Big Boi – Lines (feat. A$AP Rocky & Phantogram)(MP3), New Yo La Tengo - Before We Run (video)

Labels: hip-hop, indie rock, mp3, video

R.I.P. MCA

Labels: hip-hop

Kanye West - The Joy (feat. Pete Rock, Jay-Z, Charlie Wilson, Curtis Mayfield & Kid Cudi)(MP3)

Kanye West - The Joy (MP3) 

When am I going to stop posting about Kanye? When he stops posting fire every weekend. Just released this morning on Kanye's site. It features an old school Curtis Mayfield groove. Just click at the bottom and enter your e-mail to get the download. 

Featuring Pete Rock, Jay-Z, Charlie Wilson, Curtis Mayfield & Kid Cudi.

Labels: hip-hop, mp3

Kanye West - Runaway (video), Kanye West - Don't Look Down (MP3), Funny Fashion Rant

• Kanye West - Runaway (video)
  Kanye's foray into art film is mildly entertaining, but aspirations to a feature-film-quality production are limited by the music video feel. If nothing else, it will whet your appetite for his forthcoming album, 'My Dark and Twisted Fantasy'.
  
  For highlights, try the opening track, which is supposed to be on the new album. Skip to 7:32 for "All of the Lights", which is even better than the previously leaked version, although it's only a 2 minute snippet. It features the addition of Rihanna on vocals. Skip to 4:39, 23:47 and 24:42 for a few new songs not released by Kanye yet. Afterward, skip to 26:53 for "Lost In The World", an extended version of the previously leaked song featuring Bon Iver.
  
  
• Kanye West - Don't Look Down (MP3)
  Just released this past weekend on Kanye's site. Just click at the bottom and enter your e-mail to get the download.
  
  Featuring Mos Def, Lupe Fiasco, and Big Sean.
  
  
• All Dudes Learned How to Dress and It Sucks
  One of the funniest rants I've read in a while. It's about the ubiquity of good fashion sense among guys in NYC, and the problems encountered therein. Sorry ladies!

Labels: hip-hop, humor, mp3, video

DJMonsterMo - Lady Gaga vs. Sean Kingston - Bad Romance Burning (MP3)

DJMonsterMo - Lady Gaga vs. Sean Kingston - Bad Romance Burning (MP3)

Mash-up of: 1) Lady Gaga - Bad Romance and
2) Sean Kingston - Fire Burning

Equipment:
Ableton Live
Adobe Audition
DBlue Glitch

DJMonsterMo - Lady Gaga vs. Sean Kingston - Bad Romance Burning by monstermo

Labels: hip-hop, mash-up, mp3, pop

Kanye West - Take One For The Team (MP3)

Kanye West - Take One For The Team (MP3) 

Just released this morning on Kanye's site. Just click at the bottom and enter your e-mail to get the download. 

Featuring Keri Hilson, Puhsa T, and Cyhi the Prynce.

Labels: hip-hop, mp3

Kanye West - Child Rebel Soldier - Don't Stop! (MP3)

Kanye West - Child Rebel Soldier - Don't Stop! (MP3)

Just released today on Kanye's site. Just click at the bottom and enter your e-mail to get the download.

Featuring Lupe Fiasco and Pharrell!

Labels: hip-hop, mp3

Kanye West - Christian Dior Denim Flow (MP3)

Kanye West - Christian Dior Denim Flow (MP3)

Just released this morning on Kanye's site. Just click at the bottom and enter your e-mail to get the download.

Featuring Kid Cudi, Puhsa T, John Legend, and Lloyd Banks.

Labels: hip-hop, mp3

Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake rap history medley (video)

Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake rap history medley (video)

Who knew that Fallon could get down? (sort of)

Labels: hip-hop, video

DJMonsterMo Sep 10 Mix

Labels: electronic, hip-hop, indie rock, mp3

R.I.P. Guru

Labels: hip-hop, video

DJMonsterMo Apr 10 Mix

DJMonsterMo Apr 10 Mix mp3

1. Naughty Boy Presents Wiley feat. Emeli Sande - Never Be Your Woman (herve re-work)
2. The Hours - Ali In The Jungle
3. Kid Sister - Right Hand Hi
4. Uffie feat. Pharrell - ADD SUV
5. Joy Orbison - Hyph Mngo
6. Florence & the Machine - You Got The Love (the xx remix)
7. Caribou - Odessa
8. LCD Soundsystem - Drunk Girls
9. The Blue Van - There Goes My Love
10. The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition
11. Happy Birthday - Girls FM
12. The Crookes - Backstreet Lovers
13. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Home
14. Band of Horses - Compliments
15. Lake - Sing 99 And 90
16. She & Him - Thieves
17. Cults - Go Outside
18. Little & Ashley - Stole My Heart
19. Jenny Owen Youngs - What Beats Within
20. The Droge & Summers Blend - Two Of The Lucky Ones

Hi. I'm back. It's cold and rainy here in Boston, but as they say, April showers bring May flowers...and also this nice little weekend mix. I hope you enjoy it, whether you're curled up at home or blaring it from your open sunroof.

Do you recognize the beat from Never Be Your Woman? Remember White Town's Your Woman from 1997? Wow, that's a blast from the past. Wiley improves on the easily forgotten one-hit wonder. You've probably heard the next song, "Ali In The Jungle" in the following Nike commercial.

Kid Sister is back with some dancy fun; don't forget to check out the cool video for "Right Hand Hi" by Colonel Blimp. Next up is the hot new Uffie single, featuring Pharrell. Joy Orbison's "Hyph Mngo" is one of my favorite dubstep songs. The next remix by the xx transforms Florence and the Machine's song into a UK dubstep floor filler.

Caribou's "Odessa" is off their forthcoming album, 'Swim', their long awaited follow-up to 'Andorra'. After that, some new LCD Soundsystem (with an apparent heavy Talking Heads influence) off their forthcoming album 'This Is Happening'. Next, you have probably heard this The Blue Van song from its prominent inclusion as the first Apple iPad theme song. The Temper Trap is next up with one of my favorite songs from last year, "Sweet Disposition", featured in the film (500) Days of Summer and a Chrysler commercial. Next up, a song from the recently released album by Happy Birthday on Sub Pop.

Crookes is not misspelled, if it is referring to a group of lads from Sheffield, England. "Home" is another one of my favorite songs from 2009 from Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. It's got a psychedelic California folk rock feel, like the Mamas and the Papas meets Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood. "Compliments" is off of Band of Horses' forthcoming album, 'Infinite Arms', which I'm really looking forward to. The next tune by Lake is a catchy call-and-response song off their 2009 album 'Let's Build a Roof'.

As for Zooey Deschanel, I'm as smitten as ever since (500) Days of Summer. So it goes without saying that I dig "Thieves", her collaboration with M. Ward off their second album. Cults consists of two twenty-something NYC film students, and I highly recommend their debut 7" release, in case bringing back the Shangri-Las was something you thought was impossible (or at least inadvisable).

Little & Ashley's tune is featured in Amazon's cutesy Kindle commercial. Next up is my favorite Jenny Owen Youngs song off her album 'Transmitter Failure'. Last but not least, Pete Droge and Elaine Summers bring you "Two of the Lucky Ones", which features in last year's Zombieland soundtrack.

Labels: electronic, hip-hop, indie rock, mp3

DJMonsterMo May 09 Mix

DJMonsterMo May 09 Mix

1. Clipse feat. Kanye West - Kinda Like A Big Deal
2. Rye Rye feat. M.I.A. - Bang
3. The Streets - Trust Me
4. Basement Jaxx - Raindrops
5. Freemasons feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer)
6. Dizzee Rascal and Armand Van Helden - Bonkers (Club Mix)
7. C4 - Hula Dancer
8. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero
9. Dogs Die In Hot Cars - Pop Nonsense
10. Peaches - Lose You
11. Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse feat. Julian Casablancas - Little Girl
12. Masha Qrella - I'm a Stranger Here Myself
13. Rainbow Arabia - Omar K
14. I Was a King - It's All You
15. Wye Oak - Take It In
16. Hanne Hukkleberg - In Here / Out There
17. Bodies of Water - Dear Boy
18. Jessica Lea Mayfield - Kiss Me Again
19. Dirty Mittens - The Small Things
20. Mirah - Generosity
21. Sufjan Stevens - Sofia's Song

Ok, I realize it's been ages since I've posted. Thank you, those of you who sent concerned e-mails. Contrary to popular belief, I have not been kidnapped by Somali pirates or succumbed to swine flu.

As you can probably tell by the recent design mini-overhaul, I am moving to Boston soon. I will always love Chicago and I hold a special place in my heart for the city. I also won't rule out coming back...someday.

April showers are supposed to bring May flowers, but not necessarily warm weather when you're talking about Chicago. Hopefully, we can put 40 degrees Fahrenheit behind us for good for a few months. This long overdue transition is the theme for my latest mix.

It starts with the Clipse featuring KanYe and produced by DJ Khalil, a hot clip off their forthcoming album, Till the Casket Drops. There is also a recent remix with Bun B that is floating around, for those who are interested. Next up, Rye Rye hails from my old hood, Baltimore, collaborating on the track "Bang" with M.I.A. Speaking of M.I.A., I can't wait to hear the lyrical wrath that is sure to be lurking in future songs in response to the recent violence in Sri Lanka.

Mike Skinner of The Streets released the funky groove "Trust Me" along with eight other tracks on Twitter. Next up, much anticipated new stuff from Basement Jaxx. They never fail to amaze me as they expand the boundaries of house music. The dancefloor has lacked an anthem this good since...well, since Basement Jaxx last released something.

Oh wait, the Freemasons have made some good dance tunes too. Collaborating with Sophie Ellis-Bextor on "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer) = instant hit, even if it's kinda generic. The video is worth a look. Continuing on the house tip, "Bonkers" features Dizzee Rascal and Armand Van Helden, which of course is going to shatter a few eardrums.

C4's "Hula Dancer" is a catchy track that came out of nowhere. It was thrown together for a Scrabble commercial entitled "Hula". It's part of a series of other vids that includes "Yoga" and "Sumo". And if you can find the original artists and songs for each of those videos, I'll be your best friend.

Next, get your leather on with the Yeah Yeah Yeah's 'Zero'. Karen, Le Tigre wants their synthesizers back. J/k, I love the way the band can incorporate new sounds and ideas yet still retain their YYY-ness. But I'm probably not the most objective evaluator; Karen O can fart in a mic and I'd probably still listen to it. "Pop Nonsense" by Dogs Die in Hot Cars is probably the catchiest song I've heard this year. Enjoy it now before it's licensed for the next useless cell phone commercial.

"Lose You" by Peaches is a subdued electro slow-jam. Wait, are you talking about that Peaches? I know it's hard to believe, but don't worry. There's still plenty of raunch to go around on her new LP, the not so subtlely titled 'I Feel Cream'. Hint, don't put "Mommy Complex" on your mom's Mother's Day mix.

"Little Girl" features Julian Casablancas of the Strokes. It is from 'Dark Night of the Soul', an somewhat mysterious project involving Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse, and David Lynch. The title apparently refers to a treatise by Roman Catholic Saint John of the Cross which describes the loneliness and desolation of a person's spiritual life.

Masha Qrella's forthcoming LP 'Speak Low: Loewe and Weill in Exile' is worth a listen; check out "I'm A Stranger Here Myself". The next tune is "Omar K" by Rainbow Arabia, a California duo (Danny & Tiffany Preston) that you would swear from listening to are not from these here parts. The song defies categorization and will hopefully grow on you as it has on me. It's like Paavoharju meets Gang Gang Dance, but more tribal and eclectic. Moving on, "It's All You" builds from a gentle instrumental intro to a cacophanous neopsychedelic swell. It's a standout tune from I Was A King, who hail from Norway.

Next, Wye Oak is the honorary state tree of Maryland, and also a fairly good Baltimore band as well. Yo La Tengo fans, give "Take It In" a close listen. I've said it once, and I'll say it again: These Scandinavians know how to make catchy music. I especially love it when Hanne Hukkelberg (great Scandinavian name, btw) harmonizes in "In Here/Out There".

"Dear Boy" is a cover of a Paul and Linda McCartney tune from their 1971 album 'Ram' by Bodies of Water. I think I actually like the cover version better. "Kiss Me Again" is a melancholy tune by precocious talent Jessica Lea Mayfield off her debut LP last year, 'With Blasphemy So Heartfelt'.

Despite the name, Chelsea Morrisey of Dirty Mittens is like Morrissey's polar opposite. Her cute, winsome voice on "The Small Things" will bring you some irresistible twee cheer. Mirah's new LP '(A)spera' is her best since 'Advisory Committee' and "Generosity" is only one of many solid tunes. The mix closes out with Sufjan Stevens and the ode to Sofia Coppola he apparently wrote in college.

Labels: electronic, hip-hop, indie rock, mp3

DJMonsterMo - Amerie vs. Bon Iver - I Vocoded 1 Thing, Skinny Love (MP3)

DJMonsterMo - Amerie vs. Bon Iver - I Vocoded 1 Thing, Skinny Love (MP3)
DJMonsterMo - Amerie vs. Bon Iver - I Vocoded 1 Thing, Skinny Love (MP3) YSI mirror

This is my first MIDI sequenced track using Ableton Live. My previous mixes were hand cut and paste using Cool Edit Pro (before it was Adobe Audition). As you can imagine, those mixes took way too long. Well, I've finally stepped out of the dark ages and stopped ignoring 25 years of MIDI technology =). I hope you enjoy this.

Made with:
Ableton Live
Adobe Audition
M-Audio Oxygen 61
B4Xpress (Fuzzy Guitar)
FM7Xpress (Wurlitzertech)
Synth1 (Xylophone)
Korg Polysix Strings
Akai DC Vocoder
Drumazon (909 Bass Drum)
EZDrummer
Clips from Amerie, Bon Iver, Audio Two, Tweet, Ciara, Beastie Boys, The Ramones, Justice, and Basement Jaxx

Labels: electronic, hip-hop, indie rock, mash-up, mp3

DJMonsterMo Feb 09 Mix

DJMonsterMo Feb 09 Mix

1. The Very Best (Esau Mwamwaya & Radioclit) - Kamphopo
2. Santogold - Shove It (remix) feat. Three 6 Mafia & Project Pat
3. Missy Elliott - Best, Best
4. Creature - Who’s Hot Who’s Not
5. Shugo Tokumaru - Parachute
6. Lily Allen - Not Fair
7. Morrissey - I’m Throwing My Arms Around Paris
8. Harlem Shakes - Sunlight
9. White Denim - I Can Tell You
10. British Sea Power - Waving Flags
11. New Villager - Rich Doors
12. Animal Collective - My Girls
13. M. Ward - Never Had Nobody Like You
14. The Decemberists - The Rake’s Song
15. Neko Case - People Got A Lot Of Nerve
16. Chat - Harmony
17. Anjulie - Love Songs
18. Amadou & Mariam - Sabali
19. The Love Language - Stars
20. Andrew Bird - Tenuousness
21. Marissa Nadler - Rosary

Here's a special Valentine's mix for y'all, because I luv ya.

The not presumptuously named "The Very Best" is a duo consisting of Esau Mwamwaya (from Malawi) and Radioclit. They kick things off with the calypso-infused "Kamphopo". Next, Three 6 Mafia and Project Pat spice things up with a Santogold remix. Can't wait for Missy's new album 'Block Party' if there are booty-shaking floor-fillers as good as "Best, Best".

Creature is this year's Alphabeat, with a touch of the B-52's and Deee-Lite. They hail from Montreal and they'll shake your ass to "Who's Hot Who's Not". Shugo Tokumaru transcends J-pop with the quirky, psychedelic "Parachute". Lily Allen comes storming back with "Not Fair", a catchy tune from her much anticipated LP 'It's Not Me, It's You'.

Next, self-loathing is never so catchy as when Morrissey puts it to song, as evidenced by "I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris". Only stone and steel accept my love. The Harlem Shakes do their best CYHSY impression with "Sunlight", not that I'm complaining. White Denim keeps things moving with "I Can Tell You". Next up, British Sea Power stirs your eardrums with the anthemic "Waving Flags".

I'm looking forward to an official release from New Villager after hearing their exciting 7" "Rich Doors". Transition to Animal Collective's "My Girls", easily the song of the year so far. I can't get enough of it. Try to not sing along with "I don’t mean to seem like I care about material things, like our social stats / I just want four walls and adobe slats for my girls." Is that Zooey Deschanel on another M. Ward track? Why, I believe it is. "Never Had Nobody Like You" starts out kinda like "We Will Rock You" and has yummy distorted "Revolution"-like guitar. The Decemberists ponder marriage and filicide on "The Rake's Song". Really chilling if you listen to the lyrics. Sometimes, I wonder about Colin Meloy. Can't wait for their new album, 'Hazards of Love'.

Neko Case can do no wrong. "People Got A Lot Of Nerve" is the first single off her much anticipated forthcoming album. Chat is a French pianist whose song "Harmony" harkens back to chansons of yore. If "Love Songs" is any indication, Anjulie is set to be huge in 2009. From her roots in Guyana and Toronto, she adds a little L.A. sunshine and creates a brand of pop that is eclectic yet accessible, personal and disarming. Amadou & Mariam take a step forward with their highly enjoyable LP 'Welcome to Mali'. "Sabali" is representative of the gems on that album.

The Love Language are a band to watch closely. Their forthcoming eponymous album is among the best debuts of 2009 and is getting a lot of play on my system. Get your wikipedia ready for Andrew Bird's "Tenuousness" as he waxes poetic about proto-Sanskrit Minoans and Porto-centric Lisboans. Finally, drift away on Marissa Nadler's haunted melodies with "Rosary".

Labels: electronic, hip-hop, indie rock, mp3

SNL - The Lonely Island - I'm On A Boat feat. T-Pain (video)

SNL - The Lonely Island - I'm On A Boat feat. T-Pain (video)
Get your towels ready, it's about to go down.

The Lonely Island is Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer & Jorma Taccone...and T-Pain!

Labels: hip-hop, humor, video

Favorite Albums of 2008

Ok, here's my long overdue Favorite Albums of 2008 list. A lot of year-end lists suffer from the recency effect. I try to avoid this by keeping a running top 20 list throughout the year, which inevitably ballooons into a top 50, then top 75, etc. I hope you find this list a useful guide to the year of music that was 2008.

Favorite Albums
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1) Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
This stunning debut album is like a leisurely horseback ride through the countryside. Its soothing and familiar qualities belie its complexity and timelessness. It's nostalgic without feeling cheesy or derivative: a down-to-earth tapestry of folk, rock, baroque pop, and alt-country. Don't forget to check out their equally brilliant EP, 'Sun Giant'.


2) Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
A haunting and mesmerizing album borne from heartbreak and sickness. In releasing these songs in their original form, one can imagine a broken soul laying in bed, recuperating and ruminating.


3) TV on the Radio - Dear Science


4) The Walkmen - You & Me
This is the album that I've been waiting for from The Walkmen. Put behind you the notion that they can only churn out a few good songs per album. This is full of the contemplative, moody ballads that you wish they would write a whole album of.


5) Stereolab - Chemical Chords
This is possibly Stereolab's most acccesible album to date. Although stubborn fans and purists may be turned off a bit, it's a fun mix of the usual Sterolab eclecticism in a stew of bouncy synths, horns, strings, loungy/mathy/jazzy elements, and an electronic ye-ye vibe.


6) Love Is All - A Hundred Things Keep Me Up Night


7) Envelopes - Here Comes The Wind


8) Portishead - Third


9) Tricky - Knowle West Boy
This is Tricky's best album since his classic, 'Maxinquaye'. I didn't think Tricky had an album this good left in him. Bristol is back, baby; just don't call this trip hop. One listen to "Past Mistake" will take you back to 1995; but this album is so much more. It's the sound of urban decay with a hint of nostalgia, a sound that deftly blends a dark soundscape of downtempo, dub, electro, reggae, rap, blues, and rock. The songs are well-constructed with solid contributions from relative unknowns that nicely complement Tricky's raspy voice.


10) Beck - Modern Guilt
Pairing Beck with Danger Mouse was a daring idea. The combination works better than I would have imagined. Danger Mouse shows some restraint but nevertheless contributes a solid production effort with his usual bag of tricks: disembodied beats and samples. Beck uses these as a backdrop to craft his best folky melancholic songs since 'Sea Change'.


11) Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III


12) Los Campesinos! - Hold on Now, Youngster


13) Angus & Julia Stone - A Book Like This


14) Santogold - Santogold


15) Gang Gang Dance - Saint Dymphna


16) Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours


17) Steinski - What Does It All Mean? 1983-2006 Retrospective
Fans of the old school and cut up need this album. Steinski is a DJ's secret weapon. This album will replace a whole pile of scratched up vinyl in your dusty ol' record bin and obviate the need for that wish list of remaining white labels that you thought you'd never get your hands on.


18) Neon Neon - Stainless Style
Neon Neon is a collaboration between Boom Bip and Gruff Rhys. 'Stainless Style' is a refreshing album that departs from the typical stale formula that plagues most revivals of the 80s synth pop sound. More often than not, they succeed in creating fresh sounding 80s-inspired songs like "Raquel", "I Lust U", and my favorite, "I Told Her On Alderaan".


19) Bajofondo - Mar Dulce
Not to be pigeonholed as electronic tango, this Argentine-Uruguayan group fashions a sexy mix of tango, latin rock, jazz, hip-hop, and loungy downtempo with live and sampled drums, bass, violin, accordion-like bandoneon, and guitar. Don't overlook the solid slate of guest appearances which includes Elvis Costello and Nelly Furtado.


20) Slumdog Millionaire Soundtrack
I'll have to admit I'm fairly ignorant of A.R. Rahman's oeuvre, whose Bollywood musical body of work has apparently sold over a hundred million records. I was intrigued upon learning that it was partly M.I.A's appreciation for his work that inspired her to record 'Kala'. Much of 'Kala' as a matter of fact was recorded at Rahman's studio, although they never collaborated until this soundtrack, which runs the gamut from more traditional Bollywood to hip-hop to progressive house.

21-30
White Denim - Workout Holiday
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
Black Milk - Tronic
M83 - Saturdays = Youth
Mystery Jets - Twenty One
Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue
David Byrne & Brian Eno - Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
Kathleen Edwards - Asking For Flowers
The Very Best (Esau Mwamwaya & Radioclit) Mixtape
The Magnetic Fields - Distortion

31-40
Beach House - Devotion
Islands - Arm's Way
Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles
Kanye West - 808s and Heartbreak
Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer
Ra Ra Riot - The Rhumb Line
Ida Maria - Fortress Around My Heart
Adele - 19
Death Vessel - Nothing Is Precious Enough For Us
Girl Talk - Feed the Animals

41-50
No Age - Nouns
Little Joy - Little Joy
Emmylou Harris - All I Intended To Be
Sian Alice Group - 59.59
Sigur Rós - Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
Hot Chip - Made in the Dark
Mogwai - The Hawk Is Howling
She & Him - Volume One
The Black Keys - Attack & Release
The Mountain Goats - Heretic Pride

51-60
The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing
Nas - "Untitled"
Clipse - We Got It 4 Cheap Vol. 3
Yo La Tengo - They Shoot, We Score
The Roots - Rising Down
The Raconteurs - Consolers Of The Lonely
Of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
Lightspeed Champion - Falling Off The Lavender Bridge
Diplo vs. Santogold - Top Ranking

61-70
Bun B - II Trill
Shelby Lynne - Just A Little Lovin'
Sia - Some People Have Real Problems
Hercules And Love Affair - Hercules And Love Affair
The Hold Steady - Stay Positive
Thao Nguyen - We Brave Bee Stings And All
Lykke Li - Youth Novel
The Kills - Midnight Boom
Tokyo Police Club - Elephant Shell
The Long Blondes - "Couples"

71-80
Ladytron - Velocifero
Cat Power - Jukebox
Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple
Destroyer - Trouble in Dreams
My Blubeberry Nights Soundtrack
The Raveonetttes - Lust Lust Lust
Dr. Dog - Fate
Elvis Costello & The Imposters - Momofuku
Tilly and the Wall - O
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend


HM
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Aimee Mann - @#%&*! Smilers
Alejandro Escovedo - Real Animal
Alphabeat - Alphabeat
Ann Vriend - When We Were Spies
Atlas Sound - Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel
Atmosphere - Strictly Leakage
Atmosphere - When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Sh*t Gold
Be Your Own Pet - Get Awkward
Ben Folds - Way To Normal
Beyonce - I Am...Sasha Fierce
(-) Black Kids - Partie Traumatic
Black Mountain - In the Future
Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Lie Down in the Light
Booka Shade - The Sun & The Neon Light
Boris - Smile
The Breeders - Mountain Battles
Brendan Canning - Something For All Of Us...
British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?
Cassettes Won't Listen - Small-Time Machine
The Charlatans UK - You Cross My Path
Chairlift - Does You Inspire You?
Clinic - Do It!
Coldplay - Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
Cold War Kids - Loyalty to Loyalty
Colin Meloy - Colin Meloy Sings Live!
Common - Universal Mind Control
Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst
(-) CSS - Donkey
Death Cab for Cutie - Narrow Stairs
Dengue Fever - Venus on Earth
DeVotchKa - A Mad and Faithful Telling
Die! Die! Die! - Promises Promises
The Diggs - ctrl-alt-del
The Dodos - Visiter
Dresden Dolls - No, Virginia...
Drive-By Truckers - Brighter Than Creation's Dark
Duffy - Rockferry
El Madmo - El Madmo
Emiliana Torrini - Me And Armini
Evangelicals - The Evening Descends
Erykah Badu, New Amerykah Part One: 4th World War
Estelle - Shine
The Faint - Fasciinatiion
Firewater - The Golden Hour
Flight of the Conchords - Flight of the Conchords
Flying Lotus - Los Angeles
Foals - Antidotes
The Fratellis - Here We Stand
Free Kitten - Inherit
French Kicks - Swimming
Frightened Rabbit - Midnight Organ Fight
F*ck Buttons - Street Horrrsing
F*cked Up - The Chemistry of Common Life
Fujiya & Miyagi - Lightbulbs
The Game - L.A.X.
Goldfrapp - Seventh Tree
Guilletmots - Red
GZA - Pro Tools
Harvey Milk - Life...The Best Game in Town
Headlights - Some Racing, Some Stopping
HEALTH - DISCO
The Helio Sequence - Keep Your Eyes Ahead
Hello Blue Roses - The Portrait Is Finished & I Have Failed to Capture Your Beauty
Hey Willpower - PDA
Ice Cube - Raw Footage
Isobel Campbell And Mark Lanegan - Sunday At Devil Dirt
James Jackson Toth - Waiting In Vain
Jason Collett - Here's To Being Here
Jamie Lidell - Jim
Janet Jackson - Discipline
(-) Jewel - Perfectly Clear
Jonny Greenwood - There Will Be Blood Soundtrack
Kasai All-Stars - In The 7th Moon, The Chief Turned Into A Swimming Fish And Ate The Head Of His Enemy By Magic
by Kasai Allstars
Kate Maki - On High
Kate Nash - Made of Bricks
Kate Walsh - Tim's House
Kings of Leon - Only By The Night
The Kooks - Konk
Kylie Minogue - X
The Last Shadow Puppets - Age of the Understatement
Laura Cantrell - Trains and Boats and Planes
Laura Marling - Alas I Cannot Swim
Lee "Scratch" Perry - Repentance
Leona Lewis - Spirit
Lonely Drifter Karen - Grass Is Singing
Los Campesinos - We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed
Lyrics Born - Everywhere At Once
Madonna - Hard Candy
Man Man - Rabbit Habbits
The Mars Volta - The Bedlam In Goliath
Martina Topley-Bird - The Blue God
Mates of State - Re-Arrange Us
The Melvins - Nude With Boots
Mirah - The Old Days Feeling
Mudhoney - The Lucky Ones
Muse - H.A.A.R.P.
(-) The Music Tapes - Music Tapes for Clouds & Tornadoes
My Brightest Diamond - A Thousand Shark's Teeth
My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
Nada Surf - Lucky
N.E.R.D. - Seeing Sounds
Nine Inch Nails - The Slip
No Kids - Come Into my House
The Notwist - The Devil, You + Me
The Orb - The Dream
Oxford Collapse - Bits
Paavoharju - Laulu Laakson Kukista
Patti Smith and Kevin Shields - The Coral Sea
Pepi Ginsberg - Red
Peter Bjorn and John - Seaside Rock
Pete Rock - NY's Finest
Peter Moren - The Last Tycoon
Plush - Fed
Port O'Brien - All We Could Do Was Sing
(-) Primal Scream - Beautiful Future
Protest The Hero - Fortress
Q-Tip - The Renaissance
Raheem DeVaughn - Love Behind The Melody
Randy Newman - Harps and Angels
Ratatat - LP3
The Raveonettes - Lust Lust Lust
Rhymefest - Man in the Mirror
The Ruby Suns - Sea Lion
Russian Red - I Love Your Glasses
RZA - Digi Snacks
Sambassadeur - Migration
Scarface - Emeritus
Scarlett Johansson - Anywhere I Lay My Head
School of Language - Sea From Shore
Sera Cahoone - Only As The Day Is Long
Shannon McArdle - Summer of the Whore
Shearwater - Rook
Shugo Tokumaru - Exit
Silver Jews - Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea
Solange - Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams
Snoop Dogg - Ego Trippin'
Son, Ambulance - Someone Else's Deja Vu
Sons and Daughters - This Gift
Spiritualized - Songs in A&E
Squarepusher - Just a Souvenir
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Real Emotional Trash
The Submarines - Honeysuckle Weeks
Subtle - ExitingARM
Sun Kil Moon - April
Super Furry Animals - Hey Venus!
Tapes 'n Tapes - Walk It Off
The Teenagers - Reality Check
The Tough Alliance - The New School
Tift Merritt - Another Country
Tim Fite - Fair Ain't Fair
Times New Viking - Rip It Off
Usher - Here I Stand
Van Morrison - Keep It Simple
Van She - V
The Watson Twins - Fire Songs
We Are Scientists - Brain Thrust Mastery
The Wedding Present - El Rey
Weezer - Weezer
What Made Milwaukee Famous - What Doesn’t Kill Us
Whigs - Mission Control
Widespread Panic - Free Somehow
Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis - Two Men With The Blues
Wire - Object 47
Xiu Xiu - Women As Lovers

Labels: electronic, hip-hop, indie rock, pop