Friday, November 06, 2009

Wale -"Wale Revere"-mp3

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Wale celebrates his official debut Attention Deficit dropping next week with a throwback goin' in on the Beastie Boys classic "Paul Revere" from his 2005 mixtape Paint A Picture.

Wale -"Wale Revere"-mp3
Wale -"Ridin' In The The Black Joint"-mp3
Wale -"Strings"-mp3

Julian Casablancas - "I Wish It Was Christmas Today""-mp3

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Mr. L.E.S. and head Stroke Julian Casablancas released his solo jump Phrazes for the Young this week. It's short and sweet and sure to piss-off a few Strokes loyalist who only love their debut Is This It. "I Wish It Was Christmas Today" is a Itunes bonus track as is "Old Hollywood" and "30 Minute Boyfriend". Shouts to TsuruRadio

Julian Casablancas -"I Wish It Was Christmas Today"-mp3
Julian Casablancas -"11th Dimension"-mp3

Grizzly Bear -"Ready,Able" -video



My favorite song from Grizzly Bear's breakout Veckatimest,the shimmering melodrama of "Ready, Able" gets a video, directed by Allison Schulnik.

Grizzly Bear ft. Victoria Legrand of Beach House -"Slow Life-mp3

Wednesday, November 04, 2009

M.anifest -"Get Away (Shafiq Husayn re-fix)"-mp3

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Minneapolis' Ghana representative M.anifest returns with a new track from his The Birds & The Bees project dropping Nov. 20th . Here Manifest goes in on the psychedelic sould of Sa-Ra's Shafiq Husayn solo jump "The U.N.", he also dares to tackle D'Angelo's "Africa". The Birds & The Bees is his first record since the critically praised debut Manifestations includes 14 originals.

M.anifest -"Get Away (Shafiq Husayn re-fix)"-mp3
M.anifest -"D'Angelo Said (Africa re-fix)"-mp3
M.anifest -"Playback Music"-mp3

Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Amanda Blank -"Shame On Me (Vikings Remix)"-mp3

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Philly bad girl, Amanda Blank is back with a new sexy, uptempo remix of "Shame On Me" from her debut I Love You. cheers to deathelectro & RCRD LBL

Amanda Blank -"Shame On Me (Vikings Remix)"-mp3
Amanda Blank -"Shame On Me (Yuksek Remix)"-mp3
Amanda Blank & Santigold -"I'm A Lady (Diplo Remix)"-mp3

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart -"Higher Than The Stars (Saint Etienne Visits Lord Spank Remix)"-mp3

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NYC indie darlings The Pains Of Being Pure Heart will tour Europe and release a remix EP next week. Saint Etienne remixes "Higher Than the Stars" and gets remixed by Air France. Cheers to GVB & RCRD LBL.

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart -"Higher Than The Stars (Saint Etienne Visits Lord Spank Remix)"-mp3
Saint Etienne -"Spring (Air France Remix)"-mp3

Graph Nobel -"Fyah" + "Bedroom Lights" -mp3

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New from my homegirl Toronto's triple threat vocalist, MC, songwriter Graph Nobel, riding with Res & Talib Kweli in Idle Warship, who just released their debut Party Robot mixtape with contributions from Blaqstarr, Saul Williams, MC Chris and Skyzoo. Includes Res' cover of Berlin's New-Wave classic "Metro". Be on the lookout for Graph Nobel,you'll be hearing more from her soon.

Graph Nobel -"Fyah"-mp3
Graph Nobel & Idle Warship - "Bedroom Lights"-mp3

Velvet Davenport -"Get Out"-mp3

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Following up the recent cassette release Lemon Drop Square Box with an even newer 7inch is Minneapolis latest psyche rockers Velvet Davenport. "Get Out" is their collabortive effort with Ariel Pink and Gary War. There's a huggability factor here thats warm and fuzzy. Shout out MBV

Velvet Davenport -"Get Out"-mp3

Monday, November 02, 2009

Little Dragon tours US, plays Minneapolis at the 400 Bar

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Gothenburg, Sweden's ambient/arty, electro artist Little Dragon,led by sultry vocalist Yukimi Nagano have def raised their profile opening for Thom Yorke a few weeks ago in Los Angeles and a string of support dates back in May with TV On The Radio. They'll be touring in support of new record Machine Dreams on British indie Peacefrog, Minneapolis Fri.Nov.13th.

10/30: Costa Mesa, CA @ Detroit Bar
10/31: Los Angeles, CA @ Park Plaza
11/02: Pomona, CA @ Glasshouse
11/03: Santa Barbara, CA @ Soho
11/04: San Francisco, CA @ Independent
11/05: Fresno, CA @ Audie’s Olympic
11/06: Santa Cruz, CA @ Rio Theatre
11/08: Portland, OR @ Holocene
11/09: Vancouver, BC @ Media Club
11/10: Seattle, WA @ Nectar
11/13: Minneapolis, MN @ 400 Bar with Athletes in Slacks
11/14: Chicago, IL @ Double Door
11/16: Lexington, KY @ Al’s Bar
11/18: Toronto, ON @ Wrongbar
11/19: Montreal, PQ @ Il Motore
11/20: Syracuse, NY @ Westcott Theater
11/21: New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge
11/22: Washington, DC @ Liv
11/23: Charlottesville, VA @ Outback Lodge
11/24: Charlotte, NC @ The Milestone
11/25: Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
11/27: Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree
11/28: Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
11/29: Dallas, TX @ House of Blues - Pontiac Garage
11/30: Austin, TX @ Emo’s Jr.
12/02: Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room
12/03: San Diego, CA @ Casbah
12/04: Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre

Little Dragon -"Blinking Pigs"-mp3
Little Dragon -"Twice"-mp3

Atlas Sound ft. Laetitia Sadier (Stereolab)-"Quick Canal"-mp3

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From the much hyped, supposedly weird Deerhunter related project Atlas Sound, comes their new Logos, here Deerhunters' Bradford Cox connects with Stereolab's Laetitia Sadier for the etheral, slighty shuffling dreamscape "Quick Canal". Their first single the Panda Bear-featured "Walkabout" quickly lit up the internets, not sure why.

Atlas Sound ft. Laetitia Sadier -"Quick Canal"-mp3
Atlas Sound ft. Noah Lennox -"Walkabout"-mp3

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Raekwon & The Black Keys- "Stay Off the Fuckin Flowers"-mp3

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New from Dame Dash's Blakroc project, which teams the The Black Keys with an impressive lineup of mc's Mos Def,RZA, Ol Dirty Bastard (RIP), Pharoahe Monch, Q-Tip, MOP and others. The first leak had Mos Def & Jim Jones, the newest is Wu-Tangs' Raekwon rockin over a swamp boogie jump. shout out 2db.

Raekwon & The Black Keys (Blakroc)-"Stay Off the Fuckin Flowers"-mp3

Friday, October 30, 2009

Wale -"Mirrors"-mp3

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DC's Wale stays hot with a Mark Ronson produced "Mirrors" featuring Houston's OG Bun B. from upcoming debut Attention Deficit Nov.10th. via NR

Wale ft. Bun-B -"Mirrors"-mp3
Wale ft. Rihanna -"Contemplate"-mp3

Yeasayer -"Ambling Alp"-mp3

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New from Brooklyn's deconstructionist Yeasayer, the swirling,trippy first track from 2010's Odd Blood. "Stick up for your self, son" . Snatched from I Smell Like Money

Yeasayer -"Ambling Alp"-mp3

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Mally -"The Savior"-mp3

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New from Minneapolis rookie Mally with a banger "The Savior" off the Airtime Collection & Pwelbs.com present March Of Time. This kid is no joke, he rhymes with a passion and hunger I haven't heard from new cat in these parts, he def gonna be a problem. Check out his latest project The Passion it's fresh, dude brings to mind the gimmick-free rawnest of The DITC crew. Culture Bully has an interview with young homie.

Mally -"The Savior"-mp3

Dirty Projectors -"Emblem of the World"-mp3

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Harmonies galore from Brooklyn's Dirty Projectors, "Emblem of the World" a b-side from upcoming UK issued Temecula Sunrise EP. shout out Ear,Eye,Nose Candy

Dirty Projectors
tUnE-yArDs
Nov. 11th
Cedar Cultural Center
Minneapolis

Dirty Projectors -"Emblem of the World"-mp3
Dirty Projectors -"Stillness Is The Move"-mp3