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SAFIA – Cavalier (James Vincent McMorrow)

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SAFIA’s silky tenor vocal inhabits JVM’s “Cavalier” like the most beautifully-toned ghost over future beats production. Do not miss this one.

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Rating 8.7

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08-06-14

Mr. Twin Sister – Blush

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Twin Sister a/k/a Mr. Twin Sister a/k/a Miss Jackson, if you’re nasty, channel dreamy ’70’s R&B like Latimore or Minnie Riperton on the delicate, strings-driven “Blush”. Mr. Twin Sister will release their self-titled sophomore on September 23rd on Infinite Best.

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Rating 8.4

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08-05-14

Joey Bada$$ – Big Dusty

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’90’s rap-referencing “Big Dusty” is the lead single from Pro Era-affiliate Joey Bada$$’s first proper LP B4DA$$.

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Rating 8.5

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08-05-14

Celeste Waite – Born Again

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Celeste Waite an aspiring alt-pop songwriter melds an interesting mash of jazz and robotussin R&B on “Born Again”; infusing ideas and a palette unique to the genre’s current dense population.

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Rating: 8.8

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08-05-14

Wildcat! Wildcat! – Circuit Breaker

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Wildcat! Wildcat!, the L.A. band first reported to the internet by B3SCI, releases today their first LP No Moon At All and to mark the album’s debut drop the excellent magnetic indie pop track “Circuit Breaker”.

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Rating 8.4

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08-05-14

Black Honey – Teenager

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Black Honey, the great Duly Noted Records band (The Night VI, IYES) and author of “Sleep Forever”; one of our favorite track debuts of the year so far, are equally strong on jangly and melodic UK rock of “Teenager”.

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Rating: 8.8

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08-05-14

Tei Shi – No Angel (Beyonce)

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Tei Shi, the Brooklyn-based quickly-rising songstress who impressed earlier in the year on singles “Nevermind The End” and “M&Ms” and on a great feature for Glass Animals, turns in a great cover/remix of Bync’s “No Angel” constructed in Tei Shi’s distinctive modern pop style.

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Rating 8.4

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08-05-14

Beyonce – Flawless (Remix) (Feat. Nicki Minaj)

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‘Yonce comes with the predictable, hip-hop linkbait, “elevator incident”-referencing new remix to her hit “Flawless”. The remix’s feature artist Nicki Minaj is the track’s clear victor as the young Ms. Miraj puts down an immediate set of some of her best bars to date. Beyonce and Nicki Minaj, google’em.

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Rating 8.5

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08-04-14

Trinidad Jame$ – Doin’ Me

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Internet lightning rod Trinidad Jame$ is no longer a component of the roster of Def Jam. Jame$, who signed a reported $2 million deal w/ the label in 2012, released the decidedly contemplative “Doin’ Me” shortly after announcing the Def Jam departure over the weekend. We like it.

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Rating 8.4938

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08-04-14