The Official Anthem of 2010.

This video is right now. Period.

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“4 Chords Of The Apocalypse” – J. Casablancas

(for Andy)

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Julian’s iTunes Link

Oh! New Madvillian

‘A Message From Thom’

(Rawk)

1) Wolfmother and Kid Koala / Dynomite D

2) Black Keys and Mos Def, RZA, Raekwon, Ludacris, Nikki Wray, Billy Danze and more

3) The Jay-Z and Limp Biskit don’t count.

“They Won’t Be Found”

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don’t worry about it.

2009 has become the new 2005

Folks, remember what happened to music in 2005? Remember when we sat around where the next shift in music would occur? The Strokes, White Stripes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs hurricane woke up the listeners to remind us that creativity was alive, and the industry didnt drown us yet. Somewhere around 2005 we heard an explosion of perfectly recorded tunes from the small but maturing ‘indie-rock’ community. What were previously niche sounds and genres, began to perfect their impact on the public. The Arcade Fire, Wolf Parade, and in the rap community, the Stones Throw releases, along with Pharoe Monch, and others, proved that the splash that occured a few years earlier could happen again.

I want to think 2009 is becoming one of those years. Consider the new music that has been released recently.

Animal Collective’s Merriweather Post Pavillion
Kanye Wests 808 & Heartbreaks
HEALTH’s Got Color
Radiohead’s In Rainbows
MGMT’s Oracular Spectacular

And lastly, Jay-Z’s new release, Blueprint 3

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Jay-Z – On To The Next One (Featuring Swizz Beatz)

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Jay-Z – Off That (Featuring Drake)

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Jay-Z – Ain’t I
listen to the transition at 2:40

HEALTH – “Die Slow”

HEALTH – Die Slow

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HEALTH – In Heat

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Telepathe – “Michael (Allez-Allez Remix)”

“Go ahead and come so hard. God is watching, you know you’re a star…”

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Animal Collective's New Track (w/Dead sample)

Check it out over at Pitchfork

Beastie boys – Ill Comm. Redux

listen to ad rock’s interlude in verse three.

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More Sketches

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insert two cents below…

New Musical Sketches

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New Music: Nickel Eye (Strokes bass player, Nikolai) "Brandy of the Damned"

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Nickel Eye – “Brandy of the Damned”

Al Green – "All I Need"

Nothing is missing from this record, Douglas Wolk. This album is amazing, especially considering the current trends.

“Well, here’s the deal. We can’t actually praise an album like this with the current trends. People would think we’re too erratic. Let’s give it a 6.8 (definitely not anything in the 7’s – good god!). Now write a review that justifies that!”

Al Green – “All I Need”

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Muxtape Number Two – "What Up Man"

mattwooddc.muxtape.com

NO AGE – "Teen Creeps"

Kurt, welcome back from the dead.

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No Age – “Teen Creeps”

DFA Mixes from MoMA show

Kids. You can download the DJ sets from the March 1, 2008 show at MoMA. Click here for four mp3s.

Photos here

Tokyo Police Club – "The Baskervilles"

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Tokyo Police Club – “The Baskervilles”

New Music: Okay – "Huggable Dust"

In the case of Okay, the pseudonym for one-man band Marty Anderson, once you’ve learned he suffers from a strain of Crohn’s disease and is more or less house- and IV-bound, the urge arises to hear his twin debuts, Low Road and High Road, as expressions of his medical condition, perhaps even as meditations on encroaching mortality.

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Okay – “Huggable Dust”

New Music: Erykah Badu – "Me", "My People"

The latest record “New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)” from Erykah Badu sent chills down my spine this weekend. Walking around Greenpoint Saturday night, I had the chance to listen to the entire album. This sweet, lonesome woman needs to keep doing what she’s doing. Track 2 and 4 (“The Healer” and “My People”) both sweat of the late J-Dilla’s groove, and the third in the middle, “Me” is just the right mix of Roy Hargrove and bar grooves.

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Erykah Badu – “Me”

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Erykah Badu – “My People”

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Erykah Badu – “The Healer”

“Scientists, come out with your scales up!/ Get baptized in this ocean … Hip Hip is bigger than religion, Hip Hop is bigger than money, Hip Hop is bigger than the government/ This one is for Dilla – hip hop!”

Hercules and Love Affair – Athene

Well, as is the regular jam around this joint, Pitchfork has once again introduced to another artist that previously made little noise on our radar. To those about to dance, I introduce to you Hercules and Love Affair.

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Hercules and Love Affair – “Athene”

Medeski Martin and Wood release Children's Album

It’s only fitting that I post this while I’m in DC visiting my sisters and their children. One of my favorite groups has released a new album. Medeski, Martin and Wood have usually relied on darker, more cynical themes for their avant-garde jazz recordings (see: “End Of The World Party (Just In Case)”), but this album turns that frown upside down.

“Let’s Go Everywhere” is a children’s album.

How to get your swag back: "Get Busy" – The Roots

watch ?uest for the first 10sec…
See the head? feel it?

New Music: Moto Boy – "Young Love"

From Moto Boy’s Myspace

“Vamped up in high heels and makeup, with a nasty black metalguitar and a stunning high-pitched and baryton-deep voice he´s spectacular in his very own way, combining many beautiful things into one”

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Moto Boy – “Young Love”

and the video (after the jump):

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Video: Gnarls Barkley – "Who's Gonna Save My Soul"

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(from Stereogum)

?uestlove states,

most idiots will probably be on some “scoff…this aint no CRAZY”–well you dumb ass parrots–this to me digs deeper. and what an apt title The Odd Couple: a very dense dark atmospheric moody templet just dramatic enough for the last great living and WORKING soul singer under 40 and the most creative and intuitive producer maniac music has seen in a sec.

thanks fellas for giving me the honor.

New Music: The Ruby Suns – "Oh, Mohave"

Make more music kids… make more love. This New Zealand outfit is something pop and something colorful. More worldly than out-of-this-world, however, but not less beautiful. Through one of our publishers, I was introduced to The Ruby Suns.

Enjoy.

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The Ruby Suns – “Oh, Mohave”

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The Ruby Suns – “Tane Mahuta”

New Music: Santogold – "Creator"

If you’re a fan of M.I.A., you’re invited to make a pass on Santogold.

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Santogold – “Creator”

Liam Finn – "Better To Be"

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Liam Finn – “Better To Be”