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Download: The Weeknd – Echoes of Silence Mixtape

Echoes of Silence, the third and final installment of The Weeknd’s mixtape trilogy has finally arrived.

MP3: Sondre Lerche – “Countdown” (Beyonce Cover)

Sondre Lerche has proven himself a pop culturally voracious man over the past few years, what with his choice of covers, but he’s outdone himself with his traditional holiday release…

Download: Lykke Li – “The Lost Sessions Vol. 1″

Here’s your holiday gift from everyone’s favorite Swedish pop songstress – Lykke Li’s offering a free three-song EP of “Lost Sessions” on her blog, which features alternate takes of Wounded…

MP3: ceo – “Illuminata” (D Lissvik Remix)

The Tough Alliance’s Eric Berglund dropped a remix EP of cuts from White Magic, his 2010 record under his nom-de-Balearic-pop ceo, late last year in his native Scandinavia, but it’s…

MP3: Big K.R.I.T. x Clams Casino – “Moon & Stars”

The FADER’s very awesome HTC X Squared series pairs up and up rappers and interesting producers together and the latest collaboration is very exciting – one of the most promising…

REC’D MP3: Memoryhouse – “The Kids Were Wrong”

Sub Pop will put out Memoryhouse’s first full-length album The Slideshow Effect on February 28, and in the meantime you can listen to “The Kids Were Wrong,” an awesome new…

MP3: The Kills – “Silent Night”

The Kills hit up BBC 6 and delivered this lovely rendition of Christmas carol “Silent Night.” Stream and download the recording below, and make sure to add it to your…

Check Out: Blonds – Dark Roots (Free EP)

Blonds, the project of young couple Cari Rae Woodfield and Jordy Asher, is probably the most interesting and inventive new band you’ll hear today. Their first real EP Dark Roots…

MP3: Lupe Fiasco – “American Terrorist III”

Lupe Fiasco’s latest release “American Terrorist III” sees him drawing some inspiration from an unlikely source – Kavinsky & Lovefoxxx’s contribution to the soundtrack for the film Drive. Over the…

REC’D: Charli XCX – “Nuclear Seasons” / Balam Acab Remix

We hope you haven’t slept on Charli XCX’s massive, hyper-catchy goth-pop gem “Nuclear Seasons,” which sees the London teenager beating about 95% of today’s top-40 starlets at their own game.…

MP3: Unreleased The Weeknd – “Party”

Last week two pre-House of Balloons tracks from enigmatic r&b auteur The Weeknd surfaced. We noticed they were straightforward radio fare, while only subtly hinting at Abel Tesfaye’s potential. Over…

Pre- ‘Balloons’ The Weeknd – “Cure” & “Superhero”

With his two thrilling, genre-busting mixtapes (which topped our list of best mixtapes of 2011) and the help of a famous admirer, The Weeknd broke out in 2011 in a…

Download: The Hood Internet – The Hood Internet

Chicago remix collective The Hood Internet have churned out approximately one metric ton of killer mashups, mixtapes, and remixes over the past couple years, and now you can check out…

Raekwon Unexpected Victory Mixtape for Christmas

Raekwon is dropping off a Christmas present this year in the form of a new mixtape called Unexpected Victory. No other details are available at this time, but have Siri…

New MP3: School of Seven Bells – “The Night”

We love when the electro-shoegaze duo School of Seven Bells bend their minimalist, dreamy jams toward the dance-y, so it’s no surprise we’re quite enamored of the latest track they’ve…

New MP3: Islands – “This Is Not a Song”, New LP

Nick Thorburn is always busy writing avant-pop for some band, but he hasn’t dropped an album with Islands since 2009’s Vapours. His best-established extant project will drop their fourth record…

REC’D MP3: Perfume Genius – “All Waters”, New LP

Seattle’s Mike Hadreas makes disarmingly beautiful, chillingly cold ambient electro as Perfume Genius, and come February 21st, he’ll be dropping a new record of his dark soundscapes called Put Your…

Check Out: Guards – “Do It Again” MP3

Guards have yet to release a full album, but the series of EPs they’ve dropped for free all over the internet since they started making waves in 2010 have been…

Yeasayer’s Sinkane – “Jeeper Creeper”

Ahmed Gallab, who plays drums in Yeasayer, also makes electronic- and worldbeat- informed indie rock solo as Sinkane, and he’s gearing up to release his next record Mars. “Jeeper Creeper”…

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