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Emeli Sande – Daddy (Ifan Dafydd Remix)

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Yes please. The enigmatic Welsh post-dubstepper takes a turn at Emeli Sande’s UK chart hit.

Emeli Sande – Daddy (Ifan Dafydd Remix)

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Rating 8.6

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10-20-11

Katalyst – Dreaming Of You

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Neatly tipped soul-sampling beats all the way from Australia. Katalyst’s Deep Impressions LP is available now.

Katalyst – Dreaming Of You

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10-20-11

New Look – Everything

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We love New Look. “Everything” is off the Canadian duo’s (finally) released s/t debut. In the same lane as artists/bands like Quadron, Kimbra, and The Peach Kings, New Look is that grown female-voiced neo-neo-soul. There are bits of current indie and electronic music there (which definitely help make this style more palatable/relevant to the “mainstream indie” bloggerazi) but the backbone of New Look’s sound and the other aforementioned bands is a real (and you can really feel it) emotional communication with the listener that you can only find in the best R&B. New Look’s LP is definitely something you will want to check out.

New Look – Everything

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Rating 8.1

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10-20-11

Drake – The Real Her (Feat. Lil’ Wayne)

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If you listen to hip hop radio pretty much anywhere right now, Drake is absolutely dominating. Eyebrows is everywhere. Listen to that 8-10 song Hot 10_ banger block and prob 4-5 of those songs are Drake tracks or have a Drake feature on them. “The Real Her” probably isn’t hip hop radio material but it’s still a smooth sample of that R&B Drizzy. Yo man, Drake’s got problems too.

Drake – The Real Her (Feat. Lil’ Wayne)

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Rating 8.1

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10-20-11

Fuck Art, Let’s Dance! – The Conqueror

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“The Conqueror” is the debut single by way of German three piece Fuck Art, Let’s Dance! Just check that chorus and watch dance floors everywhere celebrate!

Fuck Art, Let’s Dance! – The Conqueror

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Rating 8.1

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10-20-11

Wild Vibes – Don’t Stop

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So Wild Vibes are a new band out of NYC. “Don’t Stop” is a really cool mix of classic guitar rock, more modern electronic music, and great melody writing. The hook on “Don’t Stop”s chorus is as good any in indie rock 2011. Rock.

Wild Vibes – Don’t Stop

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Rating 8.3

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10-19-11

Sina – From Love to Dust

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Belfast producer Sina’s new “From Love to Dust” is a unique (and awesome) marriage of nu-garage, and melodic dubstep. Track goes DEEP.

Sina – From Love to Dust

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Rating 8.2

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10-19-11

Mayer Hawthorne – Stick Around

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Mayer Hawthorne released his major label debut LP last week, How Do You Do. “Stick Around” is our choice track from the album and although the refs to The Tempts and The Miracles are there, the track almost sounds like early Chicago (“Saturday in the Park”). There’s definitely a bit more of an overall 70’s influence on How Do You Do vs. the much more straight up ’60’s-style of A Strange Arrangement. “Stick Around” isn’t a groundbreaker but its an awesome piece of pop songwriting. Get into it.

Mayer Hawthorne – Stick Around

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Rating 8.1

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10-19-11

The Stuyvesants – Summer is Gone

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The beautiful, (seriously beautiful, heartstopping, jawdropping, all that shit) “Summer is Gone” is new from BK producer The Stuyvesants latest The Finer Things, Vol. 2. You can preview the entire project, which is laced wall to wall with GREAT beats on The Stuyvesants Soundcloud.

The Stuyvesants – Summer is Gone

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Rating 8.5

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10-19-11

The Vaccines – Tiger Blood

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“Tiger Blood” is the latest from b3sci favs The Vaccines. The track, which was produced by The Strokes Albert Hammond Jr, will be the b-side to the band’s upcoming “Wetsuit”, due December 4th. Be a dude and sample the jangly “Tiger Blood” below.

The Vaccines – Tiger Blood

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Rating 8.3

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10-19-11

Best Coast & Johnny Marr – In Your Sleep

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Ray Ban threw some dolla bills at the legendary Johnny Marr and Best Coast girl Betheny Cosentino and the result is this “In Your Sleep” song. Marr also spread that sunglasses cash to Tom Vek, Au Revoir Simone and others for the project.

Best Coast & Johnny Marr – In Your Sleep

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Rating 7.8

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10-19-11

Anjulie – Brand New Bitch (Glenn Morrison Remix)

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The early Deadmau5 collaborator goes in on Anjulie’s “Brand New Bitch”. You know the result, peep it below:

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Rating 8

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10-18-11