Top Ten Best New Music ... all released within the past 60 days

  • 1. "Somebody I Used to Know" - Gotye
  • 2. "I'm on One" - DJ Khaled, Lil Wayne, Drake, R. Ross
  • 3. "Motivation" - Kelly Rowland
  • 4. "Well OK, Honey" - Jenny O.
  • 5. "The Adventure of Rain Dance Maggie" - RHCP
  • 6. "I Stand Alone" - Theophilus London
  • 7. "Sey and I KNow It" - LMFAO
  • 8. "Oh Why" - Balam Acab
  • 9. "That's My Bitch" - Kanye West, Jay-Z
  • 10. "Lights" Remix - Bassnectar, Ellie Goulding
  • 11. "Wait in the Dark" - Memory Tapes
  • 12. "At Home" - Crystal Fighters
  • 13. "Feel So Close" - Calvin Harris
  • 14. "Amor Fati" - Washed Out
  • 15. "All I Ever Wanted" - Toxic Airborne Event


WHAT DO YOU THINK???

... Roll, the radio show host of Revel without a Pause at KOTO FM in Telluride, is interested in your remarks, thoughts and ideas and encourages comments below ...


Tuesday, October 19, 2010

RollnSmokeRecords Presents: Best New Songs Released in Past 60 Days

1) “Soak it Up” – Houses [10-19-10]. Dreamy electronic laced with ethereal vocals off debut album by couple living off the earth in Hawaii. Aloha, mon.

2) “Love Lust” – King Charles [single]. Compelling, spare melody by East Londoner sticks on the mind long after this track, scheduled for debut album release later this year, ticks away.

3) “Ali in the Jungle” – The Hours [10-5-10]. This dramatic and spare track lays down a heavy dose of London-bred-Brit rock with shout outs to the greats names in history especially to Muhammad Ali.

4) “Alors an dance” – Stromae (re-mix featuring Kanye West and Gilbere Forte] (9-2-2010]. A smokin’ hot dance track in European Clubs features Kanye remixing and rapping-up an already funky get-ur-booty-on-the-dancefloor track by Belgain singer-songwriter.

5) “Strings” – Young the Giant [10-25-2010]. The lead track from self-titled debut album is wispy, easy indie rock with an ocean and beach landscape.

6) “Hot Tottie” – Usher feat. Jay-Z (8-24-2010). Sexy-ass R&B track by power hip-hop duo achieves new panty-dropping power.

7) “Spy” – Beat Assailant [10-12-2010]. Dramatic and snazzy R&B by Miami-born rapper combines hip-hop with jazz and John Legend-esque vocals to achieve a 007 vibe.

8) “Outstanding” – Lil Wayne [unreleased]. An edgier, Dr. Dre-produced track moves Lil Wayne’s smut away from pop towards a real hip-hop that suits him.

9) “Sun of a Gun” - Oh Land [US debut arrives this Fall]. Euro-siren ballerina from Denmark offers pop-pixie, alt-indie track with glam-sensibility.

10) “Bang Bang Bang” – Mark Ronson featuring Q-Tip [9-24-2010]. London pop with hip hop cameo by contemporary ultra hipster.

11) “Obsession” – Sky Ferreira [9-14-2010]. With Mike Rizzo re-mixing, this foxy Portuguese-American girl from California belts out a big dance-pop for her debut album to be released in 2011.

12) “Loving You No More” – Dirty Money featuring Drake [9-21-2010]. The most recent mellow, auto-tuned track released by Bad Boy Records with a cameo by Drake.

13) “Giving up the Gun” – Vampire Weekend (9-7-2010). An alt-indie track that sounds like the rest of Vampire Weekend with a Paul Simon-twist.

14) “Cascade” -- DeLuka [10-12-2010]. UK rocker brings on the white girl rock-pop on her debut album.

15) “Costume Party” – Two Door Cinema Club [to be released]. Mixing electric polish with guitar driven hooks makes for a pop-driven number by emerging trio out of Northern Ireland.

16) “Fuck You” – Cee Lo Green [8-25-2010]. An old school funky-groove loaded up with a shitload of f-bombs.

17) “Where I’m Going” – Cut Copy (un-released). Australian indie electronic trio drop the summer’s joyful, hand-clapping rock tune. Come on! Lighters in the air, tripsters!

18) “Home” – Glasser [9-27-2010]. Soothing and feminine vocals over marimba percussions = arty musical gorgeousness from new-comer out of L.A.

19) “Telephone” – The Black Angels [9-14-2010]. And bright & pithy old school Texas-rocker off third album by Austin quintet.

20) “Dressed in Dresden” -- The Hundred in the Hands [9-21-2010]. This Brooklyn-based duo fuses synth pop with post-punk and dream pop to churn out a danceable track on their debut full-length album.

21) “Lay It Down” – Lloyd [8-31-2010]. A smooth, easy pre-game R&B track by urban crooner out of ATL.

22) “Golden Haze” – Wild Nothing [10-12-2010]. Synth-washed indie pop by emerging artist Jack Tatum.

23) “Worry About You” – 2 AM Club [9-14-2010]. Soul-inflected pop off debut album by band out of L.A.

24) “Nothing But Love” -- THE GRACIOUS FEW [9-14-2010]. Big phat rock sound with mighty guitar riffs comes from merging key members from two bands – LIVE and Candlebox.

25) “You Be Killin’ “Em” – Fabolous [8-31-2010]. Another hip-hop track praising shawty by East Coast rappers.

26) “Clap Your Hands” – The Ting Tings [un-released]. New Wave anthem with a hot button refrain – “Clap Your Hands if you’re working too hard” – from scrappy indie pop duo out of Manchester, UK.

27) “Big Wave’ – Jenny and Johnny [8-30-2010]. Country-indie-rock-sounding track with a splash of retro off debut album by a pair of LA lovebirds.

28) “Stuttering” – FeFe Dobson (9-7-2010). Radio-ready bubble-gum pop by 18 year old songstress out of Toronto.

29) “Lost Where I Belong” -- Andreya Triana (9-7-2010). The smoky title track from this first full-length album by R&B soulstress out of the U.K. is innovative and ambient.

30) “Welcome to the Family” – Avenge Sevenfold [7-27-2010]. It’s loud noisy metal core, but there’s a song in there among the chaos generated by these SoCali rockers.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

RollnSmokeRecords Presents: Best New Songs Released in Past 60 Days

1) “Ali in the Jungle” – The Hours [10-5-10]. This dramatic and spare track lays down a heavy dose of London-bred-Brit rock with shout outs to the greats names in history especially to Muhammad Ali.

2) “Hot Tottie” – Usher feat. Jay-Z (8-24-2010). Sexy-ass R&B track by power hip-hop duo achieves new panty-dropping power.

3) “Alors an dance” – Stromae (re-mix featuring Kanye West and Gilbere Forte] (9-2-2010]. A smokin’ hot dance track in European Clubs features Kanye remixing and rapping-up an already funky get-ur-booty-on-the-dancefloor track by Belgain singer-songwriter.

4) “Little Lovin’” – Lissie [8-17-2010]. A favorite track of Roll’s when it was released as an EP last fall, this re-run on her debut full-length album captures Lissie’s dusky, willowy folk-pop at its best.

5) “Outstanding” – Lil Wayne [unreleased]. An edgier, Dr. Dre-produced track moves Lil Wayne’s smut away from pop towards a real hip-hop that suits him.

6) “Sun of a Gun” - Oh Land [US debut arrives this Fall]. Euro-siren ballerina from Denmark offers pop-pixie, alt-indie track with glam-sensibility.

7) “Bang Bang Bang” – Mark Ronson featuring Q-Tip [9-24-2010]. London pop with hip hop cameo by contemporary ultra hipster.

8) “Obsession” – Sky Ferreira [9-14-2010]. With Mike Rizzo re-mixing, this foxy Portuguese-American girl from California belts out a big dance-pop for her debut album to be released in 2011.

9) “Stereo Love” – Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina [8-10-2010]. Eerie alt-indie euro-dance club track by musician, producer, performer and composer from Bucharest, Romania.

10) “Loving You No More” – Dirty Money featuring Drake [9-21-2010]. The most recent mellow, auto-tuned track released by Bad Boy Records with a cameo by Drake.

11) “Cascade” -- DeLuka [10-12-2010]. UK rocker brings on the white girl rock-pop on her debut album.

12) “Costume Party” – Two Door Cinema Club [to be released]. Mixing electric polish with guitar driven hooks makes for a pop-driven number by emerging trio out of Northern Ireland.

13) “Giving up the Gun” – Vampire Weekend (9-7-2010). An alt-indie track that sounds like the rest of Vampire Weekend with a Paul Simon-twist.

14) “Fuck You” – Cee Lo Green [8-25-2010]. An old school funky-groove loaded up with a shitload of f-bombs.

15) “Where I’m Going” – Cut Copy (un-released). Australian indie electronic trio drop the summer’s joyful, hand-clapping rock tune. Come on! Lighters in the air, tripsters!

16) “Dressed in Dresden” -- The Hundred in the Hands [9-21-2010]. This Brooklyn-based duo fuses synth pop with post-punk and dream pop to churn out a danceable track on their debut full-length album.

17) “Letting Go (Dutty Love)” – Sean Kingston feat. Nicki Minaj [8-13-2010]. With his smooth Jamaican inflection and with a cameo by Nicki, the islander lays down another pop R&B track.

18) “Lay It Down” – Lloyd [8-31-2010]. A smooth, easy pre-game R&B track by urban crooner out of ATL.

19) “Pop the Trunk” – Yelawolf [7-27-2010]. A crisp and edgy hip-hop track by emerging underground rapper from Gadsen, Alabama.

20) “Worry About You” – 2 AM Club [9-14-2010]. Soul-inflected pop off debut album by band out of L.A.

21) “Nothing But Love” -- THE GRACIOUS FEW [9-14-2010]. Big phat rock sound with mighty guitar riffs comes from merging key members from two bands – LIVE and Candlebox.

22) “You Be Killin’ “Em” – Fabolous [8-31-2010]. Another hip-hop track praising shawty by East Coast rappers.

23) “Madder Red” – Yeasayer [8-9-2010]. Genre-bending band out of Brooklyn lays out indie track-titled EP.

24) “Groove Me” – Maximum Balloon [7-27-2010]. David Steik (founder of TV on the Radio) debut side project yields electric-mix-sound.

25) “Clap Your Hands” – The Ting Tings [un-released]. New Wave anthem with a hot button refrain – “Clap Your Hands if you’re working too hard” – from scrappy indie pop duo out of Manchester, UK.

26) “Big Wave’ – Jenny and Johnny [8-30-2010]. Country-indie-rock-sounding track with a splash of retro off debut album by a pair of LA lovebirds.

27) “Stuttering” – FeFe Dobson (9-7-2010). Radio-ready bubble-gum pop by 18 year old songstress out of Toronto.

28) “Lost Where I Belong” -- Andreya Triana (9-7-2010). The smoky title track from this first full-length album by R&B soulstress out of the U.K. is innovative and ambient.

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