Following a preview of new music at SXSW last month, Mayer Hawthorne is coming off a quiet spell and ramping it up with his new single, "Designer Drug." The velvety smooth electro-funk track precedes a yet-untitled album to be released this summer.
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James Blake on Monday shared a live version of "Our Love Comes Back," the last track on his forthcoming Overgrown album. The song is available via Amazon as a free download.
British folk rock trio Daughter on Wednesday visited Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show and recorded a truly incredible mashup of two unlikely tracks, Bon Iver’s “Perth” and Hot Chip’s “Ready For The Floor.” Frontwoman Elena Tonra turns Hot Chip's club banger into a calming, blissful tune, wrapped up in the goodness that is "Perth."
Ahead of his forthcoming album, Love in the Future, John Legend on Tuesday released the first sample off the set, which is executive produced by G.O.O.D. Music leader Kanye West.
As we previously reported, following Questlove's revelation that Justin Timberlake would in November release a followup to his 20/20 Experience album, JT himself responded to the "rumor," confirming that he indeed plans to release a second volume to his newest album, which is out today. Although the Roots drummer explained that "10 songs now.....10 songs later= 20 vision," Timberlake's Target-exclusive edition of 20/20 includes two bonus tracks.
One of the stars of SXSW last week revealed he had remixed his hit track "B---- Don't Kill My Vibe," but as of Monday morning, it has arrived for listeners to hear. Of course, there have been some cheesy radio edits of the cut ("Trick don't kill my vibe"), but the version below is the official version, as it was intended to be heard.
Following the previous debut of the dub version of "Voyeur," the new James Blake cut on Monday premiered BBC Radio 6. The song is off Blake's forthcoming album, Overgrown.
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As we previously reported, Vampire Weekend last week debuted two new songs at SXSW. One of those tracks, "Diane Young," and a fresh new track titled "Step" have now premiered on the band's website for streaming. Both tracks will be available as a double A-sided single and released digitally on Tuesday.
Major Lazer on Monday unveiled a new track off their forthcoming album, Free the Universe, will releases April 15 via Secretly Canadian. Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig contributes to this Jamaican-flavored jam titled “Jessica”.
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BBC Radio 1 on Thursday debuted another sample off James Blake's forthcoming Overgrown album. It's the "dub" version, but it still offers another glimpse into the singer's highly anticipated project. The radio rip stream is available via Gorilla vs. Bear.
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She & Him (Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward) on Thursday debuted the first single off their forthcoming album, Volume 3. "Never Wanted Your Love” is now available via iTunes and other digital retailers.
M83's Anthony Gonzalez is getting a chance to do more off his wish list, having contributed alongside composer Joseph Trapanese to Tom Cruise's upcoming post-apocalyptic sci-fi flick, Oblivion. One of the tracks off the soundtrack, "StarWaves," is now available for first listen via Rolling Stone.
