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I missed this 5 years ago. All star remix of N*E*R*D's best song since In Search Of, She Wants To Move. This seems to be the sort of thing DJ Khaled is going for...but Akon, T.I., Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Birdman and Lil' Wayne (and that was the best I could pick from his discography on wikipedia) is no match for Mos Def, Common, Q-Tip and De La Soul. Anyway...link is below, as are a few more mp3s ive been listening to the last couple of days.

N*E*R*D-She wants to move (Remix feat. Mos Def, Common, Q-Tip and De La Soul) (mp3)

everyone was aparently hyping about this track a few weeks back, but i was away...so im only hyping about it now. skream remix of in for the kill, makes the song, which is pretty dam good in the first place, a whole lot better. Both are playing Glastonbury.
La Roux-In for the kill (Skream Remix)(mp3)

I'm still undecided on Passion Pit's debut. Whilst the Reeling and sleepyhead are contenders for tune of the year, the rest of the album hasnt grabbed my attention much yet. Here is a remix of the Reeling, by Miike Snow who released their debut last month.
Passion Pit-The Reeling (Miike Snow Remix)(mp3)

Finally, new Simian Mobile Disco. The follow up to their 2007 debut will be released on August the 17th, and this is the lead single, featuring Chris Keating of Yeasayer.
James Ford has been helping out on the new Arctic Monkeys album (he produced Favourite Worst Nightmare)which now has a release date, title and tracklisting!
Simian Mobile Disco-Audacity of huge (feat. Chris Keating)(mp3)

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Having a full time job makes it difficult to post on here, oh well im ill today so here are a few exciting pieces of music i've been listening to this week...

We Were Promised Jetpacks
Seriously good, scottish Frightened Rabbit esque indie. Remind me a bit of the Walkmen as well. Album comes out next Monday (15th), definately worth buying, its awesome. Here a couple of tracks for you to preview.
We Were Promised Jetpacks-It's Thunder and It's Lightning
We Were Promised Jetpacks-Conductor
Mos Def
"The Ecstatic" is out today, sounding good on first listen, especially the following track "History" featuring Black Star collaborator Talib Kweili. Aparently a Black Star album is scheduled for a 2010 release!
Mos Def-History feat. Talib Kweli
Jay-Z
D.O.A (Death of Autotune) has been released as a street single for the September 11 release of Blueprint 3. Although Kanye was speculated to be producing the entire album, this is produced by No I.D.
Have a listen here
Keri Hilson
Yeah you read it right. Knock you down is huuuuuuge. Ne-yo proves his worth once again.
watch the video here
Keri Hilson is gonna be massive.
Milburn
Live set just been released to the internet, recorded at Manchester Urbis in 2006. Here is I Know Something You Don't Know, a song which previously had only been heard live, or on bad mobile phone recordings. Over a year now since they split :(
Milburn-I Know Something You Don't Know (Live at Manchester Urbis)

still got shit loads to listen to and catch up on!!

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its possibly a little hip-hop biased...and i decided to only include one song per artist otherwise it would pretty much have been the tracklisting of Ready to Die...

Top songs:
Aim-Good Disease feat. Stephen Jones
Its all about those soft trumpets and his awesome voice, brilliant chillout music.
Amy Winehouse-I heard Love is Blind
Winehouse at her lyrical peak, this song makes me laugh every time. The light guitar works perfectly with her voice and delivery.
Death Cab For Cutie-The New Year
It's taken me maybe 100 listens and 6 years to work out how good this song is. Amazing
Fleet Foxes-Meadowlarks
Its all about the voice on this. They will own Glastonbury
Jack Johnson-Banana Pancakes
In Between Dreams is pretty much essential beach music...and he has the knack of writing simple but quite beautiful lyrics.
Jay-Z-22 Two's
Ridiclously good.
Justin Timberlake-Take it from here
Is it sad that this is one of my all time favourite songs? He needs some Neptunes production on his third album because thats what made Justified what it is, a classic pop/r&b album. Take it from here combines chilled, brilliant guitar with Tmberlakes soft, smooth voice. Brilliant
Kanye West-Diamonds from Sierra Leone (remix) feat. Jay-Z
Both merk this song. Late Registration is an amazing album.
Mos Def-Do it now feat. Busta Rhymes
The only track on Black on Both Sides to rival Mathematics. The sparring between them is like a more militant version of Q-Tip/Phife Dawg, great prodcution by Mr. Khaliylas well.
Nas-The World Is Yours
My current favourite on Illmatic.
Notorious B.I.G.-Machine Gun Funk
The best rapper of all time. Only Jay-Z and Nas can come close.
A Tribe Called Quest-Electric Relaxation
Q-Tip might be playing glasto!!!
Zero 7-Destiny
Amazing song. Amazing lyrics. Brilliant.

Top albums:
The Notorious B.I.G.-Ready to die
Jay-Z-Reasonable Doubt
Zero 7-Simple Things
Kanye West-Late Registration
Frank Turner-Love, Ire and Song

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Mos Def's new album, originally scheduled for 2008, then for this month, has been put back to June 2009 according to wikipedia. If it makes for a better album, fair enough. If the first 2 singles (links below) are anything to go by, its gonna be very very good. production set to come from Dilla, Kanye and Chad Hugo amongst others!

Mos Def-Life in Marvelous Times
Mos Def-Quiet Dog

this came on my ipod on shuffle today, and it is pretty much the best song ever...that isnt even an exaggeration...
Mos Def-Mathematics
if you dont believe me read the lyrics

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Surgeons at London's Moorfields Eye Hospital perform the first operations using bionic eyes, implanting them into two blind patients.

1.The Last Shadow Puppets-The Age of the Understatement
Once again Alex Turner comes up with a strong contender for album of the year (2009 is unlikely to be any different). This album is a fantastic blend of driving rhythms and soft crooning ballads, all with a brilliant nostalgic feel to it. Alex Turner is fast becoming the best British songwriter since Morisseys heyday...well done to Miles Kane as well, The Rascals are pretty rubbish but this is brilliant.

Best song: The Last Shadow Puppets-My mistakes are made for you
Bonus: The Last Shadow Puppets-Gas Dance (bside to standing next to me)
Metacritic (77)
2. Frightened Rabbit-The Midnight Organ Fight
"It's lyrically perfect with words that hit you right in the heart. And coupled with the singer's [Scott Hutchison] vocals, the whole thing just kills me" Nick Harmer, DCFC
"We're incredibly excited to tell you that we'll be joined in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow, by the quite brilliant Frightened Rabbit, whose album The Midnight Organ Fight is one of the best albums of this year. Utterly fantastic. Check it out. Now." Biffy Clyro
Saw these 1 and a half times supporting Death Cab this year, but i hadnt heard this or their debut yet! They were still excellent (especially in Paris!), andf this album is amazing, lyrically so good. So many top tunes on this.
Best track: Frightened Rabbit-The Modern Leper
Metacritic (80)
3. Cajun Dance Party-The Colourful Life
I love this album and CDP are one of the few new indie bands I have liked this year. Their lyrics are not the best but they show alot of potential and considering they wrote this when they were 15-17 its pretty impressive. Album 2 is set to be released early 2009 :D
Best track: Cajun Dance Party-The Hill, The View and the Lights
Metacritic (56) :(
4. The Roots-Rising Down
I have only heard this and their debut, do you want more???, and the change between the two is notable. Where the debut was loads of chilled jazz beats, this is much more hard hitting, and probavly better for it. ?uestlove is an awesome producer, and Black Thought a great rapper. Need to get into this group alot more! The Pitchfork review claims the Mos Def verse on rising down is the best he has ever done...not so sure about that, but its a big tune....
Best track: The Roots-Rising Down (feat. Mos Def and Styles P)
Metacritic (80)

Honourable Mention
Flight of the Conchords-S/T
Only an honourable mention becuase its not a serious album!! Love the TV show, and the album is very funny as well, season 2 episode 1 has been released on the episode, go find it!!
Sample:
Flight of The Conchords-Foux de Fafa

short recaps, as im a bit pressed for time, back to work on tuesday :(, determined to do the whole year by the 31st, but each one takes so bloody long!

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i know i cant afford to stop, for a mooooooment
The King of intelligent hip-hop. Almost 10 years since Black on Both Sides came out, Mos Def will be releasing his 4th solo album "The Ecstatic" with production from Kanye West and J Dilla amongst others (Feb 2009). here is his most famous song, Ms. Fat Booty. the Aretha Franklin sample is genius. his influences include the roots, de la soul, a tribe called quest. he has influenced kanye and lupe. enough said. i was gonna choose the roots' distortion to static, but mos def's "brooklyn" came on on shuffle on my ipod so i went for this. enjoy...

Mos Def-Ms. Fat Booty
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