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Ryan Adams: ‘I Want To Know What Love Is’ (Foreigner Cover)

Ryan Adams’ live cover of Foreigner’s classic cheesefest powerballad is simply stellar!

October 6th — Share

Flying Lotus feat. Kendrick Lamar: ‘Never Catch Me’

The second single from Flying Lotus’ new album is a jazzy-hiphoppy deal with the always excellent Kendrick Lamar on guest vocals. Moreover, it’s shamelessly catchy. I, for one, am unable to stop my feet from doing a jig every time I happen to listen to it.

That feeling translates quite well to the track’s newly released music video, directed by Hiro Murai, where dead kids are seemingly brought back to life by the sheer catchiness of FlyLo’s beats.

October 2nd — Share

Röyksopp feat. Robyn: ‘Monument (The Inevitable End Version)’

Röyksopp have announced that their next album, appropriately titled ‘The Inevitable End’, is going to be their final traditional album.

Seems like the end to their album-making days will be quite the swan song, though. Their final album will contain several strong tracks, featuring vocals from both Norwegian singer Susanne Sundfør and — as demonstrated on this impeccable rework of ‘Monument’ — Swedish all-around pop powerhouse Robyn.

September 30th — Share

Upbeat September

  1. Never Catch Me — Flying Lotus feat. Kendrick Lamar
  2. Grid — Perfume Genius
  3. Nightfall — PVT
  4. Water Came Down — Rosie Lowe
  5. Days With You — Snakehips feat. Sinead Harnett
  6. New Name — Sinkane
  7. Jerk Ribs — Kelis
  8. Never Wanna See That Look Again — Christopher Owens
  9. Zombie — Jamie T
  10. Figure It Out — Royal Blood
  11. Trainwreck 1979 — Death from Above 1979
  12. I’ll Cut You — Vuvuvultures
  13. Ancient Ways — Interpol
  14. NEW DORP. NEW YORK — SBTRKT feat. Ezra Koenig
  15. minipops 67 [120.2] [source field mix] — Aphex Twin
September 23rd — Share

SBTRKT feat. Ezra Koenig: ‘New Dorp, New York’

SBTRKT just released a stunning animated video for his Ezra Koenig collaboration ‘New Dorp, New York’.

The track is taken from his new album ‘Wonder Where We Land’, which was released today.

September 22nd — Share
September 22nd — Share

Jack White: ‘Would You Fight For My Love?’

White is looking dapper as hell in the music video for ‘Would You Fight For My Love?’ off his latest album.

September 12th — Share