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Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie XX – Running

Jamie XX remixed Gil Scott-Heron‘s 2010 album “I’m New Here“. When I first heard that, I thought “who cares?”. I hadn’t really listened much to either one.

This album isn’t even out yet and it’s an album-of-the-year contender. Holy crap. “Running”, like many of tracks on “We’re New Here” is a heavy head-nodder that would feel just as comfortable up in the club as it would in your headphones at work. Also, as someone who makes music, that bass drum sound kind of gives me a boner.

“We’re New Here” comes out February 22nd. Please, for goodness sake, preorder here.

Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie XX – Running.

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Junk Culture – Daydream on Olea

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

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Otis Redding – Just One More Day

From Otis Redding‘s 1966 concert at LA’s Whiskey a Go Go – this song defines Soul.

You can get “In Person at the Whiskey a Go Go” here.

Otis Redding – Just One More Day

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Cults – Go Outside

In the past two weeks, Cults has seemingly materialized out of thin air. With little information available other than a sparse Bandcamp page, they’ve mysteriously dropped some serious knowledge on our asses. “Go Outside” is some glorious indie pop that rubs us all the right way.

Pitchfork recently scored an interview with them if you’re interested in a little more background info on the group.

Special thanks to both Ish and Dan for both turning me onto this.

Cults – Go Outside

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