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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. Lupe Fiasco feat the All City Chess Club, "I'm Beamin" (Remix) (Ant: The rhyme javelin on this is INSANE!!!!! Asher, Blu, Diggy, Mikey from the Cool Kids. I love how posse cuts are back in hiphop)

   i Heard it On: Herfection



2. K-os feat Drake, "Faith", (stream/mp3) (Ant: First love the Anchorman intro. Love the smoothness and good to hear these 2 team up. Canada Stand up!)

   i Heard it On: RCRD LBL



3. A-Trak f. CyHi Da Prynce, “Ray-Ban Vision” (mp3) (AR: Love the beat and the chorus on this, but even CyHi's rhymes will have you nodding...)

   i Heard it On: Mojophenia



4. New Jack Kings feat. Mayer Hawthorne, "Ask Of You", (stream/mp3) (Ant: I like they sampled the classic Raphael Saadiq song and owned it and Hawthorne comes in on some 80s R&B tip. Not Mad. Click here to download mp3)

   i Heard it On: The Hype Machine



5. Kid Cudi feat Kanye West, "Erase Me", (video) (Ant: This video is hilarious and props to the wardrobe dept. Mclovin...McLovin)

   i Heard it On: Gimmetinnitus

Ant's Top 5

1. Kanye West Fest. Pusha T, "Runaway", (stream/mp3) (Ant: I seriously fall more and more in love with this song every listen. Video is gonna be ILL.)

   i Heard it On: Herfection



2. Mayer Hawthorne, "No Strings", (stream/mp3) (Ant: Like where he is coming from on this album. Looking forward to newness from him.)

   i Heard it On: Blindiforthekids



3. Maximum Balloon, “Communion” (Feat. Karen O) (stream/mp3) (AR: Loving this new sound from Dave Sitek. Karen O sounds so sultry against this subtle synth in the background.)

   i Heard it On: Stereogum



4. John Legend & The Roots, "Little Ghetto Boy", (video) (Ant: They did a great job covering this Donny Hathaway classic and this was shot extremely well.)

   i Heard it On: Okayplayer



5. Twin Shadow, “Castles In The Snow”, (Video) (Ant: Great editing of old footage to make this. Shouts to the homie A Mod for turning me onto this dude recently.)

   i Heard it On: Vimeo

Top 5 iHearditOn.com Song Recs (week ending 8.7.10)

1. Mayer Hawthorne, "I Need You" (stream) (AR: Another cover from Mayer. Smoothness and blue eyed soul.)

   i Heard it On: Prefixmag

2. Yelawolf f. Gucci Mane, “Wanna Party” (mp3) (AR: Mindless ride music - but yet that flow hooks you.)

   i Heard it On: The Fader



3. Arcade Fire, "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)" (AR: Transcendental synth pop. Layered and at a whole other level.)

   i Heard it On: Pitchfork




4. Fanzine "Beetle Song" (mp3/stream) (Power pop) (Greg: Sentimental yes, but by the end you'll believe in love too.)

   i Heard it On: Transparent Blog



5. Chromeo, “Don’t Turn The Lights On” (Video) (AR: clever video for an 80s synth pop track - love this guy's voice.)

   i Heard it On: Stereogum

Andrew's Top 5

1. Mayer Hawthorne, "I Need You" (stream) (AR: Another cover from Mayer. Smoothness and blue eyed soul.)

   i Heard it On: Prefixmag



2. Arcade Fire, "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)" (AR: Transcendental synth pop. Layered and at a whole other level.)

   i Heard it On: Pitchfork



3. Ray LaMontagne & The Pariah Dogs, “The Devil’s In The Jukebox” (mp3/stream) (AR: A bluesy stomper from Ray LaMontagne. Can his voice do any wrong?)

   i Heard it On: Stereogum



4. Unicycle Loves You "Justine" (mp3) (Glam rock/Pop) (Greg: Pretty direct - just percolating pop.)

   i Heard it On: Girlie Action



5. Bilal, "Robots" (Live in Belgium) (Video) (AR: Just listen to the groove on this, and then find Bilal's voice. Good ish.)

   i Heard it On: Okayplayer

Ant's Top 5

1. Bilal, "Free", (stream/mp3) (Ant: This is ridiculous. Nottz on the beat.)

   i Heard it On: Okayplayer



2. Jenna Andrews, “Tumblin’ Down”, (video) (Ant: Whatever she felt when making this, she took me there with this video. DOPE!)

   i Heard it On: Dembycratic



3. Yo La Tengo, “Here To Fail” (RJD2 Remix), (stream/mp3) (Ant: This is beautiful.)

   i Heard it On: Urb



4. Mayer Hawthorne, "Held the Hand" (Daniel Johnston Cover) (mp3/stream) (AR: Didn't realize how good this was until I heard the original (check out the YouTube player link below the SoundCloud). Great composition on this one.)

   i Heard it On: PrefixMag



5. Lissie "Pursuit of Happiness (Kid Cudi cover)" (Video) (Rock) (Greg: Glorious, ambiguous and quite musing.)

   i Heard it On: Nialler9

Andrew's Top 5

1. Madlib, "African Voodoo Queen (Drama)" (mp3) (AR: Rich beats and melodies. Love this.)
2. Mayer Hawthorne, "Thin Moon (James Pants Cover)" (Stream) (mp3) (AR: Mayer ups his game into babymakin' music. Great track. Via: JP's Blog)
3. Raekwon, Ghostface, & Method Man, “Criminology 2.5”, (stream) (mp3) (Ant: Do I even need to say ANYTHING! Partake!)
4. Erykah Badu, "Window Seat" (Live on Fallon) (Video) (AR: Don't miss this. "Sublime melody" is right. Can't wait for her "New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)" album, which drops at the end of the month.) 
5. Zola Jesus "I Can't Stand" (stream) (Ghost pop) (Greg: What a sound! Her voice is a weapon.)

Top 5 iHearditOn.com Song Recs (week ending 3.06.10)

1. Estelle feat. Kardinal Offishal, “FREAK” (Video) (Ant: Estelle keeps is cosmic for this dancefloor banger. Nabil behind the lens.)
2. STS, “In For The Kill" (mp3) (Ant: Love the La Roux sample on this joint and dude is HUNGRY.)
3. Kid Cudi, “Know Why” (mp3) (Ant: Old Cudi that got leaked and I’m glad. Dope tune.)
4. Mayer Hawthorne, “I Wish It Would Rain” (Video) (Ant: I have felt this way before over a woman and this is a clever way of showing it. Great casting btw.)
5. Ryan Leslie, “When I Think About Luv”, (mp3) (Ant: I’m a sucker for R. Les joints and this was one knocks. Crank This.)

Ant's Top 5

1. The Hood Internet, “Blowin Money At The Deli” (DRAKE X BIRDMAN X DELOREAN) (mp3) (Ant: This is INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!)
2. Mayer Hawthorne, "Thin Moon (James Pants Cover)" (Stream) (mp3) (AR: Mayer ups his game into babymakin' music. Great track. Via: JP's Blog)
3. STS, “In For The Kill”, (mp3) (Ant: Love the La Roux sample on this joint and dude is HUNGRY.)
4. Little Brother, “Curtain Call”, (mp3) (Ant: New banger off the next LB album. Khrysis on the beat. WHOA!)
5. Daniel Merriweather, “Cigarettes”, (stream) (AR: I love this. Great bluesy soul. Lyrics kill - song about a breakup with a strange lack of remorse. Lyrics link here via ilistentoeverything)

Top 5 iHearditOn.com Song Recs (week ending 10.17.09)

1. Arctic Monkeys, "Cornerstone" (Video) (Greg: The song's ok but I liked the drum part - so whatever.)
2. Mayer Hawthorne, “Green Eyed Love” (Waajeed Remix) (mp3) (Ant: I dig how Jeed went 4Hero in this joint.)
3. Eminem, Jazzy Jeff and The Roots celebrate LL Cool J, "Rock The Bells" (Video) (DJFD: Fucking dope; turn this up to 11; AR: We posted preview version of this earlier in the week - here is FULL version)
4. N.E.R.D., "Soldier" ft. Santigold (MP3) (AR: Official version of a banger that they debuted on Fallon awhile back.)
5. TIE: Wale, "Inhibitions (Let It Loose)" ft. Pharrell (MP3) (AR: Will get you moving in my seat, but better yet, the girl next to you...) AND Neon Indian, Should Have Taken Acid With You (Video) (AR: very clever unofficial music video (via @prefixmag & @gorillavsbear))