St Vincent – Actor Out of Work
(From Instant Hits)
Brooklyn resident Annie Clark's flurry of low blows aimed at an ex-lover and the world's second most superfluous profession. Ironically, the video keeps some hard-up luvvies in work by having them bawl in front of the camera. Weep it up you thesps.
VEGA – No Reasons
(From This Big Stereo)
New material from Texan house DJ, VEGA. "The summer jam, rooftop party track of 2009," says This Big Stereo, eerily predicting the fact that many music-lovers may not be countryside-bound come June.
Amayo's Fu Arkist Ra – Amen-Awon
(From Fuarkista, via The Afro Beat Blog)
British-Nigerian singer Amayo avoids Afrobeat's cliches by drafting in the Sweet Plaintain String Quartet and throwing martial arts moves onstage. Could this make him the Afrobeat Elvis? And, if so, has Bono got his pen ready?
Navvy – Plastic Bag
(From MySpace, via Song By Toad)
Considering their youngest member is in his forties, it's safe to say that Blur's reunion gigs won't see them play with their past vigour. Luckily this Sheffield four-piece can do it for them.
Rick Ross ft The-Dream – All I Really Want
(From Fluxblog)
More Biggie-inspired gangster rap from the everyday "hustler". Producer Tricky Stewart deserves the real praise, for resisting the temptation to overly Auto-Tune. Somebody had to. It was getting silly.
