Dope dude Lunice dropped a new mix for FADER today. The c. 28 min set goes in pretty hard, running from Wiz and Flocka to Clams and JE’s way slept on “Tip of My Tongue”. Sample one of our favs from the set, Lunice’s awesome remix of XV’s “Swervin'”
XV – Swervin’ (Lunice Remix)Lunice 
(Official) (Mix for FADER)
Rating 8.1
Here’s a bit different look from those lovable Scottish post-punk blokes WWPJ. “Building Buildings” is a torchy millennial piano ballad that ticks all the right boxes for that sort of song. On the track, hushed distorted guitars serve as a bed for frontman Adam Thompson’s languid slow burning melodies. And, oh yeah, like the track title would suggest there is a serious build to the song as well.
We Were Promised Jetpacks – Building BuildingsWe Were Promised Jetpacks 
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Rating 8.5
One of our favorite artists doing it right now in any genre, James Vincent McMorrow delivers a version of Chris Isaak’s “Wicked Game” that is nothing less than stunning. There are A LOT of covers of “Wicked Game” floating out there in the blogoverse. This one tops them all. Do not miss it.
UPDATE: James Vincent McMorrow – Wicked Game (Chris Isaak) CDQ D/LJVM on tour:
Fr Sep 23: San Francisco – Slim’s
Sa Sept 24: Los Angeles – Bootleg Theatre
Sn Sep 25: Los Angeles – Bootleg Theatre
James Vincent McMorrow 
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Rating 9.0
#TEAMLANA. Here’s a something we hadn’t heard yet from Lana Del Rey. We did some research and came up empty with any sort of attachment of this song to her Lizzy Grant persona. Everything Lizzy Grant has been wiped from the record. Gone. However, judging from the “hi-fi” production values and Lana’s singing style on the track we’re guessing this track dates a little a bit. The track’s vid does look like a post-enhancement Lana though. #lipinspection. That aside, it’s still a nice track from Ms. Del Rey Grant.
Lana Del Rey – You Can Be the BossLana Del Rey 
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Rating 8.4
Jamie xx spins a beautiful turn over Radiohead’s track for “Bloom”. 5-star track.
Rating 9.3
Plastic Plates turns in another heater of a remix with his space funk take on The Magician’s “I Don’t Know What To Do”. In anticipation of the single’s official release, The Magician is giving the remix away for free. All you gotta do is hit that soundcloud player and the track will “magically” appear on your hard drive. Chimay!
Plastic Plates 
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Rating 8.0
True story, “Radioactive” is one of my favorite songs of the year. I’ve had it on nonstop repeat the last several weeks. Something about the combo of a great track and the dynamism of an artist in some sort of transition really does it for me sometimes. “Scab & Plaster”, although not quite “Radioactive” good, is a top track in its own right. “S&P” has a sound that mixes 80’s UK rock (Eurythmics, Depeche Mode, Cure, other stuff) and current pop radio (think Katy Perry working with a much broader emotive palette). (DoML)
Marina and the Diamonds – Scab & PlasterMarina and the Diamonds 
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Rating 8.2
Lapalux is maybe our favorite producer doing it right now. Here he hooks up with the track of another b3sci fav, Thundercat, for an interstellar track. The track features cascading bits of vocal, synth layering, and programming all revolving semi-chaotically to create a truly cosmic sounding whirl. Shouts out to the b3sci grown and sexy crowd. Shouts also to the b3sci E.T. grown and sexy crowd. This mix is for you guys.
Lapalux (Official) (Facebook) (Twitter)
Rating 8.8
Boise, Idaho, home to beautiful scenery, a shitload of potatoes, and smurf turf can now claim credit to blogrock’s newest heartthrob, multi-instrumentalist Trevor Powers. “Bobby”, excerpted from Powers’ upcoming debut The Year of Hibernation, is a quiet, pensive, piano-driven track that should be the perfect soundtrack to your next “alone time” Saturday night jam playlist.
Youth Lagoon – BobbyYouth Lagoon 
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Rating 7.6
Arctic Monkeys associate and all and all Class-A bloke Miles Kane turned in this cover of Emeli Sande’s UK Top 10 track “Heaven” earlier today on Radio 1.
Miles Kane – Heaven (Emeli Sande)Miles Kane (Official) (Facebook)
Rating 7.9
California dream pop band Tashaki Miyaki cover an all-time favorite song by an all-time favorite artist, Sam Cooke’s “Nothing Can Change This Love”.
Tashaki Miyaki – Nothing Can Change This Love (Sam Cooke)Tashaki Miyaki (Bandcamp)
Rating 8.0
