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RAVE’S FAVE: Teddybears – Rocket Science (feat. Eve)

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Before I again go with the same artist(s) two weeks running, we might see The XX or Mumford & Sons record a metal song. After loving three TB’s tracks including last week’s “Crystal Meth Christian”, I decided to check out the rest of their album. The huge low-end hook in “Rocket Scientist” has addicted me and hopefully will do the same for you. The whole song rocks in a very electro sort of way. Contributed by Bruce Rave

Teddybears – Rocket Science

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08-04-11

Kingdom – Take Me (Feat. Naomi Allen)

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How do I fresh? So what’s not to love about “Take Me” by the Kingdom dude? A neatly-packed electrotheque beat supports the track framed by ligher-than-air vox courtesy of Electrik Red’s Naomi Allen. Bounce to it.

Kingdom – Take Me (Feat. Naomi Allen)

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Rating 8.0

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08-04-11

Malice & Mario Sweet – Date Night

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You know it’s about to get sexy in here! Turn that shit up.

Malice & Mario Sweet – Date Night

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Rating 8.2

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08-04-11

Jhene Aiko – Sailing (Feat. Kanye West)

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I remember giving R&B songstress Jhene Aiko a few spins recently around when her Sailing Souls mixtape dropped. Somehow I missed this dope laidback jam with a Kanye feature. Early in the aughts, Jhene had, for lack of a better description, a tight relationship with TRL favs B2K, (wrote a bunch of tracks, sang on their records, had a baby by Omarion’s brother). Well, girl is back and she’s re-emerged here on “Sailing” and sounds great. Give this sultry heater a spin and see what you think.

Jhene Aiko – Sailing (Feat. Kanye West)

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Rating 8.4

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08-04-11

The Californian – Everybody Loves You

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Their name says a lot but not everything. Los Angeles collective The Californian brings a welcome and fresh perspective to an oft-sound of summer. On “Everybody Loves You” qualities of surf and indie rock timelessness come in-tow with a pop song, crafted as infectious as any. It’s pretty hard to resist.

Off the heels of their recent tour with She Wants Revenge, The Californian are prepping the release of their self-titled debut album with select performances this summer including a slot at Sunset Junction street festival in Silverlake late August. We’ll be there.

The Californian – Everybody Loves You

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Rating 8.5
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08-03-11

FIDLAR – Wait for the Man

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FIDLAR are great. If you’re into “Wait for the Man”, a tune somewhere between RHCP, The Cramps, and the sound of 2011, you’re prob gonna be into these four other jams the L.A. band’s got set up on their bandcamp.

FIDLAR – Wait for the Man

FIDLAR – Wait For The Man

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Rating 7.9

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Skream – Anticipate (Feat. Sam Frank)

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One of dubstep’s progenitors Skream takes a more mainstream turn on “Anticipate”. The track, which features frequent collaborator Sam Frank, adopts perhaps a more broadly palatable sound. While this is likely at least one notch above something you’d find Flo Rida rapping over, the broad chord jabs, the pulsing downbeats, it’s definitely something a little new for Skream. That aside, the song on its own, what is its quality? Well we, for one, are into it. Pop or not, it’s a big track that should find ample spins in big rooms all over the world.

Skream – Anticipate (Feat. Sam Frank)

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Rating 7.9

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08-03-11

Little Roy – Come As You Are (Nirvana)

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Ark is releasing, next month, Battle For Seattle a 10-song album of album of Nirvana covers by 50-something reggae artist Little Roy. The ubiquitous “Come As You Are” is transformed here by dub producer Prince Fatty, layers of good time organ support jabs of guitar and Little Roy’s warm tenor.

Little Roy – Come As You Are (Nirvana)

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Rating 8.0

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Fiore – Another Ghost

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Among other things new band Fiore sound like Neil Young, On the Beach era Neil Young (on some days my fav Uncle Neil LP). The hazy, faraway vocals and textures, the pick-axe strummed guitar leads played through a musty old down-ass amp. Fiore’s got a 9-track s/t debut at the ready and the b3sci-approved “Another Ghost” is one of many excellent tracks on it. Get familiar below.

Fiore – Another Ghost

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Rating 7.9

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08-03-11

Nero – Promises / Live Those Days Tonight (Friendly Fires), Live @ BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge

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The Nero crew dropped into BBC Radio 1’s live lounge today and cut what can only be called an EPIC (all caps) session. The electronic act laid down blistering live instrument versions of single “Promises” and a cover of Friendly Fires “Live Those Days Tonight”. Courtesy of our buddy at Details of My Life (great blog you should check out ASAP) you can stream/dl both tracks below.

Nero – Promises Live @ BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge

Nero – Live Those Days Tonight (Friendly Fires Cover @ Radio 1’s Live Lounge)

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Rating 8.3 / 8.5

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08-03-11

Breton – December (The Temper Trap Remix)

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Anytime a new song with the name Breton attached on it surfaces its cause to get psyched. This time its the UK band handing off remixing duties on their track “December” to our fav and yours The Temper Trap. A big beat, a jumpy new bassline, and a vocal mixed down to Franz Ferdinand-esque depth-in-the-pa are a few of the updates you can expect your ears to be treated to. See what you think.

Breton – December (The Temper Trap Remix)

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Rating 8.5

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08-02-11

Throwing Snow & Py – Wallow

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“Wallow” is one of those magical moments when two disparate track components play out perfectly when in combination. London vocalist Py’s sultry croon is pure lounge and would be as much at home on a remix by Kruder & Dorfmeister as it is on “Wallow”. Throwing Snow’s instrumental is mindblowing (first off), its equal parts Portishead, Lulu Rouge spaced out hop but its also really modern-sounding it sounds of 2011 future garage/step/etc; elements of modern electronic music not cooked down quite this way before.

Throwing Snow & Py – Wallow

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Rating 8.9

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08-02-11