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21st Century Pop Music
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May
- Teengirl Fantasy – Motif
- Laurel Halo – Quarantine [album stream]
- Julio Bashmore – Au Seve
- Âme - Âme Live [album stream]
- Ejeca – Pushed (Bicep Remix)
- Luke Abbott - 'Modern Driveway' EP
- The Hundred In The Hands – Keep It Low (Andy Stott Remix)
- Premiere: Chants – Ice Harvesting
- Le1f – Dark York (mixtape)
- Bullion - 'Love Me Oh Please Love Me' EP
- Sunless '97 - Body Weather
- SURVIVE - W115 / Part Tiger
April
- The second volume of Kwesachu's mixtape series has arrived
- Only Real is the only new band you need to hear today
- James Ferraro drops two new tracks as BODYGUARD
- ShadowBox - AM
- Five of the best new Raider Klan tracks
- Listen to a full stream of the new Lone album
- Face + heel - No Stars
- A$AP Rocky - Goldie
- Death Grips – The Money Store (full album stream)
- Zomby - Digital Seance
- Bobby Tank - Afterburn
- Introducing the thrilling Ballardian R&B of The-Drum
- Mexican Summer / Software - Stash Rituals [album stream]
- Lil Silva - Gobble That
- Deptford Goth – People Get Still
- Dirty Projectors – Gun Has No Trigger
- Cassie – King Of Hearts (Kanye West remix)
- Lil B - #1 Bitch
March
- Jai Paul - Jasmine
- Air France – It Feels Good To Be Around You (Memory Tapes version)
- Premiere: Digits - Because It's Wrong (Nite Jewel remix)
- New tracks from Hieroglyphic Being, purveyor of spell-blindingly lo-fi techno Hieroglyphic Being
- Trackman Lafonte & Bon Qui Qui - EP
- Âme - Âme Live EP [stream]
- Introducing the fresh, automated sounds of Membrain
- Violetness - The Coal (Sun Glitters remix)
- Gonjasufi - Houndogs
- Hear Phillip Glass's Koyaanisqatsi score remixed by Oneohtrix Point Never
- Light Asylum - IPC
- San Zhi - Blackholes
- Bombay Bicycle Club - How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep (Voyeur remix)
- Madalyn Merkey - Siren
- Frank Ocean - Whip Appeal
- Nas - The Don
- Balam Acab – Come True & Just Stay
- Brey – Brasil
- Pearson Sound – Untitled & Footloose
- G.R.A.M.Z. x AraabMuzik x Slim Dollars - 200MPH
- The xx - Shelter (Beat Culture remix)
- Young Montana? - Twenty'93
- Special Request - Lolita / Alone / Kassem Mosse remix
- Mirror Mirror - Sublime Objective (Kingdom remix)
- Darkhouse Fam - Snaggletooth
- Jacking house will never end if Trax Records's Sir Nenis has anything to say about it
- My Panda Shall Fly & Benjamin Jackson - 'Let's Vibrate Together' EP
- Ryan Power - Mondo Rush
- Rustie - Surph [vocal version]
- Today's best new music: Monday 5th March
- Today's best new music: Friday 2nd March
- Today's best new music – Thursday 1st March
February
- Nite Jewel - 'One Second of Love' [full album stream]
- Julia Holter – Ekstasis (full album stream)
- 2KWTVR - Body Feelings
- Weird Dreams - Little Girl
- Hodgy Beats - Untitled EP
- Soft Riot - You Can't Please Everyone (Babe Rainbow Refix)
- Gerry Read - 'Yeh Come Dance' EP
- Demdike Stare - 'Elemental' (full album stream)
- Phèdre - Phèdre
- Light Asylum - Shallow Tears/Genesis
- Slava - Soft Control
- Jam City ft. Main Attrakionz - Nite Life
- The Invisible - Protection
- Othello Woolf - Faith in God
- Enjoyed - Paws Extended
- CYMBALS - No Bad Decisions
- JJ Doom – Banished
- Nicki Minaj – Starships
- Inga Copeland - ,
- Grimes - 'Visions'
- Drake ft. The Weeknd - Crew Love (Shlohmo remix)
- Jagwar Ma - What Love?
- Blondes - Business (John Roberts remix)
- I Gotta Let U Know – DāM-FunK
- E 40, Juicy J & 2Chainz – They Point (production by Bangladesh)
- Syd tha Kid ft. Natel - Lay It Sideways
- Spaceghostpurrp - God Of Black mixtape, Vol. 1
- James Blake and Rob da Bank - 'One On One Off'
- Samoyed - Angel St. Nunez
- Amateur Best - The Wave
January
- Champion ft. Princess Nyah - Crazy
- Frank Ocean - Voodoo
- Ellis Swan - Evan Williams
- Gang Colours - Fancy Restaurant (Machinedrum Remix)
- Clock Opera – Once & For All (Andrew Weathrall Remix)
- Claro Intelecto – Voyeurism
- Bill Ryder-Jones – If... (Belbury Poly, Leyland Kirby and Moon Wiring Club remixes)
- Kevin McPhee – Outs
- Othello Woolf - Work So Hard For This
- Boddika & Joy Orbison – Froth/Mercy
- Jacques Greene - Arrow feat. Koreless
- DJ Rashad & DJ Manny feat. Brenmar - Stick Up
- Artifact – Archaic Line
- Lapalux - Yellow 90's
- DropxLife - Further
- The 2 Bears - Work
- "Hello, ANGO!"
- Objekt - Cactus
- Jam City might be posting new music videos
- Scuba - The Hope
- Bullion - Say Arr Ee
- Gang Colours - Fancy Restaurant
- Machinedrum - No Respect
- Friendly Fires - Hurting (Carl Craig Extended Edit)
- SBTRKT & Sampha - Blue Cassette
- Jacques Greene - Flatline feat. Ango
- Tropics - Black Hole Surf
- Dizzee Rascal - Dirtee Stank mixtape
- Chicago outsider artist Willis Earl Beal sings blues better than anyone else under 70
- Lana Del Rey - National Anthem
- d'Eon - #105
- D'Angelo - Black Hole Sun [demo]
- Scissor Sisters vs Krystal Pepsy - Shady Love
December
- SBTRKT - Ride to Freedom
- Mr Muthafuckin' eXquire - Merry eX-Mas and Suck My Dick
- Frank Ocean - 4 Tears
- Samoyed - A Small Good Thing
- The xx - Open Eyes [demo]
- Four Tet – Moma
- Burial - Ashtray Wasp
- Chairlift - Sidewalk Safari (Sampha remix)
- Daft Punk, TRS-80 and Ariel Pink – Sky Sailor (Float Away)
- Holy Other - Feel Something (The Haxan Cloak remix)
- Tezeo - Can You See His Face (Tezeo remix)
- Who are annoymous collective Close?
- Lukid - Southpaw
- James Blake – Curbside
- TRAAMS - Demons [stream]
- Lana Del Rey - Born To Die
November
- VCMG – Spock [stream]
- The Rap Board is the best thing on the internet (this afternoon)
- Zomby - Equinox [stream]
- Trailer Trash Tracys - Strangling Good Guys [stream]
- D/R/U/G/S - Connected [single stream]
- Midnight Davis - Timely [stream]
- Off Modern are busy and exciting
- Bebe Tunes is possibly James Ferraro's new project
- Redinho - Stay Together [stream]
- Graphics - There's A Way Back
- FaltyDL - My Light, My Love [stream]
- Premiere: Peaking Lights - Hey Sparrow (d'Eon remix)
- Radiohead – Jamie xx, Nathan Fake and Anstam remixes [stream]
- Blondes - Wine [video]
- YaDi - Sahara Heart [mp3]
- Steve Hauschildt – Already Replaced [stream]
- Actress – Rainy Dub & Faceless [stream]
- Rihanna - Drunk On Love [stream]
- Girls - Lawrence [stream]
- John Talabot – I Want Tonite [stream]
- Drake - Ride feat. The Weeknd [stream]
- Dave.I.D - The Takeover (Black Crackers' Terminate Rework MC Version)
- Drake – Crew Love (featuring The Weeknd) [stream]
- Nicolas Jaar – Don't Break My Love [EP stream]
- Premiere: Random Impulse – No Sleep For Winners [EP stream]
- Brenmar - Done (Don't Luv Me No More) [stream]
- DOOM, Thom Yorke, Johnny Greenwood - Retarded Fren [stream]
- Samoyed, Tapes & Lukid - Untitled
October
- Estasy - Wild Wants
- Chairman Kato - 'Science & Romance' [EP stream]
- Omari Shakir (XO crew) - Different
- Oneohtrix Point Never - Nassau [stream]
- Yoin - Martial Status/Wrong To Feel This Way [stream]
- James Ferraro - 'Far Side Virtual' [album stream]
- Sneaky Sound System - Big (Nicolas Jaar's Always By Your Side Version) [stream]
- Skream – Anticipate [stream]
- Joker – The Vision [album stream]
- Breach & Midland - 101
- Grimes - Oblivion [MP3]
- Dauwd - Ikopol [MP3]
- Planetary Assault Systems - The Messenger [album stream]
- Everything But The Girl - Night Time (The xx cover) [stream]
- Massive Attack vs Burial - Paradise Circus [radio rip]
- Krystal Klear - We're Wrong
- Chris Carter - Moonlight (Oneohtrix Point Never Version) [stream]
- Sleep ∞ Over - Romantic Streams (NGUZUNGUZU Remix) [Mp3]
- Deptford Goth - 'Youth II' EP [stream]
- Suicide Dream 2 – How To Dress Well (Elite Gymnastics baptism)
- Kate Bush – Wild Man [stream]
- The Weeknd – Initiation [stream]
- Katy B - Witches Brew (Silkie Remix) [stream]
- Water Borders – What Wiwant (Damu Remix) [MP3]
- Ratcatcher - Bubbledub / Nightlife [EP stream]
- Julianna Barwick - Vow (Diplo & Lunice Remix)
- Mosca – 5000 Followers EP [MP3]
- Holiday Shores - We Couldn't Be Together [stream]
- Jessie Ware - Strangest Feeling [stream]
- To be ASAP Rocky is very heaven
- James Pants - Boiler Room live mix
- Leyland Kirby - Eager to Tear Apart the Stars [album stream]
- Stream Battles, Earth, The Horrors, Public Enemy and Swans live at Portishead-curated ATP
- Radiohead – TKOL RMX 1234567 [album stream]
- King Krule – The Noose Of Jah City
- Martyn – Ghost People [album stream]
- Dave ID – SumR (Actress's AZD mix)
- Harmonizer – World Complete
- Future Islands – On The Water [album stream]
September
- Walls - Coracle [stream]
- Elite Gymnastics - H E R E I N H E A V E N 3 (Cover by How To Dress Well)
- Burial, Zomby, SBTRKT, Actress, Kode9, and more on free rarities compilation
- Florence + The Machine – Shake It Out (The Weeknd mix) [stream]
- DRC Music – Kinshasa One Two [album stream]
- Real Estate - Green Aisles [stream]
- Radiohead - Jamie xx, SBTRKT, Anstam remixes [stream]
- 4AD Sessions 2008-2011 [stream]
- Zola Jesus - Conatus [album stream]
- Dam-Funk - InnaFocusedDaze [EP stream]
- Radiohead - Bloom (Jamie xx) [stream]
- AZitiZ - What Is Love (Telepathe Remix) [stream]
- Dum Dum Girls – Only In Dreams [album stream]
- Blawan – Melting Flesh [stream]
- Apparat - The Devil's Walk [album stream]
- Daft Punk – Drive [stream]
- Paradis - La Ballade Du Jim [stream]
- Mozart Parties - Black Cloud [stream]
- Damu - Breathless [stream]
- Vuurwerk - Naomi [stream]
- Listen to all of Acéphale Records' records
- Hieroglyphic Being - Constructive Neutrons [stream]
- The Big Pink – Stay Gold [stream]
- James Ferraro - Condo Pets [stream]
- Stream a new Wu Lyf song
- Girls – Father, Son, Holy Ghost [album stream]
- Rustie - Ultra Thizz/Dreamz [stream]
- Blue Daisy - Raindance [stream]
- Indigo Bunting - Kensington [stream]
- Zola Jesus - Seekir [stream]
- Othello Woolf - Othello Woolf [album stream]
- Neon Indian - Era Extraña [album stream]
- St Vincent - Strange Mercy [album stream]
- Joker feat. Silas - Here Come The Lights / My Trance Girl [stream]
- Justice – Audio, Video, Disco [stream]
- DRC Music - Kinshasa One Two [stream]
- Hudson Mohawke EP of R&B edits, Pleasure Principle [EP stream]
- Ryan Hemsworth - A Way EP [stream]
- How To Dress Well - Suicide Dream 2 (Holy Other remix) [stream]
- Ariel Pink & R. Stevie Moore - Dutch Me [stream]
- Scuba - Adrenalin [stream]
August
- Future Shuttle - 'Water's Edge' [album stream]
- Lady Gaga - Yoü and I (Metronomy remix) [stream]
- M83 - Intro feat. Zola Jesus [stream]
- Terius Nash – 1977
- ADR - Solitary Pursuits [album stream]
- Teengirl Fantasy have their own chatroom
- Aaliyah - Are You That Somebody (Hudson Mohawke remix) [stream]
- Iceage – New Brigade [album stream]
- 2562 - Wasteland (Head High Remix) [stream]
- Rustie - All Nite [stream]
- James Blake & Bon Iver - Fall Creek Boys Choir [stream]
- Lady Gaga – Yoü And I (Wild Beasts remix) [stream]
- Mirror Mirror - Interiors [album stream]
- Ital - live at Shea Stadium [stream]
- Oneohtrix Point Never - BOTDF eccojam
- Balam Acab - Motion [stream]
- Sun Araw - Ancient Romans [album stream]
- Sampha – Indecision [stream]
- Radiohead - Thriller, Illum Sphere & Shed remixes [stream]
- Clams Casino - Instrumentals [album stream]
- Appleblim - Moonlight [stream]
- Warpaint – Billie Holiday
- Nicolas Jaar - Work It (Bluewave edit) [stream]
- Bjork - Virus [stream]
- Air France - It feels good to be around you [MP3]
- Preview Matthew Herbert's remixes of Bjork [stream]
- A blog about how Drake likes hugging people
- Jens Lekman - An Argument With Myself [MP3]
- Motor City Drum Ensemble - L.O.V.E. (Kyle Hall Remix) [stream]
- Sir Stephen - By Design [stream]
- Gauntlet Hair - Top Bunk [stream]
- JJ feat. Ne-Yo - We Can't Stop [stream]
- Listen to last night's Bon Iver gig, recorded in Washington DC
- Psychologist - Propeller EP [stream]
- Four Tet - Locked [stream]
- Ford & Lopatin - World of Regret (Legowelt Remix) [stream]
July
- Radiohead – Four Tet, Lone and Pearson Sound remixes [stream]
- Bjork - Crystalline (Omar Souleyman remix) [stream]
- The Pop Manifesto is really cool
- Hudson Mohawke - Satin Panthers [stream]
- Blonde Redhead - Here Sometimes (Becoming Real remix) [MP3]
- Beastie Respond & Blawan - Syncopy [exclusive stream]
- Austra - Lose it (Planningtorock remix) [stream]
- Clams Casino - Wizard [stream]
- Silly Thoughts (Balam Acab Remix) - Mathieu Santos [stream]
- The Rapture - How Deep is Your Love? [Stream]
- Otis - Kanye West and Jay Z [stream]
- Flying Lotus - Lullaby / Heave(n) Mix 2 [stream]
- Girls – Vomit [MP3]
- Klaus - Tusk [EP stream]
- Balam Acab - Apart [stream]
- DJ Rick & DJ Wilson - Na Paz [stream]
- Grimes - Crystal Ball (Babe Rainbow Remix) [Stream]
- Hudson Mohawke - Preview of Satin Panthers [Stream]
- Machinedrum's YouTube playlist of jungle tunes
- The Avalanches - Since I Left You (Stereolab remix) [stream]
- Addison Groove - Bad Things [stream]
- Nightwave - You Are My High [stream]
- Seams - Focus Energy/Motive Order [exclusive stream]
- Pink Skull - Bee Nose (Brassica remix) [stream]
- Lawrence Lek presents his new artwork, Twins
June
- Type Records YouTube playlist of Doctor Who incidental music
- Babe Rainbow - Set Loose [stream]
- Jam City - Waterworx EP [stream clips]
- Machinedrum - YNY [stream]
- Tame Impala - Solitude Is Bliss (Bullion remix) [stream]
- Not Not Fun's Youtube playlist of movie songs
- Neon Marshmallow's video playlist of bands playing in Chicago
- Bon Iver – Bon Iver [album stream]
- John Beltran - Brilliant Flood (Kassem Mosse & Mix Mup remix) [stream]
- Laurel Halo - Hour Logic [stream]
- Gonzales - Knight Moves (Lone remix) [stream]
- *AR - Wolf Notes [album stream]
- Free mixes roundup, featuring Laurel Halo, Brenmar, Richie Hawtin vs Plastikman and Holy Other
- A great gospel mix from The Rapture
- Beyoncé – 1+1 [stream]
May
- Six unreleased songs by The Weeknd
- Holy Other - 'With U' EP [stream]
- Axel Boman - If you ever feel down, put this mix on! [stream]
- Gwilym Gold has a totally new idea
- Pional - Into A Trap [stream]
- Fatima Al Qadiri's global.WAV radio show
- Richard Russell of XL is selling you a label
- 18+ make CGI sex videos for their grinding, feather-light R&B
- Champion - Tribal Affair (VIP) [stream]
- Underbelly [installation]
- A great album of underground pop from Human Ear, ft Laurel Halo, Nite Jewelia , Stellar OM Source [stream]
- Forma - Forma [album stream]
- EMA's favourite pieces of "childhood media"
- Prosumer's Panorama Bar 03 [preview stream and interview]
April
- Chicago footwork battle [live video]
- Cubic Zirconia - Night Or Day ft Bilal (CZ Club Mix) [video]
- A So Bones YouTube mix of modern R&B and hip hop
- Siren Ambience [blog]
- Charli XCX - Stay Away (SALEM'S Angel Remix) [video]