“Softer Cell” comes to us via Brighton, UK duo You Love Her Coz She’s Dead. Sans the dark name, the dark art, and for the most part a dark album of industrial inspired electro pop, deeper cut “Softer Cell” showcases a delicate prettier side of YLHCSD.
You Love Her Coz She’s Dead – Softer CellYou Love Her Coz She’s Dead 
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Rating 7.8
If the excellent jagged “Young Lovers”, the latest single from Durham UK band The Castells, is any indication – we will be hearing a lot more from them in the very near future. Somebody get Zane Lowe this track!
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Rating 8.0
b3sci fav Kaskade just dropped this first look at an upcoming track he recently cut with QUADRON!!! Yeah! This is what dance music should sound like! Get with it!
Rating 8.5
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Rating 8.0
The Swedish sisters Soderberg return with “Lion’s Roar”, excerpted here from the duo’s upcoming LP of the same name. FAK’s beautiful “Ghost Town” was one of our favorite tracks of 2010 and “Lion’s Roar” is right there in terms of quality. The tune is folky but also references dusty country western balladry, (Think Townes Van Zandt). The Lion’s Roar is due digitally November 8th.
First Aid Kit – The Lion’s RoarFirst Aid Kit 
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Rating 8.3
Grandpa Was a Lion is Connecticut artist Justin D’Onofrio. If you’re into Bon Iver or David Bazan or Elliott Smith or just great songwriting you’ll want to give GWAL’s Seven Songs a spin on Bandcamp.
Grandpa Was a Lion – The Test DreamGrandpa Was a Lion 
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Rating 8.1
Our bro Chris Isaak needs to do some sort of official remix LP. Dude is leaving some serious money on the table not releasing one. 2011 is the year of the Chris Isaak remix.
Chris Isaak – Blue Hotel (Dropout Marsh Remix)Dropout Marsh 
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Rating 8.2
For Snoop, 1 out of 3 ain’t bad.
Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa – Young, Wild & Free (Feat. Bruno Mars)Snoop Dogg 
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Rating 8.0
Ben just sent along this excellent 5 song covers EP. The free EP includes renditions of songs by Arcade Fire, The Boss, and our pick by World Coolest Walking Corpse, Tom Petty. It’s “Won’t Back Down”.
Benjamin Francis Leftwich – Won’t Back Down (Tom Petty Cover)Benjamin Francis Leftwich : (Official) (Facebook)
Rating: 8.1
“Brightside” is NYC’s The Knocks first proper single release for A&M records. It’s an uptempo feel good dance track that’s got enough soul built in its guts to make for great repeat listening. Heavy roc.
The Knocks 
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Rating 8.3
Kiwi producer Dan Aux does an excellent, brooding, kinetic spin on Gotye’s song of the year candidate “Somebody That I Used To Know”. We love it!
Gotye – Somebody That I Used To Know (Dan Aux Remix)Dan Aux 
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Rating 8.6
