podemos escuchar de este material es una version un poco diferente de uno de los tracks que ya habian lanzado con anterioridad aunque en aquella ocasion, "Shallow Tears" solamente habia estado disponible de manera [...]

Last week, we showed you the dramatic trailer for the upcoming Maps & Atlases LP, Beware and Be Grateful , set to drop on April 17. Well, wouldn't you know it, not even a week later, but the record's first single was first premiered on RollingStone.com . As I earlier speculated, this first bit of new Maps & Atlases material continues with the very melodic approach Maps & Atlases showacased on their 2010 record, Perch Patchwork . "Winter" is [...]

Came across a few new albums that have been made available to stream today, so figured I'd share some of them. Indie-poppers, fun. are preparing for their sophomore album, Some Nights . The New York based band already is finding some success with the single, "We Are Young" featuring Janelle Monae and the album also features 10 additional tracks. Stream the entire album below, and pick yourself up a copy next week or pre-order here . Fresh? [...]

MP3 Every time I hear a new track from West Coast rapper Kendrick Lamar, I just can't help but admire this dude's drive to do something new, fresh, and different with every single track. The beat here has a rattling hi-hat that gives it a slightly Southern Flavor. The flow Kendrick opens track with this strange flow, and is paired up with another voice that gives it a somewhat alien quality. There's just so much going on here, but I suppose what hits me most about this track is the way this track looks [...]

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Tweet Watch the new video for Tennis song "Origins" below, taken from the album "Young And Old" , out now. This is probably the worst ski trip in history. Connect with Tennis - Facebook | Twitter | Website | Last.fm ( via )

Sleigh Bells' highly anticipated sophomore album, Reign of Terror, is now streaming in full at the New York Times' website . The stream precedes the album's release on February 21st on Mom+Pop Music . Sleigh Bells are also thrilled to announce they will be livestreaming their New York City show on February 17th at 10 pm EST via The Bowery Presents' newest venture – The Bowery Presents Live. Launching as part of YouTube's new original channels initiative, The Bowery Presents ...

A cerebral progression of deep rhythms, sporadic tones and noises presented on this new track from Kyoka. This thing's got a great groove, which is incredibly danceable, but the sounds used to execute are very bold and colorful. It's got a mechanical, calculated vibe to it, but still manages to be a fun listen. Grab this release on raster-noton . / via /

Tweet Watch the new video for Blood Orange 's song "Forget It" below, taken from the album "Coastal Grooves" . Connect with Blood Orange – Facebook / Twitter / Last.fm / Blog

Tweet Listen to The Cribs ' new song "Chi-Town" below. It's been almost three years since The Cribs released their last album, the lukewarmly-received "Ignore The Ignorant" , but they're back now with a new album on May 7th called "The Belly Of The Brazen Bull" , and today they premiered the first cut from the album on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio One show. "Chi-Town" goes back to [...]

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No tienen ni idea de cuanto habia esperado este momento ya que como sabran, Marissa Nadler el año pasado edito su muuuy bonito album homonimo y desde su lanzamiento rapidamente se puso a trabajar en el material que le estaria sirviendo como continuacion asi que si han podido estarla siguiendo a traves de Twitter, ustedes tambien podran comprobar que realmente le ha metido una enorme dedicacion a este material y el amor que ha estado transmitiendo a traves de sus comentarios se ve perfectamente plasmado en este primer adelanto de "The Sister". Este nuevo material de Marrissa [...]