NYC duo Silent Rider deliver a killer dubstep-influenced cover of TV on the Radio’s “DLZ”
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Rating 8.0
NYC duo Silent Rider deliver a killer dubstep-influenced cover of TV on the Radio’s “DLZ”
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Rating 8.0
Multi-instrumentalist Jeff Widner and singer Steve Ortega team up on HP EP, the debut EP from Happy People. There’s a lot of acts which try to sound like these guys but with only a fraction of the same success. ‘Apt’ sounds like wall-of-sound Feist or stripped-down Broken Social Scene, depending on how you look at it. Fans of fellow Jerseyites The Wrens will find much to love here, including a similarly eclectic range on the rest of the EP. Contributed by Christopher Gedos
Happy People – AptHappy People 
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Rating: 8.2
London producer Chemo loosens a hinge or two from the vault on his forthcoming The Stomach Of The Mountain LP. Jareth’s vocal adds a perfect layer to the cinematic “Cause and the Cure”, and finds the pocket better than anything else I’ve listened to this week.
Chemo – The Cause and the Cure (Feat. Jareth)Chemo 
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Rating: 8.7
One of our most anticipated Cole World tracks has arrived. Sample “Nobody’s Perfect” featuring Missy Elliott(!) below.
J. Cole – Nobody’s Perfect (Feat. Missy Elliott)Rating 8.6
East LA electro collective The Wunderstation ‘re-wire’ said track from Kasabian’s forthcoming beast of an LP. You know what to do.
Kasabian – Re-Wired (The Wunderstation Re-Work) BONUS: Kasabian – Re-Wired (Pre-Order Velociraptor!)
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Rating 8.3
Aaliyah’s classic “Are You That Somebody?” (in at least one b3sci writer’s Top 10 all-time favorite songs) is awesome but it’s also been done to death covers-wise. It’s an easy target, it’s a great seminal song by a great well-remembered artist that everyone knows. How does BK singer BELL’s version measure up? Pretty fucking well. This is no doubt one of the best versions I’ve heard of the song. We know you’ll like it too. (IGIF)
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Rating 8.2
BUG debut EP “Mechanical Soul” is out today via jus like music records. You can sample our pick from the set “Loose Threads” below. BUG’s soulful sound probably falls somewhere between the retro-future-funk of Dam-Funk and the spacey emotive beats of AFTA-1. Peep game below.
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Rating 8.0
“Tired Heart”, new from Norwegian songstress Synne Sanden, evokes the mood and song architecture of fellow Scandinavian Bjork while dipping into a more lounge (sleepy horns, ambient electronics, etc) sound palette. “Tired Heart” is beautiful but its also very personal. It’s the sort of record you don’t take or listen to lightly. See what you think.
Synne Sanden 
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Rating 8.1
Oh Hi. The Raves join BRMC on the Batman: Arkham City video game! soundtrack with “Oh Stranger”. The track plays mostly by The Raveonettes numbers with a pulsing synth rhythm, faraway female harmonies, and gritty overdriven guitar. Imagine now, Gotham City, a rainsoaked Joker collapsing into Batman’s arms to the dulcet tones of Sune Rose Wagner. Ah.
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Rating 7.8
I know Lana. Del Rey. The real Del Rey she owe me a hundred favors.
Butterclock – Hustling (Feat. oOoOO) (Rick Ross)Butterclock 
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Rating 8.0
Due for October release, the UK synth-pop duo Monarchy return with “You Don’t Want To Dance With Me” featuring guest vocal stylings from Britt Love. Press play, turn it up, GET DOWN!
Monarchy – You Don’t Want To Dance With Me (Feat. Britt Love)Monarchy (Official) (Facebook)
Rating 8.2
