Whatever might be said of James Blake 's self-titled debut album, there can be no denying that 'The Wilhelm Scream' is as good as it gets.
Teeth but not T3ETH , or is it? Out on Oneman's 502 Recordings soon.

via As you push long into the night, trudging endlessly through the blackest veil of sun fall, let Henny Moan be your companion and take comfort in the cold breath of 'Slow Lung'. Slow Lung - Henny Moan Thanks goes out to Tough Love

A brand new 12" from New York's FaltyDL arriving on Ramp at the end of February, a final fling before his debut album for Planet Mu, and flush with a Jamie xx rework on the flip.

As HGLDT , Montreal's Henry Goury-Laffont seems intent on bringing his euphoric take on post-dub to the Canadian masses and beyond. Perhaps not as fully realised as the recent ' Knowing You ', Henry's latest Alicia Keys sampling cut is well worth checking out below. Not so much a case of 'must try harder', just more of a 'we know you have so much more to give...'

via "Some kid recorded it in his mum's front room in Belfast" ... Or so the story goes. The Calor gas at full whack and Charles Hurts (led by Philip Quinn) crooning through the waves of heat with an almost Morrissey-esq swagger. Thanks goes to Tough Love for the tip Fuss Gang - Charles Hurts

We've been soaring on a pair of tracks from Leeds-based-purveyors-of-punk Eagulls for some time now. Luckily for us, the good ship Not Even will release 'Council Flat Blues' / 'Acrostical' on 7" come Feb 14th for the band's debut vinyl release.

via "You always start it, man the story of my life, man the sound of my day, errrrrry single day...." xxxy drops a pair of stone cold killers on Ten Thousand Yen at the end of the month. Listen to both on that link and the lead track 'You Always Start It' below.

Jacques Greene 's 'The Look' is getting a vinyl release through the ever-impressive blog/label Discobelle , and they just dropped this shuffling rework of the lead track from Glasgow-based prodigy Koreless . Well worth checking out... The Look (Koreless Remix) - Jacques Greene

Slime 's time is now. Moreover, 2011 is what Will Archer is defining as the moment to really start "smashin it hard" with his production. That's exactly what he's started doing with a spread of beautifully tempered songs, including two that feature London cohorts Vondelpark , another with Gaskel Greed and the shining solo song 'First Cape'. Gals (feat. Vondelpark) - Slime First Cape - Slime Caffeine (feat. Gaskel Greed) - Slime
Zoo Kid upstart Archy Marshall seems set on resisting the idea that youth can never equal wisdom, or at least that possessing the skill to put his feelings into words has nothing to do with his tender years. Out Getting Ribs - Zoo Kid Ocean Bed - Zoo Kid

via Petty big rework from Jamie xx on this Adele single that wasn't really all that to begin with and now... well it is White label 12 out now...

via NY duo Creep dropped this Romy xx featuring 12 inch on Young Turks at the tail end of December.. Big mixes from Deadboy and Azari & III on flip

Jam City is young Londoner Jack Latham, who earlier his month dropped 3 of the tightest tracks we've heard inside of 2010 with his ' Magic Drops ' EP on Night Slugs . The lead track is just that, all magic drops and seemingly effortless sonic powerballs of base. 'Scene Girl' spools wavering low end beneath outlandish chimes while '2 Hot', perhaps the highlight here, is a gloriously debased monster of a song that has to be up there as one of the songs of 0'10. Jam City - Scene Girl [...]
Youth made a song that is 7 minutes long, but doesn't feel 7 minutes long, it feels like it should just keep rolling forever, that's good right? That means something right? WHAT SHOULD I DO? OH GOD

via Hounds of Hate , sounds of hate, hate raw man, proper jaw nash raw, and acid washed too... Phantasy Re-up (acid version) - Hounds of Hate

via Girl Unit - WUT Quite possibly the song of the year...

via The History Of Apple Pie begins with that tender knot of hope shared between two people, a belief that something that might exist, actually does, and it ends with a flurry of timeless feather-light songs, unfurling before us all.. Tug - The History Of Apple Pie Out Of View - The History Of Apple Pie You're So Cool - The History Of Apple Pie