MGMT -"It's Working (Air Remix)"-mp3

MGMT get Air to remix "It's Working" off their record of the year contender Congratulations. Cheers to RCRD LBL who premiered the track.

MGMT -"It's Working (Air Remix)"-mp3

Bjork + Dirty Projectors - "All We Are"-mp3

Bjork + Dirty Projectors equal haunting vocal gymnastics from their collabo project Mount Wittenberg Orca, out today digitally. All of the proceeds go directly to the National Geographic Society Ocean Initiative. Shout out Fader & Chickens Don't Clap. Bjork will also be featured on Anthony & The Johnson's "Flétta", off their upcoming Swanlights, out Oct.11th.

Bjork + Dirty Projectors -"All We Are"-mp3
Bjork + Dirty Projectors -"On and Ever Onward"-mp3

Madlib ft. Poyser, Riggins & Jackson -"Funky Butt"-mp3

The seventh in Madlib's Medicine Show series High Jazz, this time
all-jazz production from Madlib, and the latest from "Yesterdays Universe", release date is July 27. Madlib has been quite busy he just released a longplayer with Detroit harknock Guilty Simpson, OJ Simpson and according to a LA Weekly cover story The Madlib Mystique, Kanye West put "five Madlib beats on hold for his new album," Good Ass Job.

Madlib ft. Poyser,Riggins & Jackson -"Funky Butt"-mp3
Guilty Simpson & Madlib -"Cali Hills"-mp3

Freddie Gibbs -"National Anthem (Fuck The World)"-mp3

Gary, IN. vet Freddie Gibbs, easily harder than the new breed of "tight pants MC's", Gibbs is no less lyrical with triple time flows and street narratives as dark and vivid as his heroes Tupac, Nas and NWA. Gibbs long-awaited Str8 Killa EP, will be out Aug. 3rd on Decon as well as the mixtape Str8 Killa No Filla, through XXL Magazine on July 29th.

Freddie Gibbs -"National Anthem (Fuck The World)"-mp3

Best Coast -"Boyfriend"-mp3

Another beautiful lo-fi/ doo-wop/pop strummer from the lovetorn superhero Best Coast with "Boyfriend" off Crazy For You on Mexican Summer. Cheers to GVB.

Best Coast
Male Bonding
Triple Rock Social Club
Sept.16th

Best Coast-"Boyfriend"-mp3

Andre 3000 -"All Together Now (The Beatles cover)" -mp3

Outkast's Andre 3000 goes in on The Beatles with "All Together Now". Prince is somewhere smilin'. via NR

Andre 3000 -"All Together Now"-mp3

Curren$y ft. Mos Def & Jay Electronica -"The Day"

Curren$y with assist from Mos Def and Jay Electronica.
Peace to 2db

Curren$y ft. Mos Def & Jay Electronica -"The Day"-mp3

The Roots & John Legend -"Our Generation"-mp3

The Roots & John Legend are planning a long player together Wake Up. The first look will be them paying respect to soul legend Ernie Hines with a faithful cover, via Levi's Pioneer Sessions. Legend move away from the polished soul/pop and keeps it gruff with "Our Generation". Shout out NR

The Roots & John Legend -"Our Generation"-mp3

Zola Jesus -"Night"-mp3

Madison's classical trained chanteuse Nika Roza Danilova aka Zola Jesus makes dreamy, goth-like ambient grooves laced with shuffling beats and dark synths, fans of Fever Ray,Bat For Lashes and Lookbook take note. Zola Jesus will be playing a MFR-sponsored show in Minneapolis, she'll also play the fantastic 80/35 Music Festival in Des Moines, Iowa July 3-4th with Modest Mouse, Solid Gold, Yo La Tango, Muja Messiah, The Heavy, The Walkmen, Earl Greyhound, St. Paul Slim, Califone, Psalm One and many more. She's been getttin' glowing press via hipster circles Fader, NME, Guardian, Pitchfork, AV Club and Nylon.

Zola Jesus
Jun. 25th -7th St Entry w/Dada Trash Collage -Minneapolis,MN.
Jul. 3rd -80/35 Music Festival w/Modest Mouse/Cool Kids-Des Moines,IA.

Zola Jesus -"Night"-mp3

The Roots – "Dear God 2.0" -video

The Roots X Monsters of Folk, How I Got Over, in stores now, cop that!

Curren$y -"Roasted"-mp3

New Orleans native, Curren$y back with a laid-back, weed smokers anthem from his long awaited Pilot Talk. Rumored to be coming out on Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam, that's not happening, but it will see a release via Itunes /Amazon via Dame Dash's collective, DD172. Cheers to NR

Curren$y -"Roasted"-mp3

Blonde Redhead -"Here Sometimes"-mp3

New, unexpected awesomeness from Blonde Redhead.

Blonde Redhead -"Here Sometimes"-mp3

Kid Cudi -"Revofev"-mp3

The first track slacker/stoner-king Kid Cudi's follow up to Man On The Moon: End of Day, with Man On The Moon II: The Legend Of Mr. Rager, originally titled Revolution Of Evolution, due September 14th. A rather strange, little lullabye about the revolution. via OS

Kid Cudi -"Revofev"-mp3

Dr. Dre feat. Jay-Z - "Under Pressure"-mp3

The much hyped collabo between Jay-Z and Dr. Dre, incredibly underwhelming.
Shout out the NMC. I hope the Jack White & Jay-Z track is better.

Dr. Dre feat. Jay-Z -"Under Pressure"-mp3

Arcade Fire -"We Used To Wait"-mp3

Montreal's finest Arcade Fire, with couple of new jumps (radio-rips) from their upcoming The Suburbs, out Aug. 3rd. via IGIF.

Arcade Fire -"We Used To Wait"-mp3
Arcade Fire –"Ready To Start"-mp3

Fort Wilson Riot -"All My Friends"-mp3

Minneapolis duo-led Fort Wilson Riot return with their second full-length Predator/Prey. The first track, "All My Friends" is quite the cheerful pop strummer, Predator/Prey has collaborations from friends Ice Palace, Me & My Arrow and Phantom Tails. Fort Wilson Riot will be Stone Arch Festival alongside We Are the Willows, Black Blondie, Zoo Animal, Twilight Hours, Minor Kingdom, Me & My Arrow, James Buckley Trio and others.

Front Wilson Riot
6/20/10 Stone Arch Festival of the Arts
7/30/10 Kitty Cat Klub – w/ Zoo Animal, Phantom Tails, DJ Skullbuster

Fort Wilson Riot -"All My Friends"-mp3

Leisure Birds -"Burn the Beach" -mp3

Last heard on the Gayngs star-studded (Bon Iver,P.O.S.,Solid Gold) debut Relayted, Minneapolis Leisure Birds with the first track from Moon Glyph's upcoming compilation Regolith Vol.1 of Minneapolis rising psyche/pop bands. Perhaps one of the "poppier" tracks, The Leisure Birds "Burn the Beach" is not so much "psyche" as a rockabilly romp- shaker. Also making contributions are psychedelic/sonic explorers Vampire Hands, Moonstone, Velvet Davenport (with Ariel Pink & Gary War), Daughters of The Sun, Skoal Kodiak,Magic Castles, Dante & the Lobster and The Blind Shake.

Leisure Birds -"Burn the Beach"-mp3

Killah Priest -"Shadows"-mp3

Longtime Wu-affiliate Killah Priest returns with The 3 Day Theory on July 6th, 2010. "Shadows" is a dark, brooding, scientific jewel dropper you'd expect, you may also notice his influence on Jay Electronica. The 14-track record includes apperances by Cappadonna, Canibus, Copywrite, Ill Bill and others.

Killah Priest -"Shadows"-mp3

Pantha du Prince -"Welt Am Draht (Animal Collective Remix)"-mp3

Animal Collective remixes Pantha du Prince and makes it quite the groovy little necksnapper. via Pk4

Pantha du Prince -"Welt Am Draht (Animal Collective Remix)"-mp3

M.I.A. ft. Jay-Z -"XXXO (Remix)" -mp3

Not crazy about this track, but fuck it, it's Maya & Hova. M.I.A.'s new jump / \ / \ / \ Y / \, out July 13th. Also check out the Summer Music issue with M.I.A. on the cover of Fader Cheers to YHTN

M.I.A. ft. Jay-Z -"XXXO(Remix)"-mp3
M.I.A. -"Haters ( I'm A Singer)"-mp3
M.I.A. -"Stepping Up (radio rip)"-mp4

Raekwon -"Super High"-mp3

The Chef over Officer Ricky.

Raekwon -"Super High"-mp3

The Roots -"The Fire"-mp3

New from The Roots, here they get an assist from soul/pop crooner John Legend. How I Got Over, will also features contributions from Joanna Newsom, Amber Coffman, Angel Deradoorian & Haley Dekle of Dirty Projectors, Blu, Monsters Of Folk, Dice Raw, Peedi Peedi and Phonte (Little Brother) arriving June 29th.

The Roots -"The Fire"-mp3

Poison Control Center -"Start The Revolution"-mp3

Iowa's Poison Control Center bring their swanky lo-fi pop to play the Turf Club. Also on the bill the newly buzzing Hunting Club who celebrate their debut release The Plaid Album , which has been receiving cool reviews, a City Pages feature, and is the featured stream on SPINNER today! Shout out to MFR.

Poison Control Center
Small Cities
Hunting Club
June 10th
Turf Club

Poison Control Center -"Start The Revolution"-mp3
Hunting Club -"Arizona"-mp3

Brother Ali - "Don't Look At Me, Look Around"-mp3

Minneapolis Rhymesayers general Brother Ali will be performing with Mos Def, Rock Steady Crew and others at the predominantly Muslim Music Festival Takin' It to the Streets in Chicago June 19th, and it's free. Here's a new track he made for the festival "Don't Look At Me, Look Around" produced by Medium Zach (Big Quarters) via NR.

Brother Ali -"Don't Look At Me, Look Around"-mp3

Prince -"Hot Summer"-mp3

Prince has been making a few appearances around Minneapolis lately, he showed up at the Jonelle Monae show, followed by a brief behind the scenes moment at the Gayngs record release show. He debuted a horrible track "Cause and Effect" on The Current a month or so ago, and now he has another new track "Hot Summer". Rumored to be from upcoming Androgynine, "Hot Summer" sounds a bit like Lovesexy era Prince, nothing amazing, but much better than the trainwreck he debuted earlier. Peace to
2dopeboyz

Prince -"Hot Summer"-mp3
Gayngs -"The Gaudy Side of Town"-mp3

Ariel Pink's Haunted Grafitti -"Bright Lit Blue Skies"-video

From this years Atlas Sound, errr new sensation, Los Angeles' Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffitti debut on 4AD Before Today. Led by Ariel Marcus Rosenberg Before Today is full of lo-fi psychedelic burners and beautiful harmonies. "Bright Lit Blue Skies" is my favorite track from record of the year contenders Ariel Pink's Haunted Grafitti Before Today.

Ariel Pink's Haunted Grafitti -"Round and Round"-mp3