Angel Haze & Iggy Azalea cover Jay-Z & Kanye’s “Otis”
After teaming up to cover the Watch The Throne hit at their recent show in London, the two crown queens of rap have unveiled audio of their rehearsal. Pretty damn good, we think you’ll agree. Better than the original though? We’ll leave you to decide. Also, what odds the line ”stuntin’ on these bitches strugglin’ to be relevant” re-opens up the long dead Angel Haze-Azealia Banks beef?
New: Disclosure - When A Fire Starts To Burn
Fresh from premiering on BBC Radio One less than an hour ago. It’s not quite on the level of “White Noise”, but it’s another clear sign that Disclosure are gonna own this summer.
New: John Newman - Love Me Again
John Newman has already made something of a name for himself by providing stellar vocal work on Rudimental’s Number One hit “Feel The Love” (a.k.a. the best Rudimental), but like most singers appearing on dance mega-hits, you’d expect him to tumble into beige singer-songwriter mediocrity or simply slip off the radar entirely. Thankfully, that is definitely not the case. Newmo (as we’d guess his friends call him) has come up trumps with “Love Me Again”; this thing is absolutely massive. The best house piano riffs since “Take It Back”, the best brass section since “Candy”, it’s like Plan B’s soul period, but with a bit more heart. We’re talking “Get Lucky” levels of quality here, people. Get on it before its killed by being attached by thousands of trailers and adverts.
Creed Bratton - All The Faces
As heard on the finale of The Office this week. It’s okay, you can cry now, the loss of a long running TV show is an emotional time, and it doesn’t help when the last episode is so heartwarming.
New: Giorgio Moroder - Racer
Just in case the new Daft Punk album isn’t banging enough for you, here’s one of its collaborators Giorgio Moroder providing the soundtrack to a new Google Chrome and blending his italo-disco trademark of old to the big noise of modern house.
Kanye West unveils new single, is still a genius: If your expectations for Ye’s sixth LP weren’t already fairly lofty, then they should be after watching that. The provocatively-titled “New Slaves” is being projected onto various buildings around the globe (the video up there is from Williamsburg, Brooklyn), with a map of times and locations kindly provided on Kanye’s website. The track itself starts off as ominous with Kanye going hard on subject matter from his disappointment in black culture (“It’s leaders and followers/But I’d rather be a dick than a swallower”) to, as always, the trappings of fame, before flipping in what sounds a lot like a vintage College Dropout/Late Registration soul sample, but with West singing for himself this time. Basically, it’s magic.
There are reports that Kanye’s new album will drop on June 18th, after he mysteriously tweeted that date last week, but no one quite knows for sure. Fingers crossed.
Franz Ferdinand unveil imminent fourth album: Oh god, it’s so good to have them back. Four years on from Tonight: Franz Ferdinand, the Glasgow four-piece are returning with Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action, which is set for release on the 28th of August. The tracklist is featured below. 2013 really is the year of the comeback, isn’t it?
Right Action
- Right Action
- Evil Eye
- Love Illumination
- Stand On The Horizon
- Fresh Strawberries
- Bullet
- Treason! Animals.
- The Universe Expanded
- Brief Encounters
- Goodbye Lovers & Friends
