Myspace | Website | Facebook | Twitter If you haven't heard of Sia (Sia Furler) by now, I don't really know what to say. The Aussie musician and songwriter has provided vocals for Zero 7, collaborated with Christina Aguilera and Beck, and of course is famous for her 'breakout' single, "Breathe Me," which was featured on the finale of Six Feet Under, as well as every other dramatic television shows out there. Of course, she is also notorious for her kooky, quirky music videos. [...]
Of course I know everyone is posting this or has already done so, but I'm a pretty hardcore Radiohead fan so I have to do my part to try and bring this to those who haven't heard it yet. According to Consequence of Sound, who appears to have done quite a bit of research on this that you can check out here ,"These Are My Twisted Words" just mysteriously appeared on the At Ease message board yesterday. But after doing some more detective work, another Radiohead fan found a cryptic message in an NFO file accompanying the mp3, [...]
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This is the most recent leak from Kid Cudi's Man On The Moon: The End of Day, his debut album which is scheduled to hit stores on September 15th, according to Prefix . Other than "Sky Might Fall", which premiered earlier this year on the Transformers 2 trailer, and the runaway hit "Poke Her Face" with Kanye West and Common, leaks from this album have been scarce and with good reason. When Cudi appeared on Tim Westwood's show a couple weeks back, he claimed he had only finished the album the week before he [...]
If there was one thing I totally didn't expect to see when I got home tonight, it was a Diplo remix of a Dead Weather song. Being a huge fan of both artists though, I was definitely happy to Diplo make his triumphant return to the remix game today with this oddball of a track from the Dead Weather. Don't get me wrong, I'm totally in love with the Dead Weather's debut album, but oddly enough "Treat Me Like Your Mother" is one my least my favorite tracks on the album. I say oddly enough, because it's one of the [...]
I realize I'm a little bit late on this one, but I guess I didn't realize just how great this new Air track was until a few days ago, when I heard it on KCRW super late at night. I guess it was one of those experiences, when you don't really comprehend the overall feel of a track until you're in the right state of mind. But I was definitely in the right state of mind at that time, and since then, "Do The Joy" has become one of those songs I'll have on repeat about half a dozen times [...]
I haven't really been talking too much about Modest Mouse's upcoming EP No One's First and You're Next, but these last couple songs they've released from the unreleased and b-side compilation have really made me take note. Granted, I really wasn't a big fan of their last album and tend to lean toward their older material like Lonesome Crowded West, but I'll definitely admit that Good News For People Who Love Bad News is probably one of my favorite albums of the decade. Which leads me to why I'm posting "Perpetual Motion Machine", a track that definitely sounds like it [...]
When I found out Josh Homme was taking the lead as executive producer on the new Arctic Monkeys album I predicted that the project was likely to take a darker, more edgier turn compared to the band's previous material. Well the Arctic Monkeys finally premiered the lead single from their new album Humbung and lo and behold, it's noticeably darker from that of their previous work. There's kind of a creepy, horrorcore sound to "Crying Lightning", but that unmistakable Arctic Monkeys sound is definitely still present. Either way, it's definitely good to hear some new Arctic Monkeys, and I can't [...]
Last time Passion Pit was the topic of discussion on Critical Acclaim, they were the ones getting their single "The Reeling" remixed by rookie Swedish pop trio Miike Snow. But now the tables have been turned, and thanks to Stereogum, we get to hear Passion Pit taking their remixing duties pretty seriously on this treatment of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' new single "Heads Will Roll". With some blaring synths and that hard hitting bass, the track comes out sounding more like a MSTRKRFT or a Crookers remix than a Passion Pit though. MP3: Yeah Yeah [...]
Stereogum announced this surprise new Spoon EP, Got Nuffin, earlier this week and even though it looks like their label pulled the plug from the Amazon preview, the band has made it available to stream on their website at Spoontheband.com . "Got Nuffin" is the bands newest single, and though it's not clear whether it will appear on their upcoming album, it's worth noting that the band seems to be taking a little bit of a darker turn with this release, with Britt Daniel singing "I got nothing to lose but darkness and shadows" on the chorus. The [...]
SA-RA released a new LP titled Nuclear Evolution: The Age of Love on Tuesday and it's definitely one of the more exciting releases that I didn't even really see coming this year. The album has a total of 23 tracks between two discs and though SA-RA usually like to limit their guest appearances, this track with Erykah Badu is definitely one of the better songs on the album. MP3: SA-RA feat. Erykah Badu - Dirty Beauty via Nah Right
This is the first single from Alchemist and Oh No's collaborative venture, which goes by the name Gangrene. The video is directed by Punit Dhesi, who also did Evidence's "Far Left" video, as well as the video for his collab with Fashawn, "Our Way." I spoke with Alchemist the other night at Fashawn's listening party and he said that Gangrene should be coming our way sometime in September. But for now, you can grab the audio rip of "Under Siege" over at 2 Dope Boyz via 2DB
This is Wale's long awaited collaborative mixtape with former Little Brother producer and elusive genius 9th Wonder. As the name implies, every track on the mixtape has a feature from a list of guest artists that includes Young Chris, Freeway, Currensy, Beanie Sigel, Joe Budden and K'NAAN. The K'NAAN collaboration, "Um Ricka", is definitely my favorite, featuring some nice, groovy production from Mark Ronson. "Life's A Bitch" with Talib Kweli and Joell Ortiz comes in at a close second though. Download: Wale & 9th Wonder - Back To The Feature via [...]
So I know this is all over the internet by now, but I figure I might as well offer my two cents on this latest Jay-Z track "D.O.A.", which is allegedly the street single from the upcoming Blueprint 3 album. As confirmed by SOHH, Blueprint 3 is scheduled for a September 11th release to coincide with the release date of the original Blueprint. It seems weird that it's been 8 years since the first Blueprint came out. G-Unit hadn't even come on the scene yet and well, you pretty much know the rest of the story. But [...]
So I'm heading down to Austin in July for Spoonx3 and all I can think about is hearing new tracks like "Trouble". This is the first quality recording I've heard and it sounds amazing, just like the other new songs, "Writing You In Reverse" and "Who Backs Your Money". Their new album may not be coming out until next year, but according to Britt Daniel's interview with Texas Monthly, Spoon's been working with Jon Brion in LA and most of the songs are probably already in the can. If you're as big of a fan as I [...]
I was browsing my neighborhood bookstore the other night and noticed the new issue of Spin with the Dead Weather on the cover. Aside from Vampire Weekend in the fall of 2007, I don't recall ever seeing a band without an album out on the cover of Spin. Now, I usually trust the people at Spin, and seeing as the Dead Weather is already filling some huge slots at festivals like Outside Lands, Street Scene and even ACL later this summer, I'm all the more excited to hear their debut album, Horehound, which doesn't even hit stores until July 14th. [...]
I'm jamming Welcome 2 Detroit right now in anticipation of Dilla's next posthumous release, Jay Stay Paid, which looks like it turning out to be the release that the hardcore fans have been waiting for. The cover art is enticing on its own, but looking at the tracklist for Jay Stay Paid, which features guest appearances from DOOM, Black Thought, Lil Fame, and Illa J, I get even more excited. The track with Black Thought leaked a while back on Nah Right, but "24K Rap" with Havoc and Raekwon sold me on this one. The gritty beat on this track [...]
Heard this on KCRW the other night on the way back from the KROQ Weenie Roast. "Two Weeks" is one of the best tracks on the new Grizzly Bear album, Veckatimest, which is definitely one of my favorite albums so far this year. I can't tell you how excited I am to finally see them live at the Wiltern in a few weeks, and if you're in LA, tickets are still available for the show through Live Nation. The Fred Falke Remix is from the Two Weeks single, which is available now on vinyl and through [...]
With LA's Flying Lotus incorporating more dubstep in to his recent DJ sets and remixes, it's no surprise to hear this new track "Glendale Galleria" exhibiting some of the same characteristics. Flying Lotus has always had sort of a dark, earthy feel to his beats, so it's a good fit and I agree with GvsB that fans of Burial will likely dig this guy's work. Flying Lotus is already known to throw some Burial in to his DJ sets anyways, the most recent of which you can check out here. "Glendale Galleria" is from the Flying Lotus/Joker split, [...]
I was a bit caught off guard last week when a couple new Cool Kids tracks popped up on the internet, along with this video of the duo and renowned mixtape DJ/producer polishing off the finishing touches on a new mixtape. Little did I know the tape would be dropping so soon, but I can't say I'm not pleased with the urgency in which this thing was released. It seems like it's been a while since we heard some new tracks from the duo, but the Cool Kids have emerged from the cold Chicago winter with some hot new material. [...]
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