Let me blow your mind tonight

Dancing with Britney till the world ends? That doesn't sound like a bad idea at all!

Britney Spears - Till The World Ends (mp3)

It doesn't matter if you love him, or capital H-I-M

Born This Way - The Song has arrived! And being able to finally hear it has left me a bit too emotional to write anything else for now, so I'll just leave you with the wise words from the lady herself: "I love my life I love this record and mi amore vole fe yah".
Have a great weekend!

Lady Gaga - Born This Way (mp3 stream)

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If I said 'I want your body', would you hold it against me?

When I said yesterday that we would hear much more crossovers between dubstep and pop in the near future, I wasn't expecting it to be so soon... but one day later, Britney's new single leaks and it literally blows the roof off anything ever done before. Not to mention that much-talked-about breakdown after the second chorus, which is really one of the best things ever. Basically a-m-a-z-i-n-g.

Britney Spears - Hold It Against Me (mp3)

Keep Walking On My Friend

Five perfect minutes of futuristic beats, a dark awesome melody and some poignant break-up lyrics, in one of the finest crossovers between dubstep and pop ever done so far. And I'm pretty sure we'll hear much more of this kind in the near future.

Skream + Example - Shot Yourself In The Foot Again (mp3 via What's Good With It)



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Best Of 2010: Top 35 singles

1. Robyn - Dancing On My Own (mp3 via Fluxblog)




2. Lady Gaga - Alejandro (mp3 via Nineteen Ninety Never)




3. Lady Gaga feat. Beyoncé - Telephone (mp3 via MFR)




4. Rihanna - Rude Boy (mp3 via Culture Bully)




5. Alicia Keys - Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart




6. Drake feat. The-Dream - Shut It Down




7. Nicki Minaj feat. Eminem - Roman's Revenge (mp3 via Fluxblog)




8. Rihanna feat. Drake - What's My Name?




9. The-Dream - Yamaha (mp3 via dailybeatz)




10. Justin Bieber feat. Ludacris - Baby




11. Marina & The Diamonds - I Am Not A Robot (Clock Opera remix) (mp3 via Neon Gold)




12. LIGHTS - Saviour (Adam Young remix) (mp3 via Ohinvertedworldclub)




13. Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are (mp3 via The Smoking Section)




14. Rihanna - Only Girl (In The World)




15. Katy Perry - Teenage Dream (mp3 via MFR)




16. Joe McElderry - Ambitions




17. Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A. (Yes Giantess remix) (mp3 via yesgiantess.tumblr.com)




18. Kyle Minougue - All The Lovers




19. The Temper Trap - Fader (The Knocks remix feat. Samuel) (mp3 via Neon Gold)




20. Usher feat. Pitbull - DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love




21. Yes Giantess - The Ruins (Fear Of Tigers remix) (mp3 via Neon Gold)




22. B.o.B. feat. Hayley Williams - Airplanes (mp3 via The Smoking Section)




23. Ne-Yo - One In A Million




24. Ne-Yo - Beautiful Monster (mp3 via The Smoking Section)




25. Nicki Minaj - Your Love (mp3 via dipped in dollars)




26. Willow Smith - Whip My Hair (mp3 via Teenage Kicks)




27. Katy Perry - Firework




28. The Drums - Forever And Ever Amen (mp3 via indie rock cafe)




29. Usher (feat. Will.I.Am) - OMG




30. Robyn - Indestructible




31. The Naked And Famous - Young Blood (mp3 via Neon Gold)




32. Egyptian Hip Hop - Moon Crooner (mp3 via shattered satellite)




33. Kanye West feat. Pusha T - Runaway (mp3 via In Flex We Trust)




34. Vampire Weekend - Giving Up The Gun (mp3 via The Music Ninja)




35. Ke$ha - Your Love Is My Drug (mp3 via MFR)

Happy Xmas everyone!

Tailor Swift - You Belong With Me (Yes Giantess Remix) (mp3)

Christian Dior Denim Flow

A star-studded cut like only Kanye West can create, mentioning everything and everyone in the history of fashion. More importantly, this a delicious hip-hop club-banger not to be missed.

Kanye West ft. Kid Cudi, Pusha T, John Legend, Lloyd Banks & Ryan Leslie - Christian Dior Denim Flow (mp3 via Consequence of Sound)

Tongue the roof of my mouth

Popjustice has called this song "pretty much the exact opposite of rubbish" and I couldn't agree more. Here it is, in the form of a self-made clip which Patrick actually calls "a little lyric video for youtube made in my kitchen".



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Let's have a toast

I first heard this track when he gave that surprise performance at this year’s VMAs. And it sounded incredible. This new sound of his takes the 808s & Heartbreak experience a few notches up and proves that Kanye West is, indeed, one of the most interesting and risk-taking artists at the moment. I can’t wait to hear the rest of the album and watch his short-film/video for this track. Yes, he portraits himself as a bit of a larger than life character but it all comes down to this: West is one of the most inspirational musicians recording at the moment. I’ll follow this next release very closely.

Kanye West - Runaway (mp3 via In Flex We Trust)

Hot Summer!

Summer has officially started today and His-Royal-Highness Prince has recently put out a new super-fresh and fun song, which incidentally is called Hot Summer. So I guess this post just speaks for itself! Celebrate the new season in style below:

Prince - Hot Summer (mp3)

LIGHTS' Saviour

Apparently she's already big in her home country Canada so, next step: the world. And with this remixed version of Saviour, Valerie Anne Poxleitner shows that she more than has the goods to be loved by everyone with a stint of emotion. An irresistible piece of heavily auto-tuned pop gold, this is one of those songs that appeals to every good feeling imaginable, featuring an absurdly catchy melody that explodes big time in its huge chorus. So actually, next step: the stars... and done.

LIGHTS - Saviour (Adam Young remix) (mp3 via Ohinvertedworldclub)



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You turn me upside down

For a bit of nordic overdose: on the left corner, the unashamed pop catchiness of danish group Alphabeat - the ones also known for their ridiculously good looks - with a song from their latest album The Spell; and on the right corner, the wonder boys everyone loves to love, a.k.a. swedish duo The Sound Of Arrows - the ones that already made everyone see something like unicorns under flashing lights - with a remix they did for that same song some months ago. And as usual, The Sound Of Arrows were able to take it into a whole new level of synth-tastic amazingness. Here's why:

Alphabeat - Hole In My Heart (The Sound Of Arrows remix) (mp3 via Discodust)



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www.thisisalphabeat.com

Kisses in Bermuda

No, this is still not a new Jens Lekman song - even with that strangely similar voice - , but don't get sad, because it's just as good. Kisses are a duo from L.A. consisting of Jesse Kivel and Zinzi Edmundson, and with just one track, they have already conquered me. A bedroom-disco-pop little jam, with a sweet vintage melody over sun-tinged synths and beats, Bermuda officially announces the arrival of springtime. Their first full-length will be called The Heart Of The Nighlife and is scheduled to be released soon and, basically, I WANT IT NOW.

Kisses - Bermuda (mp3 via Discodust)



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Kid Cudi feat. MGMT & Ratatat

Here's the third single from Kid Cudi's debut studio album Man On The Moon: The End of Day. The song is called Pursuit of Happiness and not only features backing vocals from MGMT (wow!), it is also produced by Ratatat (double wow!). I really like the dreamy vibe of the song with all the synth work and the touch of neo-psychedelic that MGMT bring to the chorus beautiful lyrics:

I’m On The Pursuit Of Happiness And I Know /
Everything That Shines Ain’t Always Gonna Be Gold /
I’ll Be Fine Once I Get It; I’ll Be Good

Sweet as a moment

With a first proper single and also debut album on the horizon, New York native Samuel is about to get BIG. But while that doesn't come, there's still enough to entertain us in the meantime. In this track, for example, Samuel is lending new vocals to a remix of the Temper Trap's Fader song. Now, I say remix, but I could also call it completely new work, because what The Knocks do in here is basically grabbing the original, smash it into pieces, and then take it to a whole new level, with Samuel's stellar performance flying around a load of quite amazing spacial synths that seem locked in a perpetual cosmic groove. Talk about reaching for the stars.

The Temper Trap - Fader (The Knocks Remix ft. Samuel) (mp3 via Neon Gold)



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A ride outta town

Joining Egyptian Hip-Hop in the basket of young musicians set to turn the indie scene upside-down in the near future, Brad Oberhofer is a 19-year-old that started as an intern at Matador records, apparently only to have his demos fall into grace among his bosses. Judging from the brilliant wonders of lo-fi gem Away Frm U - and the rest included in his handmade 7-track EP o0Oo0Oo - , it's easy to understand why: a killer tune with a lush pop melody and a load of amazing hooks, infectiously performed with the palpable excitement and exuberance of someone about to have the time of his life. And if the already-known tracks serve as any indication of his talents, it's not hard to believe that big things will indeed happen to him.

Oberhofer - Away Frm U (mp3 via Abeano Music)



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Stop For A Minute

With a chorus the size of the world and a rap by K'Naan that manages to rhyme 'females' with 'e-mails', the new Keane song is an absolute BANGER. Here's why:

Keane - Stop For A Minute (feat. K'Naan)



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www.myspace.com/keane

Ellie on Erik

Want to know why Ellie Goulding says that Erik Hassle has the voice of an angel? Then you just have to hear his heartbreaking rendition of Sam Cooke's classic Nothing Can Change This Love, have all your senses literally melt and then agree with the voice of reason.

Erik Hassle - Nothing Can Change This Love (mp3 via Neon Gold)




And while we're at it, here's both Erik and Ellie together, in a cute cover of Robyn's Be Mine:

Erik Hassle & Ellie Goulding - Be Mine (mp3 via Arjanwrites)



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elliegoulding.co.uk

Start your weekend with new Frankmusik!

"She will swallow, not your dick, but you brains"

And why not start your weekend with a brand new Frankmusik track? Losing Streak, a collaboration with Computer Club, is the first appetizer from his sessions for the second album (in the works and rumoured to be called, as for now, Follow The Leader). I'm really liking this new direction, it's always refreshing to hear some good ol' dirty electronica! While we wait for more information on this new project, start your weekend with a bang and enjoy the new tune below!

Frankmusik vs. Computer Club - Losing Streak (mp3 via The Culture Of Me)



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Obsessed with excessive pleasure

Keeping a trend with the previous post, here's another catchy synth-pop track with more than a few dark-urban tones. This one has a sharper rock edge and comes complete with a homo-erotic video that suits the mood of the song perfectly, with its enigmatic and almost completely-black shots. Dangerous Muse have been the subject of an intense hype for the last 2 years but they never quite exploded, and I'd say that was in part due to the lack of a big breakthrough song that could match all the talk. But that was until now, because for me that song has finally arrived - and you can partially blame producers Bloodshy & Avant for that, they really do an amazing job adding all those minimal electro beats and wounded haunted synths to the mix.



www.dangerousmuse.com
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