Black ELement - Confirmation (Missing ELements #2) (from 2dopeboyz) The 2dopeboyz blog is also hosting the inevitable Jay-Z v Oasis mash-up album so this nearly got missed. Black ELement makes a decent enough claim to Hova's throne even if producer 6th Sense isn't exactly reinventing the wheels of steel.
TV on the Radio - Golden Age (from tvontheradio.com) The New York quintet collaborated with David Bowie on their excellent album Return to Cookie Mountain, and on this evidence their love of the Duke circa Young Americans hasn't abated. Fame (a cover version, if not the status) surely awaits.
Oasis - The Shock of the Lightning (from Minneapolisfuckingrocks) When the sea levels have risen to drown London, and the Beijing smog has suffocated everything but the cockroaches, the sound of an irritable Mancunian drawing out his "ings" will still echo in the empty streets. Britpop's most rancid zombies, we salute you. David Vandervelde - I Feel Fine (from No Dessert for You) One for lovers of The Smooth (if you haven't yet seen inspired rocumentary Yacht Rock, have a word with yourself and go here ... quickly) Michigan-based Vandervalde channels the spirit of Kenny Loggins through his slick groove.
Wilco - One Wing (live at Lollapalooza) (from You Ain't No Picasso) Starts softly with a simple, graceful melody before bursting into a loud and harsh middle eight, and meandering to an end of sorts. Wilco: the Coldplay it's cool to love.
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