May 25

ListenUp: Brownbook Magazine: Unique and rare sounds from the Middle East in a look at the creative publication’s current music issue

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This week, we check in with Dubai-based Brownbook magazine in celebration of the mix of “legends and underground heroes” included in their current music issue. In addition to a pull-out songbook featuring sheet music from classic Egyptian songstress Umm Kulthum, the informative issue…

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May 18

ListenUp: Old-school DāM-FЦПK, A Man of Ideas, new Cam’ron, a #PrivateJam from Bradley Zero and more in the music we tweeted this week

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Auclair: Jupiter + Venus UK music website The 405 debuted a new track from London-based singer, songwriter and producer Auclair this week. From her forthcoming EP Semaphore, “Jupiter + Venus” is like the Goldilocks of new…

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Apr 20

ListenUp: A taxman tribute, our 420 playlist, DJ Spooky’s #PrivateJam and more in the music we tweeted this week

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Grace Jones: Me! I Disconnect From You Model turned new wave R&B diva, Grace Jones remains on heavy rotation at clubs around the world, but for many its her covers that stand out most. Jones reinterprets songs with a certain refined soulfulness that…

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Apr 13

ListenUp: Space songs made from NASA Voyager recordings, dancing to Jamie xx vibrations, and more in the music we tweeted this week

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Sylvan Esso: Coffee In a song centered around dancing, Sylvan Esso’s Amelia Randall Meath sweetly croons “Sentiment’s the same but the pair of feet change,” conceivably creating a beautiful metaphor for relationships and the woes of falling in love. Meath’s delicate vocal harmonies…

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Apr 06

ListenUp: A Boiler Room birthday mix, Todd Terje’s debut album, a Frankie Knuckles tribute and more in the music we tweeted this week

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Todd Terje: It’s Album Time Next week dance fans will finally be able to get their hands on the highly anticipated debut album from the self-dubbed “remaster of the universe,” Todd Terje. The aptly titled LP, …

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Mar 23

ListenUp: Kate Bush back on tour, Henrik Vibskov’s #PrivateJam, Liars’ new “Mess” and more in the music we tweeted this week

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3’Hi NYC + LON Berlin-based 3’Hi is bringing their “sweaty dance floor” vibes to New York and London this spring and, for a hint at what’s to come, check out their promo video montage culled straight…

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Mar 16

ListenUp: Our week in music looks to some of the standout artists seen at this year’s SXSW festival

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Big Huge: At The Movies Self-described as “a frightful/delightful five-piece of ditty pumpers with a heart that bleeds for the wild child, the mood swinger and the lost thought found again,” NYC-based Big Huge and their garage-pop sound is a legitimate gang of…

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Mar 09

ListenUp: Emoji Beyoncé, How To Dress Well, Shit Robot and more in the music we tweeted this week

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Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z: Drunk In Love Just when you thought a song featuring Beyoncé and her man Jay-Z couldn’t get any better, Austin-based filmmaker Jesse Hill proved the world wrong by creating an unofficial Emoji video…

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Feb 16

ListenUp: Petit Fantome’s interactive music video, Superhumanoids’ i-D mix, our Valentine’s theme song and more in the music we tweeted this week

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Woman’s Hour: Her Ghost The British quartet Woman’s Hour isn’t easy to sum up, but any band whose website contains a manifesto-like literary component and whose album art and videos are created by the politically-minded, provocative photographers Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin, would…

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Feb 09

ListenUp: Tinariwen stateside, Phantogram’s Bill Murray, a tribute to J Dilla and more in the music we tweeted this week

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Tinariwen: Emmaar Malian band Tinariwen are famous in their own Saharan country as much for their rocking desert blues as for their role in the ’80s as Tuareg rebel fighters for Gadaffi. Despite their critically acclaimed musical talent, it would be hard to…

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