Bet.e & Stef - Boomerang Baby

Purity Ring - Obedear

Before Tuesday morning, the Canadian ghostly-synthpop duo Purity Ring had managed to build a serious buzz despite only having released three songs. Today, they bring the grand total to four, and new jam “Obedear” is one of their strongest yet.  It’s the fourth taste of the group’s debut album Shrines, due July 24th.   - Stereogum.com

All 4 tracks have made it onto A Song A Day - check out the other three:  “Loftcries,” “Belispeak,” and “Ungirthed” at A Song A Day/Purity Ring

Download from Sweaty320.com

Digits - So Cold

The Weeknd - Lonely Star

The Weeknd - Montreal

…from the final chapter in The Weeknd’s mixtape trilogy, Echoes Of Silence 

Sample Source:

Not really a sample as much as a cover but hear the original 60’s tune referenced (France Gall’s  Laisse Tomber Les Filles ) HERE 

(Source: jazsongs)

The Weeknd - Rolling Stone (Funkystepz Remix)

Melanie Fiona - 4 AM

…the new single from Melanie Fiona’s forthcoming sophomore album reminds me a bit of fellow Canadian The Weeknd.  Though I don’t believe it to be, I can imagine it as an answer to The Weeknd’s Wicked Games, told from the female perspective.

Buy it on iTunes HERE

And check out GRAMMY.com’s 5 Questions With…Melanie Fiona HERE

The Weeknd - The Birds Part 1

… from the eagerly aniticipated 2nd part of The Weeknd’s mixtape trilogy. Thursday dropped last week.  Unfortunately this is one of the only tracks I’ve found to be on par with the House Of Balloons album.  Download it FREE here — www.the-weeknd.com  — and see if you agree.

Melanie Fiona - Johnny

(Source: jazsongs)

The Weeknd - The Knowing

… (my 3rd favorite track on House Of Balloons)

Siskiyou - Twigs And Stones

Melanie Fiona - You Stop My Heart

Sample Source: Frankie Avalon - Venus

The Weeknd - High For This

I first heard The Weeknd’s House of Balloons mixtape back in April.  Funny thing about music, like movies and most art forms, timing is important.  I was almost put off by this record the first few times I listened and now I can’t get enough of it.

The Weeknd - Wicked Games

The Weeknd are Canadian duo Jeremy Rose (production) & Abel Tesfaye (vocals) serving up a darker strain of R&B.  They’ve been almost over-hyped in the music blogosphere since the first in a trilogy of mixtapes dropped back in March.  

DISCLAIMER:  As a general rule, I find songs with lyrics that overuse profanity (fuckin’ and motherfuckin’ in this case) to be a turn off.  For months that was the case with this song.  But it kept popping up on music blogs I follow, and I kept tuning in.  Once desensitized to the lyrics, I completely fell for the song.   Dark and almost disturbing but very motherfuckin’ sexy.

Theophilus London - Why Even Try Ft. Sara Quin (RAC Remix)