Purity Ring - Grammy (Soulja Boy Cover)

In 2012, Purity Ring made a big splash in the indie pop circle, signing to 4AD

and dropping their well received gem of a debut album. Well, its a new year and 

Purity Ring has not left us without some dope shit to step to. 

See sweet baby Jesus still loves ya!

But a Soulja Boy cover? Well trust that Megan James' maple syrup coated
throat would come with a nimble flow and a catchy melody to
obliterate Corin Roddick's twinkling beat. 

It's awesome but twice as awesome because its a Soulja Boy cover.

Karmin could learn a thing or two from these guys.

Twigs - EP (Stream)

The Weeknd presented the world with a mysterious male R&B lothario. 

But girls wanna have fun too (very necessary Cyndi Lauper reference, not?). 

Enter Twigs coming out of the UK.

But they only share an aura of mystery. Twigs is not as depraved -  more of a seductive

strange bird cooing in the night. There's a hint of something askew but its not clear what.

Yet that is the source of the allure.

Much like the previously released sleeper hit 'Ache', the EP's instrumentation is heavy on mood, 

full of ambient touches, frequently erring on the side of minimalism.

Aching for some more music from this one.

Taquwami - All My Life

Despite a steady stream of impeccable joints, Taquwami (real name Takumi Kuwahara)
remains an elusive figure. But hey with music this good, little is unforgivable.

Somewhere in the mix, an old R&B song has been buried alive. It calls out in
distant wails, touched with reverb and pitch-fucked, as icy synth shards fall about.
It travels close to the aqueous realm of melancholic majesty that Balam Acab inhabits.
Except for that sexy trap drum pattern.

With every song, the Japanese wiz proves to be one of the most impressive and underrated
new talents in the producer game this year, teasing and baiting us with a trickle
of songs.

Oh, the unbearable thirst....

Blood Diamonds feat. Grimes - Phone Sex (Unicorn Kid remix)

Unicorn Kid is known for big sun-drenched rave ups. Here, we catch him

remixing a tune by Blood Diamond featuring cute pop oddity from Canada

.........sorry Drake, it's Grimes.

Unicorn Kid's contribution is rave at its essence -  the chord-heavy piano build ups, 

synth flares, the rolling kicks. Then there is Grimes' voice - distant, innocent, 

yearning,

both human and mechanical,

 still soothing.

Rave on.

D E N A - Cash, Diamond Rings, Swimming Pool (Video)

D E N A is the project of a Bulgarian living in Berlin...Denitza Todorova.
She raps and sings well enough. Through out this video, she gives off
that nonchalant swag M.I.A. was supposed to have before she started
to flick off SuperBowl cameras.

Not only is this song just the right vibe for a shirtless summer, it could
also be a sign of some more audio goodness to come. As you read this,
she is banging out her full length album in Berlin.

Hopefully she makes it out of the swimming pool....