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Top 5 iHearditOn.com Song Recs (week ending 11.06.10)

 

1. LCD Soundsystem, "Pow Pow" (Video) (AR: Anna Kendrick stars in this major upgrade from LCD Soundsystem's previous videos (which weren't bad...) and the hand drums in this are the hook for me.)

   i Heard it On: PrefixMag



2. Mayer Hawthorne, "No Strings" (Jazzy Jeff Mix) (stream/mp3)  (Ant: Put on your roller skates on this one. Jazzy Jeff gives it a little more bounce. DOPENESS!)

   i Heard it On: Okayplayer



3. Blu feat. U-God, "Keep It Going" (Produced by Flying Lotus), (stream/mp3) (Ant: He reminds me of Dilla the way he is rhyming on this and Lotus puts some Cosmic Slop on this one. DARKNESS!!!!)

   i Heard it On: Okayplayer



4. Kanye West (Ft. Rihanna), "All of The Lights" (Stream) (AR: For me, this track is the one of the secondary highlights of Kanye's Short Film "Runaway." A surprisingly large soundscape in which Kanye and Rihanna know exactly where each of them belongs.)

   i Heard it On: The Rap Up



5. Cee-Lo Green, "Radioactive" (Kings of Leon Cover) (mp3/stream) (AR: Great song, but here the sparse backing band allows for Cee-Lo's vocals to be a little more human, and resonate a little more.)

   i Heard it On: Soundcloud

Ant's Top 5

1. Aloe Blacc, "I Need A Dollar", A Take Away Show (Video) (Ant: I live for these clips. They get funky in a vintage store and cafe on this one. Magic.)

   i Heard it On: Vimeo



2. James Blake, "I Never Learnt To Share", (stream)  (AR: James Blake's vocals are exceptional without a backing synth, and soar with the backing synth. Beautiful.)

   i Heard it On: The Fader



3. Drake, "Fireworks" (Deadboy Slo Mo House Edit) (Ant: the way this build is amazing and so subtle and keeps the magic of the original and goes someplace else.)

   i Heard it On: The Fader



4. Cee-Lo, "Old Fashioned", (stream) (Ant: Mr. Green goes back to some 60s diner doo-wop on this one. Sounds Classic.)

   i Heard it On: Okayplayer



5. Flying Lotus, "Kill Your Co-Workers", (Video) (Ant: This vid starts very cheerful and turns violent quickly. So Creative.)

   i Heard it On: Vimeo

Ant's Top 5

1. José James (Produced By Flying Lotus), “Code” (mp3) (Ant: I have always loved the texture of this dude’s voice and this joint is a reminder of why.)
2. 88 keys feat. Colin Munroe, “Wake Up Call”, (mp3) (Ant: BANGER off of the NBA Live 10 soundtrack.)
3. Jahmal Tonge, To Mitigate Friends & Lovers (EP) (Ant: Jahmal from The Carps strips it down and keeps it simple and bares his soul on this. AMAZING!)
4. Johnny Polygon, “The Riot Song” (video) (Ant: This video is GREAT. Artsy Romantic Hookups and the song is great.)
5. RJD2, “Glow”, (video) (AR: This week's fun, mindless reminder that music video budgets are being cut drastically.)

Greg's Top 5

1. Mos Def, "White Drapes" (Video) (AR: Nugget of genius; Ant: Sneak vid of a new joint by Dante. Creative Control on the lens. Freshness.)
2. Civil Civic, "Less Unless" (Stream) (Experimental/Prog rock/Instrumental) (Greg: Clap your hands say yeah.)
3. Psychobuildings, "Birds of Prey" (New wave) (mp3) (Greg: Welcome to the Yacht club.)
4. Flying Lotus, "Sangria Spin Cycles" (mp3) (Experimental/Hip hop) (Greg: I like mine red.)
5. Daft Punk, "The Crash" (stream) (AR: More from upcoming Tron 2 score - picks up into something fun about half way through.)

Top 5 iHearditOn.com Song Recs (week ending 1.30.10)

1. Peter Hadar, “Full Time Lover” (stream) (mp3) (Ant: Electro soul banger. Period)
2. Funky DL vs. Amy Winehouse , “Back To Frank”, (album) (Ant: New interpretations of the first Amy Winehouse album. DOPE)
3. Daft Punk, "The Crash" (stream) (AR: More from upcoming TRON 2 score - picks up into something fun about halfway through.)
4. Kanye West, “What It Do”, (mp3) (Ant: New Kanyeezy Leak. He is on some new new and his lyrics are hilarious on this joint. Clearly a demo though. YES!)
5. Flying Lotus, "Sangria Spin Cycles" (mp3) (Experimental/Hip hop) (Greg: I like mine red.)

RAP's Top 5

1. Maluca, “El Tigeraso”, (video) (RAP: I’ve been loving this song for so long. Love the video. It’s so Washington Heights. And a few of my friends are in there J;Ant: What’s crazy is I know this chick and had NO idea she was an artist. Welcome to Washington Heights. Diplo on the beat; AR: Maybe it's those neon haircurlers and those lips, but roar)
2. Flying Lotus, Lil Wayne Remixes, (mp3) (RAP: I just love these types of projects. Love both artist, so when I saw this project I was hearing the “Married With Children” theme in my head; Ant: Gave you a taste of this earlier, get full of of the rest.)
3. Cold War Kids, “Audience of One” (stream) (RAP: I just like this vibe; DJFD: Androgynous Indie Rock: The OC alumni keep it coming)
4. Common feat John Legend, “Strange Fruit”, (stream) (mp3) (RAP: now we already now, Im a Knaye and Common stan. And very proud to be)
5. Drake vs. Massive Attack, “House Forever” (Docta Daw Mash-Up), (stream) (mp3) (RAP: Despite the Drake backlash that has brewed. I am still a fan. And I love how this song is completely twisted to a more alternative sounding track. WONDERFUL; Ant: This is just madness. Two classics in unison)

 

Greg's Top 5

1. Vampire Weekend, "Cousins" (Video) (Greg: The Vampires show their unbeknownst - admittedly good - disposition for art rock.; AR: Amazing that I find myself not wanting to like this, and loving it.)
2. Flying Lotus x Lil Wayne "i feel like dying" (Stream) (AR: ambient, haunting remix of Weezy. Second Song down. via: gorillavsbear.blogspot.com)
3. Three Trapped Tigers, "6" (Video) (Greg: A fine prog rock instrumental.)
4. Danielson, "Moment Soakers" (Video) (Greg: Come take a ride on the familial hot air balloon of volition.)
5. Brazos, "My Buddy" (mp3) (Greg: Carefully snapped was the time elapsed.)

Ant's Top 5 (From Friday)

1. Jay–Z feat. Rihanna & Kanye West, “Run This Town” (Video) (AR: like the gritty feel of Jay-Z's new videos. This is stylish, too. Worth a few watches, for Rihanna's style alone.)
2. Jalyn, “Twisted Ways” (MP3) (Ant: This kid has HEAT!)
3. Miike Snow, “Animal” (Video) (AR: Simple geometric minimalism contrasts with colorful synth. A fun watch.)
4. Tim William – Him After Her (Album) (Ant: GET INTO THIS ASAP!)
5. Flying Lotus - “Auntie's Lock” (MP3) (Greg: A minimal electronic elegy.)

[Editor's Note: Apologies to Ant and you, but technical difficulties prevented this from going up earlier.]