The last time i read Spin Magazine, the Presidents of the United States had a spread about how the guitarist only had 3 strings. So the fact that Spin’s Prince cover compilation slipped by unnoticed is not absurd. But There is some pretty great versions of some already amazing songs on this. Here is California’s electro psych outfit Fol Chen’s version of the Beautiful Ones.

Pick up some Fol Chen here. I’m not sure where to get the comp these days, but its called Purplish Rain.

03 – Fol Chen – The Beautiful Ones

A totally solid record by Mr. Oizo has got my attention (or lack thereof) for every one of these short songs on “Lambs Anger”. While most of the songs are based around a tight hook and that alone, experimentation keeps it fun and listenable but at the same time acknowledging that song is based around one riff therein; keeping it short and to the point. I compare it to a 45 minute meandering of the French nightclub radio stations (see the moments of jumpy skippyness between songs). My choice select is “Positif”. Get the rest of the album “ici” (a steal for 18 songs at $6.99).

Mr. Oizo – Positif

Deepak Mantena writes electro music for nonthreatening crazy people. Or at the very least he is a nonthreatening crazy man. This song, like the rest of West Coast, is a frenzied collage of soothing paces, jarring melodies, and very danceable hooks. It’s like channel surfing on you’re couch and flying on a Persian carpet all at once. It is exactly like that.

Get West Coast here.

Junk Culture – Daydream on Olea

Catchy little electropop number from NYC duo Holy Ghost!. Next month they’re touring with LCD Soundsystem and Hot Chip in support of their debut EP Static on the Wire. I see big things in the future for these guys – best get it while it’s fresh.

Holy Ghost! – Say My Name

The quality of French powerpop and electro always leaves me wondering – what the hell do they put in the water? This track begs you to break out your oversized headphones and skip down the street like some kind of lovestruck fool on amphetamines. I have a feeling this one will get some serious work this summer.

Pony Pony Run Run and Lifelike all seem like pretty chill dudes.

Pony Pony Run Run – Walking on a Line (Lifelike remix)

Truepanther doesn’t have a deep roster being a pretty young label, but they do have a lot of gold. For instance, Tanlines. With a hop back and forth from down tempo island beats to campy synths, songs with sing alongs, and summer camp dancers, their ep has been a good heavy rotater this year.

Get it here.

Tanlines – Reinfo

Dirtybird Records‘ co-founder Justin Martin’s latest EP Robot Romance is currently getting some serious work in the clubs. Get Low is easily the highlight track, owning it with a catchy-as-hell vocal melody and pounding minimal electro beat. I fully support this kind of vocoder abuse.

Make sure to grab yourself a copy of the fresh Robot Romance EP here on Beatport.

Justin Martin – Get Low

This song is infectious. So infectious that, like me, you may spend a while battling whether you actually like the song or if it is just the catchiest pop you’ve ever heard. Once that’s done, it’ll be your twentieth time listening to the track, and it won’t matter. She’s won.

MNDR – C.L.U.B.

This summer, when you and your friends are living out the montage of wearing aviators, chuckling in slow motion at a bar at 3pm, drinking Orange Lazaruses, catching the eye of the cute girl across the way, I’d play this Sleigh Bells song on that boom box you remembered to bring.

Sleigh Bells – Ring Ring

Have you ever thought people who make good electronic music probably also made very thoughtful collages in art class?

Pictureplane – Transparent Now (Thin Veil)

Javelin makes me wish that a lot more of the thugs and punks from the Streets of Rage series would quit drugs and petty thievery, pick up drum pads, and make awesome lo-fi dance gems.

Javelin – Radio

I know what you’re thinking – Fergie? Seriously? Hold up… my man Treasure Fingers has remixed the original to make it not only listenable— but also really, really slick. Trust me on this one.

Treasure Fingers – Glamorous (Treasure Fingers remix)

Here’s my jam. One of the better Skream remixes out— second only to that La Roux mix that everyone and their mother loves. I never thought I’d hear Chromeo dropped over a grimey dubstep beat, but it sure as hell works. Skream is the busiest 18-year old I know.

Chromeo – Night by Night (Skream’s SexStep Remix)

Somewhere, an assistant manager put this on in his shoe store just now, and all the patrons are so happy not to have to hear that tick tock song again.

French Horn Rebellion – Beaches and Friends (Twelve Radio Edit)

Two solid tracks from Washed Out (aka Ernest Greene). This guy’s been making beats from his bedroom for a while, but just recently started cranking out these dreamy, blunted synthpop tracks. His Life of Leisure EP has been in heavy rotation the past couple weeks.

Washed Out – Feel It All Around
Washed Out – New Theory

Legit mix from Toro Y Moi (aka Chaz Bundick). Stumbled across this one after hearing his remix of Washed Out’s Feel it All Around.

Toro y Moi – Talamak