Best New Music: RollnSmokeRecords Presents: Best New Songs Released in Past 60 Days

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

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

RollnSmokeRecords Presents: Best New Songs Released in Past 60 Days

1. “Somebody that I Used to Know” – Gotye [leaked 7/2011]. Soulful groove track by Australian electronic pop trickster.

2. “Night Out” – Martin Solveig (6-9-2011). House pop by French DJ with pulsing electro backbeat is the lead track off forthcoming album

3. “Culture of Fear” – Thievery Corporation [6-28-2011]. The title track is markedly hip-hop with the familiar instrumental horns groove serving as background.

4. “Well OK, Honey” – Jenny O. [7-19-2011]. Lead song off debut EP features down home boogie guitar and a little lady with a message.

5. “I Stand Alone” - Theophilus London [7-15-2011]. New wave pop-soul artist out of New York lays out a catchy chorus on final track of debut LP.

6. “Call It What You Want” – Foster the People [5-23-2011]. A group grope track that gets its groove on off smokin’ debut album by indie pop rock band out of L.A.

7. “Wait in the Dark” – Memory Tapes [7-5-2011]. Smooth retro organ and vocals combine on this snazzy lead track off sophomore album by New Jersey-based alt-idie group.

8. “Twisted’ – Gorilla Zoe feat. Lil Jon [6-14-2011]. Rapper out of ATL collaborates on this boomin’ new hip-hop club track that’s sure to get rollies shakin’ in the air like you just don’t care.

9. “Circuital’ – My Morning Jacket [5-31-2011]. With sharp segues between heady pop and rock jam, this track is at once toe-tapping and listenable – all as done by Kentucky’s answer to Wilco.

10. “Amor Fati” – Washed Out [7-12-2011]. Ethereal, synthy lead track from new album by alternative musician Ernest Greene off debut full-length album.

11. “Pot of Gold” – The Game feat. Chris Brown [6-28-2011]. Chris Brown provides the harmonic refrain while The Game hits the hip-hop in this latest R&B duet which serves as the lead track on The Game’s forthcoming album.

12. “Gucci Gucci” -- Kreayshawn – [6/14/2011]. “Bad bitch,” Up-to-know good girl hip-hopper releases her debut single along with already notorious video (6/2011).

13. “Lose It” – Austra [5-24-2011]. Indie group based in Toronot features female vocals over cascading back beat off debut album.

14. “Must be the One” – She Wants Revenge [5-23-2011]. Formed in L.A. in 2003, this Depeche Mode-like band lays out a bangin’ alt track on forthcoming album.