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Were just a couple a weeks away from the long awaited studio release from Norah Jones ' Little Broken Hearts ,' the Danger Mouse produced project will see daylight on May 1st but if you're impatient like us and can't wait to hear what this dream collab will sound like then you can stream the album in its entirety now via NPR. Stream: Norah Jones Little Broken Hearts

Psychedelic outfit Pond debuts their latest clip from their brilliant project Beards Wives Denim , which will also be playing a major role in our upcoming Summer. Watch the self shot visuals above.

If you are unfamiliar with Sad Baby Wolf they formed in 2010 and are the work of two ex-Shins members, Marty Crandall and Neal Langford, and some other long-time friends. Besides putting out a single in December they released a Daytrotter session this past March[ here ]. Give a listen to their cover of Neutral Milk's Everything Is , below. Sad Baby Wolf - Everything Is Check out the original version of Everything Is by Neutral Milk here .

Soul-funk duo THEESatisfaction and probably the closest thing we've got going to having another Floetry premieres the all girls evening clip for their pulsating track 'QueenS' off of the brilliant debut project ' awE naturalE .' Watch the empowering visual above.

We posted the track earlier in the week and now we have some Kate Moross visuals to accompany it.   Jessie Ware surfaces the clip for her ethereal new single '110%,' watch the video above.

Producer Maya Jane Coles Maya Jane Coles is releasing her compilation mix ' DJ-Kicks ' at any moment this week, one cut that will be a part of the project 'Not Listening' is available for download below.  You can groove to this deep house banger and add this to your upcoming weekend mix while you're at it. Maya Jane Coles - Not Listening ( Dj Kicks Mix)

First Aid Kit made their national television debut in the U.S. with a lovely performance of 'Emmylou' from the duo's latest album ' The Lions Roar ' which also happens to be one of  our favorite releases of the year .  Watch the clip above.

As soon as my money got low Didn't have a friend, nor no place to go If I get my hands on a dollar again I'm goin' to hold on to it until the eagle grins They don't make artists like Bobby Womack anymore. Besides being the lead singer of The Valentinos, backup guitarist for Sam Cooke and writing hits for artists such as the Rolling Stones. Womack has had a career that has span over 50 years. His lyrics and emotions set him apart from anything that [...]

Michael Kiwanuka performs for La Blogotheque Take Away Show series. They take him for a bit of a cab ride which they ask him what is playing from his iPod, they then end up in cafe where Kiwanuka performs a live rendition of Bones. Home Again will see U.S. Shores July 31st. *Side Note* Seriously Kiwanuka and I are rocking the same haircut. To bad I don't have that voice.

Finally we have new work from Fresh Face Dauwd. Took four months, but Dauwd remixes Jack Dixon's already solid, Lose Myself. Dauwd's catolog isn't huge, but he has been perfect with each of his releases. Check the smooth tune below. Jack Dixon - Lose Myself (Dauwd remix)

• Jack Dixon - Lose Myself (Dauwd remix)

Metric is set to release their highly anticipated new ' Synthetica ' on June 12th and the Canadian rockers have surfaced details about the project including artwork (above) and tracklisting which you can read below.  First single 'Youth Without Youth' will see daylight on May 1st. Synthetica Tracklisting: Artificial Nocturne Youth Without Youth Speed The Collapse Breathing Underwater Dreams So Real Lost Kitten The Void Synthetica Clone The Wanderlust Nothing But Time

Still floating off a high at this past weekends festival, SBTRKT 's show was just as it looks in this clip above, a flat out good time and one big party! Watch the official Coachella performance above.

This May 15th, Beach House upcoming album Bloom will be in stores. Their first official single, " Lazuli " is a bit more polished then anything on brilliant Teen Dream album. Thanks to this warm and wonderful weather and good vibes on this song, we will be blasting this track from our offices all day.

Fresh off Frank Ocean's blah Coachella performance [ here ], Def Jam releases an unofficial version which is now the official video for his track "Thinking About You." Really happy that High5Collective 's work is being getting more shine.

I've been looking forward to this collabo when it was announced a few weeks back. Nothing ground breaking here, but I'm pretty sure next time Theophilus London performs he is bringing out A$AP Rocky to get the crowd moving with this one. Theophilus London - Big Spender feat A$AP Rocky

With a creative sampling of Big Pun , Jessie Ware   surfaces her latest single '110%' which is set to appear on her forthcoming debut project set for release (via PMR) this Summer.  If you've been unaware of this songstress, we'd highly suggest you familiarize yourself immediately.  You'll be seeing this face a lot more as the year continues.  Vibe out to the ethereal Julio Bashmore produced track below. Jessie Ware - 110%

We've been so wrapped up with all the Coachella festivities the past weekend that this new lovely from Disclosur e featuring the sultry vocal assistance from rising starlet Sinead Harnett went unnoticed.  That is until now, what could very well be an early favorite for our Summer mix comes 'Boiling,' which is set to appear on the upcoming Ep which will see daylight in June.  Grab all of it's blissful vibes below. Disclosure ft. Sinead Harnett - Boiling

Shoegaze grunge rockers Yuck who provided our best album of last year , have surfaced a new single 'Chew' for your listening pleasure and we're thrilled the collective are back.  Not sure if a new project is in the works but this new tune will hold us off until then.  Enjoy the track below. Yuck - Chew

Jack White will be releasing his new project 'Blunderbuss' on April 24th and in honor of White's first solo effort, we've collected an archive of different ventures the musician has been on over the past decade. So if you're a fan of The White Stripes , The Ranconteurs or The Dead Weather everything is here! we even scrapped up some b-sides and a rare Upholsterers track which are all included in this mix, a mix we've aptly titled 'The Many Faces Of Jack White.'   In the meantime look at this as [...]

Unable to attend this years festivities? not to worry, you can stream the live performances in their entirety all weekend. From The Black Keys to Florence and the Machine & Miike Snow, you'll witness all of those acts plus more.  Full listing and link are below. Coachella Live Stream Friday, April 13th 03:50 – GIVERS 04:10 – honeyhoney 04:35 – Neon Indian 05:00 – Gary Clark Jr. 05:05 – Grouplove 05:25 – Jimmy Cliff & Tim Armstrong 06:00 – Yuck 06:20 – [...]