Rox “My Baby Left Me”

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“My Baby Left Me” is the debut single from the UK’s latest soul-pop sensation, Rox. The rising chanteuse graced BBC’s Sound of 2010 longlist. While “My Baby Left Me” is getting its proper release on Rough Trade later next month, a demo version of the track has been circulating the interwebs since 2008. Both versions were produced by Al Shux, the man behind Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ massive hit “Empire State of Mind”, or basically the man I’d want to produce my introductory single The new, single version streaming at Rox’ myspace page was produced by Al Shux, the man behind Jay-Z’s and Alicia Keys’ number one hit “Empire State of Mind”, the demo version was produced by Adam Midgely aka First Man.

You can listen to the new, updated “My Baby Left Me” at Rox’s Myspace page. The single will be out on March 15th via Rough Trade. You can listen to and download the demo version of the track below:

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pmablog February 19, 2010 at 4:55 am

The latest UK Soul/Pop star that’s worth your time & ears. Seriously. http://prettymuchamazing.com/mp3/rox-my-...

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ListenB4YouBuy February 19, 2010 at 5:46 am

@pmablog That’s a pretty tight jam, thanks much for the link. :D

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allison February 19, 2010 at 8:42 pm

It’d be cool if you really got to make an introductory single. wonder what it would sound like…

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Luis Tovar February 22, 2010 at 2:54 pm

probably a cross between “Empire State of Mind” and Animal Collective. :P

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saya February 21, 2010 at 1:25 pm

so good! it’s stuck in my head…

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Anonymous March 10, 2010 at 3:27 pm

I think this is the old version…

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Jeo June 13, 2010 at 5:52 pm

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