weworemasks presents: august 2011 mix (2011)

31 08 2011


photo credit: hollis brown thornton

it’s been a hot, hot august. let us enjoy this mix and move onward to september – which marks the beginning of the always lucrative fall concert season, and hopefully a lot of rain in texas.

tracklisting:

1. blu – my sunshine feat. nia andrews
2. frank ocean – try
3. hollywood floss – doin’ my thing
4. james blake & bon iver – fall creek boys choir
5. jj – we can’t stop feat. ne-yo
6. lee-lonn – maybe
7. mantis – sober [live in studio]
8. mayer hawthorne – when the night falls [chromeo cover]
9. phonte – not here anymore feat. elzhi
10. pusha t – amen feat. kanye west & young jeezy
11. royce da 5’9” – writer’s block feat. eminem [dj premier remix]
12. st. vincent – cruel
13. the-dream – wake me when it’s over
14. wavves – i wanna meet dave grohl

[DOWNLOAD]

-grizzly


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did as cities burn reunite? (2011)

31 08 2011

i’ve been a huge fan of all three of this band’s albums, no matter how drastic the departure from the previous album. that being said, the group has started an “official” twitter, where they all but tell you they’re reunited. they’re asking band friends to give them a RT and spread the word for an impending announcement come september 9th. not only that, their avatar boasts the cover of the debut record, son i loved you at your darkest, which happens to be my personal favorite.

is tj coming back? are they touring? new album? either way, stay tuned and get excited.

follow as cities burn on twitter.

-grizzly


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mixtape: exile – intro to the outro (2011)

31 08 2011

*looks at tracklisting*
*sees blu*
*gets aroused*
*oh shit mf doom is on here too*
*thanks based god*
*posts*

download:

exile – intro to the outro [MIXTAPE]

-grizzly

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t.i. is released from prison (2011)

31 08 2011

while his sentence is not completely over, it allows him to finish what’s left in a halfway house. after heading back to prison in a huge lapse in judgment, t.i. is getting chance #3 to make things right for himself. no mercy fell quite flat, and with promises of returning to the t.i. of year’s past, new music seems to be the focus this time around.

what are the chances that t.i. gets his life back on track versus him getting DMX’d into another stupid situation that sends him straight back?

-grizzly


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free album: the-dream – 1977 (2011)

31 08 2011

here we have a brand new, very free album from one of my favorite r&b singers, the-dream. coming off of a divorce has gotta provide some premium fuel (sorry, this analogy is corny as hell) for a new album, whose release is against the wishes of the def jam execs entirely. a few singing features and a lonewolf rap feature from big sean will surely make this a good one. tracklisting below the jump. i’d grab it while i can.

download:

the-dream – 1977 [mixtape]

-grizzly
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free album: dear and the headlights – demos (2011)

31 08 2011

the criminally underrated gentleman of the late dear and the headlights have offered up a goodbye treat, putting up a collection of 30 demos recorded between 2005 and 2010. i wouldn’t necessarily use this collection as a jumping off point to the band if you’re a new listener (start with small steps, heavy hooves), but fans of the band (and great indie rock in general) will dig this.

download (via soundcloud):

dear and the headlights – demos.

- panda


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hollywood floss – stalker (2011)

31 08 2011

our good friend hollywood floss is getting ready to drop one fan at a time in a few weeks here (sept. 20) and this here is the first single. produced by internet phenom brandun deshay is a nice addition to the cut as well. stay tuned for a feature from floss in the coming weeks to coincide with the release.

download [direct link]:

hollywood floss – stalker [prod. by brandun deshay]

-grizzly


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lil wayne – tha carter IV interlude mix (2011)

31 08 2011

you know that time when you were listening to the carter IV, and thought to yourself — “it’d be really awesome to get this tech n9ne verse, that nas verse, the bun b verse AND the andre 3000 verse all in one place!” well, the internet listens. it takes all of the features (including wayne’s intro) from the interlude and outro to make a monster cypher-like track for all to enjoy.

download:

lil wayne – tha carter IV interlude mix (f. tech n9ne, andre 3000, bun b, nas, shyne and busta rhymes)

-grizzly


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video: wale – that way [f. rick ross and jeremih] (2011)

31 08 2011

this song (according to my friends) has been blowin’ up on the radio as of late, and i can’t say i’m surprised. jeremih definitely has that radio appeal, and ross has been on a rampage these last few years. looks like these small additions to wale’s sound ARE helpin’ to propel him in the spotlight. above all else, the video hoes in this one are tip-top.

-grizzly


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mixtape: cyhi the prynce – jack of all trades (2011)

31 08 2011

so g.o.o.d. music’s cyhi the prynce drops a mixtape from the thinnest air on the internet. but this one’s got my interest piqued. jack of all trades, paired up with the tracklisting seems to be of a fairly cool concept, right? speaking of tracklisting, hit the jump for that.

download:

cyhi the prynce – jack of all trades [MIXTAPE]

-grizzly
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video: the golden filter – s y n d r o m e s [teaser] (2011)

31 08 2011

after a fairly disappointing debut album, i’m ready for these guys to try and wow me again. regardless of the disappointment, they always rope me in with their cryptic videos and shitty teasers like this. autoplay on embed, so head to the vimeo page to watch.

-grizzly


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m83 – intro [ft zola jesus] (2011)

30 08 2011

m83 are set to release a double album, hurry up, we’re dreaming on october 17th. for the appropriately titled intro track, m83 enlisted the aid of zola jesus. hear nika get all cocteau twins on the m83 song, streaming at the lnk below courtesy of abeano.

stream:

m83 – intro [ft zola jesus]

- sunbear


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video: the hold steady – the power of love [huey lewis & the news cover] (2011)

30 08 2011

if you know exactly what follows “wait a minute, doc… are you telling me that it’s 8:25? damn! i’m late for school!” then you’re speaking my language, friend.

watch the hold steady cover the song made famous by back to the future, huey lewis & the news’ “the power of love” for their a.v. club undercover at the link below.

also, what’s going on with guitarist tad kubler?

watch:

the hold steady – the power of love [huey lewis & the news cover]

- sunbear


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ryan adams – wasted years [iron maiden cover] (2011)

30 08 2011

trust me when is say that no one is more excited about this than me: on today’s bbc radio2 show, ryan adams performed an acoustic version of iron maiden’s 1986 somewhere in time classic “wasted years.” from a british metal band’s first foray into the world of synths to the delicate fingerpicking of adams, “wasted years” sounds as good now as it did then.

ashes & fire is out october 11.

listen:

- sunbear


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video: neon indian – step into the world with your pal198x (2011)

30 08 2011

what exactly is a “triple triangle-wave oscillator noisemaking device?” let dr. alan palombro, PhD explain, in this ‘recovered’ infomercial by neon indian.

the pal198x comes packaged with the deluxe version on neon indian’s era extraña, out september 13.

- sunbear


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ben folds five – tell me what i did (2011)

30 08 2011

streogum has got an exclusive stream of a new (old) ben folds five song. “tell me what i did” was allegedly only performed a handful of times live and is a rare gem of a tune. for his career-retrospective album, ben ‘avengers assembled’ his band to studio-record the song for the rarities portion of his triple disc set, the best imitation of myself: a retrospective (out october 11).

stream the song at the stereogum link below.

stream:

ben folds five – tell me what i did

- sunbear


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video: st. vincent – cruel [live on letterman] (2011)

30 08 2011

sporting an asymmetrical dress and some doe-eyes that would make jayma mays jealous, annie clark was positively beaming last night during her performance of the synth-friendly “cruel” on the late show with david letterman. the song comes to us from her album strange mercy, which is out september 13.

i especially love the way she just stands around in front of the microphone as dave greets the entire st. vincent band, clark last.

- sunbear


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video: slow club – where i’m walking (2011)

30 08 2011

sheffield, england’s slow club are releasing their sophomore album paradise on september 13. watch their new video for their rambunctious single “where i’m walking” above.

- sunbear


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dum dum girls – bedroom eyes (2011)

30 08 2011

the c-86 friendly dum dum girls are set to release their sophomore album, only in dreams on september 27. check out the chrissie hynde-inspired “bedroom eyes” below.

download [direct link]:

dum dum girls – bedroom eyes

- sunbear


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BBC renews luther for a third season (2011)

30 08 2011

i’m sure a lot of you haven’t heard of luther, and that’s all good. the BBC drama is a cross between the things you’ve grown to love about dexter and the wire. i mean the wire comparisons are loose and solely based around idris elba being a badass, but if you’re a fan of vigilante/rogue cop dramas, then this is definitely up your alley. and for those with netflix, the entire first season is up for streaming. and it’s only six episodes, at that.

anyway, good news here! season 2, while done airing in the UK, is set to air in the US in about a month.

[VIA]

-grizzly


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video: killa kyleon – make me [f. jack freeman] (2011)

30 08 2011

evesborough films is at it again. this time, a video for houston emcee killa kyleon and jack freeman’s collaborative cut from killa’s upcoming mixtape. this is an anthem.

-grizzly


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video: glassjaw – live at the reading festival (2011)

30 08 2011

thanks to BWC for the heads up on this one. a bunch of solid quality videos from the BBC stream have hit the internet, and folks, it’s glassjaw. if you wanna hear some of the colouring book cuts live, here’s your chance. a bunch more below the jump.

-grizzly
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video: pusha t – feeling myself [f. kevin cossom] (2011)

29 08 2011

my second least favorite cut off of the fear of god, but in spite of that – it’s making the cut for the fear of god 2. another single, another video, more coke reference. pusha t is fairly consistent, isn’t he?

-grizzly


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free ep: sims – wildlife [prod. by lazerbeak] (2011)

29 08 2011

doomtree’s not my thing, unless it’s in small doses. however, put that mastermind lazerbeak behind the boards, and i’m probably ‘on board’ with the release. here’s a slew of songs recorded in 09-10 that they decided to release for free.

download:

sims – wildlife [free EP; produced by lazerbeak]

-grizzly


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video: foo fighters – hot buns [NSFW] (2011)

29 08 2011

first of all, a ‘no homo’ is totally necessary here. in total rock star (?) fashion and coming off of a VMA win, the foo fighters put together a gay porn “parody” of a bunch of truck driver shower antics in honor of their upcoming tour. it’s pretty ridiculous.

-grizzly


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