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Charles Barkley – I May Be Wrong (But I Doubt It) (Prod. Cool & Dre)

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Can’t front, totally got this shit on repeat. Make your free throws.

Charles Barkley – I May Be Wrong (But I Doubt It) (Prod. Cool & Dre)


Rating: 8.5

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02-21-11

Jamie Woon – Lady Luck (Al Fresco)

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Truth, the studio version of Jamie Woon’s “Lady Luck” is dope. This a capella vocal recorded live on a canoe in Cambodia (!) is a mindblower.

Jamie Woon – Lady Luck (Al Fresco)

Purchase / Info

Rating: 8.3

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02-21-11

Madonna – Music (Darksphere Remix)

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Banger.

Madonna – Music (Darksphere Remix)

Darksphere Official / Soundcloud

Rating: 8.1

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02-21-11

Pet Scenes – Man Contest

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Pet Scenes are fucking great. LOUD guitars, HEAVY rhythms. “Man Contest” has weight, a sense of tension, soul, emotional guts, something that separates the song and the band from others in its genre. Into it.

Pet Scenes – Man Contest

Info / Soundcloud

Rating: 8.2

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02-21-11

Flying Lotus – Caravan of Delight

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Maybe a slightly more jazzed up quality on this new Flying Lotus tune. It sort of carries a similar aesthetic to Roy Ayers more mellow ’70’s material. Add to that Fly Lo’s usual haul of killer polyrhythms and rich ambient textures and you’re left smoothing out to a pretty sick track. “Caravan of Delight” will feature on the new Ed Banger release King of Limbs Let the Children Techno expect quality shit from Skream, Mr. Oizo and SebastiAn to also feature on the compilation.

Flying Lotus – Caravan of Delight

Purchase / Info

Rating: 8.1

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02-21-11

THROWBACK SATURDAYS: Marvin Gaye – Can I Get a Witness

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From 1963. Written by Holland-Dozier-Holland, with The Supremes (!) on back-up vocals. Spotless.

Marvin Gaye – Can I Get a Witness

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02-19-11

The Streets – Puzzled By People (Zoo Kid Remix)

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Check this new UFO-wave mix of The Streets’ “Puzzled By People” by southeast London artist Zoo Kid. Outta space jam.

The Streets – Puzzled By People (Zoo Kid Remix) via SKOA

Purchase / Zoo Kid

Rating: 8.1

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02-19-11

Dum Dum Girls – There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (Smiths Cover)

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We won’t front, when we first saw “Dum Dum Girls” paired with “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out” we feared the worst. “There Is a Light” is at least one b3sci’ers fav Smiths song so the bar is a little on the high side. Dum Dum Girls smash it though. From the moment we hit play, and the those big Surfaris-esque guitar tones came in we were hooked. Catch the wave below.

Dum Dum Girls – There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (Smiths Cover)

Purchase / Official

Rating: 8.2

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02-19-11

Kill It Kid – Pray On Me

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Totally fucking brilliant! One of our favorite singles of the year so far. “Pray On Me” is an absolute monster, a ten thousand pound megatron bomb of sick vocals (check the howl on singer Marc Jones), punishing guitar, and massive fill-the-room rhythms. Mega.

Kill It Kid – Pray On Me

Purchase / Myspace

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02-19-11

Radiohead – Lotus Flower

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5 minutes in the life of Thom Yorke.

Radiohead – Lotus Flower

Purchase / Official

Rating: 9.2

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02-18-11

Grouplove – Gold Coast

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LA band Grouplove recently re-released their debut EP on which the vaguely ’90’s college radio sounding “Gold Coast” is our choice track. If the EP is any indication, these guys could be massive. Get familiar below.

Grouplove – Gold Coast via theburningear

Purchase / Official

Rating: 8.1

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02-17-11

Diddy-Dirty Money – I Hate That You Love Me

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Say what you want about Sean John, if there’s been one (positive) consistent thing throughout his career, it’s that the dude can pick beats. And “I Hate That You Love Me” has a beat that kills. The goofy lyrics, Diddy’s strange (lack of) flow decisions, all’s forgiven the second that beat drops.

Diddy-Dirty Money – I Hate That You Love Me

Purchase / Official

Rating: 8.1

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02-17-11