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REC’D: Avey Tare – “Oliver Twist”

For his first solo record Down There, Animal Collective cofounder Dave Portner churned out a set of songs that, like his main project, meet at the collision of tuneful and…

NEW: Kid Cudi – “Scott Mescudi vs. The Word” & “Marijuana”

The self-personified “lonely stoner” Mr. Cudi brings his smooth flow and sweet, indie-pop-ish beats back into the limelight with two tracks from his upcoming Man on the Moon II, out…

NEW: Matt & Kim – “Block After Block” & “Wires”

This Tuesday (tomorrow), Brooklynites Matt & Kim will release their third record Sidewalks, and let’s hope it’s full of songs like “Block After Block” (and intoxicating first single “Cameras,” which…

REC’D MP3: Kanye West – “The Joy” f/ Jay-Z, Pete Rock & Kid Cudi

In case you didn’t notice, all four of September’s G.O.O.D. Friday tracks from Kanye West made the upper tier of September’s top downloads here on PMA. That’s understandable though –…

MP3: Major Lazer – “Who Run De Floor on Halloween?”

It’s October 29, and if you, like me, were wondering, when is Diplo going to tweet a Halloween-themed remix of Major Lazer’s “Pon De Floor?” you just got lucky. Even…

NEW: Warpaint – “Ashes To Ashes” (David Bowie Cover)

Los Angeles four-piece Warpaint released their fantastic first full-length The Fool on Rough Trade this Tuesday, but if you’re interested in seeing how the girls handle a classic eighties cover,…

REC’D: Local Natives – “Who Knows, Who Cares”

It’s no secret that Local Natives’ 2010 debut Gorilla Manor is one of the best records of the year, and it’s no secret that “Who Knows Who Cares” is one…

Robyn – “Indestructible” (Body Talk Pt. 3 Version) Music Video

Updated with “Indestructible” Music Video! Just like “Hang With Me” before it, Body Talk Pt. 2‘s cello-laden ballad, “Indestructible” is getting the dance treatment on the upcoming Body Talk Pt.…

ALBUM REVIEW: Dam Funk – Adolescent Funk

STONE’S THROW | 10.26.10 | EMUSIC | STONE’S THROW STORE 75 — [Rating Scale] No, that is not Rick James and his posse. To those in the know, Dam Funk…

REC’D: Glasser – “Apply”

Glasser is the solo project of Californian chanteuse Cameron Mesirow, who recorded much of her debut EP and the following 7” on Garageband. She refined and rearranged most of these…

MP3: Nosaj Thing – “Fog” (Jamie xx Remix)

Jamie Smith, head beatmaker for UK minimalists the xx, pays back LA-based “musical moderator” Nosaj Thing for his remix of the XX’s “Islands” with this spacey, dubsteppy reworking of “Fog.”…

HIGHLY REC’D: Crystal Castles – “Not in Love” f/ The Cure’s Robert Smith

Update: Crystal Castles have decided to give the song away for free! Crystal Castles’ next single from their 2010 second self-titled record is woozy, dreamlike cover of Platinum Blonde’s “Not…

Salem – “Tair”

Midwestern three-piece electro-crunk-house-gazers (I’m doing the best I can!) Salem have done a lot of weird things in their short career, weirdest – and best – probably being making music…

WATCH: The Streets – “Trust Me”

British rapper Mike Skinner, better known by incongruously plural stage name The Streets, is done with the game. Claiming in 2008 that his next record would be his last, Skinner…

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