RollnSmokeRecords Presents: Best New Songs Released in Past 60 Days

1) “Like a G6” – Far East Movement featuring The Cataracts (to be released). With electronic dubs and sexy girl backbeats, this dance track will get you movin’ in the dancefloor.

2) “Answer to Yourself” – The Soft Pack [2-2-2010]. Old-school sounding Garage rock from San Diego group that originally called themselves The Muslims but switched gears for their self-titled debut album.

3) “Heaven’s on Fire” – The Radio Dept. [3-23-1010]. A flowing indie pop track off recent EP released by rock band out of Sweden.

4) “Cooler Than Me” -- Mike Posner (featuring Big Sean) [1-26-2010]. R&B pop track with easy flow and dance sensibility.

5) “Hold You” – Gyptian [3-9-2010]. Tight, roots-minded reggae by emerging artist from St. Andrew, Jamaica. Ya, mon.

6) “I Don’t Care” – Raheem DeVaughn [3-2-2010]. With a smooth 80’s sound this new groovin’ R&B track will get you movin’, and go ahead and let the haters keep hatin’. Not our problem.

7) “Don’t Stop the Music” -- Jamie Cullum [3-2-2010] With jazz-infused piano and cool percussions, Brit jazz musician covers R&B songstress.

8) “Carry Out” – Timbaland featured Justin Timberlake [2-22-2010]. The dynamic duo pairs up again to churn out this boomin’ R&B dance track.

9) “Driving Me Crazy” – Sam Adams [3-4-10]. A feel-good, white-boy hip-hop pop track by beloved Boston boy that is appealing to the college crowd.

10) “Between the Lines” – Stone Temple Pilots (4-6-10). A good, old-fashioned rock track from the early harbingers of grunge.

11) “Wide Eyes” -- Local Natives [2-16-2010]. A plucky debut album from an L.A. band, with ethereal and gentle harmonies influenced by Pacific Northwest sounds.

12) “The Cave” -- Mumford & Sons [2-16-2010]. UK neo-folk quartet lays out banjos and acoustic guitars for a down-home sounding rock track.

13) Taio Cruz – “Break Your Heart” (featuring Ludacris) [2-23-2010]. This is the third smash single from emerging pop R&B singer out of London who wrote Rihanna’s smash hit “Umbrella.”

14) “As We Enter” – Nas and Damien Jr. Gong Marley [2-23-2010]. A quick-moving, tit-for-tat hip-hop mixed with reggae duet with old school background beats.

15) “Butta Kup” – Baby Bash (to be released) A sugary R&B pop track that covers everything sweet to describe l’object of desire.

16) “White Flag Warrior” – Flobots [3-16-2010]. A hearty alternative track that juggles indie rock with indie hip-hop by innovative seven-piece band out of Denver.

17) “Rocket” – Goldfrapp [3-10-2010]. With a pulsing dance beat, by signature pop rocker/keyboardist/composer out of Bath, England.

18) “Symphonies” -- Dan Black (2-16-2010). Combining symphonic backbeats with careful vocals from UK’s genre-mixing Wonky Pop movement.

19) “Tightrope” – Janelle Monae featuring Big Boi [2-23-2010). An upbeat, sometimes abstract, original, old school-sounding R&B track with cameo from Outkast frontman Big Boi.

20) “Armada Latina” – Cypress Hill featuring Marc Antony and Pitbull [3-2-2010). A remix of the cult 70’s CSNY hippy classic with a twist of hip-hop and a dash of south of the border fiesta.

21) “Alice” – Avril Lavigne (3-2-2010). The Canadian pop sensation adds her two cents to the new Almost Alice soundtrack with some serious vocal pipes.

22) “Follow Me Down” – 30H!3 featuring Neon Hitch [3-2-2010]. The alt-pop duo from Boulder releases its latest hit to be included on forthcoming ALICE IN WONDERLAND soundtrack and whose sound mixes electronica with booming rock guitar & vocals.

23) “Fall Hard’ – Shout Out Louds [2-23-10]. Airy, sleek guitar and vocals from proud indie-rock neo-cons out of Stockholm.

… The Following Tracks are Among the Best Tracks Released in the Past 60 Days -- currently unavailable on Playlist.com – but worth checking out …

1) “Beauty in the World” – Macy Gray [3-30-2010]. The lead track from her forthcoming album, while repetitive, is still upbeat an appealing pop.

2) “My People” – J Metro [2-10-2010]. A positive R&B track by emerging artist out of Houston that encompasses the full spectrum of beauty of people all over the world.

3) “John Boy” – Brad Mehldau [3-12-2010]. Chill, high art jazz music – keys, horns, reeds, percussion -- in the vein of melancholy George Winston with improvisational groove.

4) “Stay” – The Bodeans [4-6-10]. A good, old-fashioned, heartland rock track kicks off the latest album from the boys out of Wisconsin [4-6-2010].

5) “Feel the Music” – S.P.Y. [3-15-2010]. A contemporary dance-hop feel from Spearhead Records, this ephemeral track pulses a strobe, club beat.

6) “Move on Up” – Anjelique Kidjo and John Legend [4-6-2010]. A soulful duet covers Curtis Mayfield with full African drums and rich homeland vocals to achieve deep musical texture.

7) “Lemon Tree” – Josh Rouse [3-9-2010]. Baroque Pop with a retro-feel written by singer-songwriter, native Nebraskan and world traveler when he lived in Spain ( -- half the album is performed in Spanish!).

8) “On Time” – Disco Biscuits featuring tuPhace [3-16-2010] A grooving track with a disco wind by eclectic U Penn jam band.

9) “Poison” – The All-American Rejects (3-2-2010). A pretty acoustic number with harmonized vocals in support of the new ALMOST ALICE soundtrack.

10) “Redemption Day” – Johnny Cash [2-27-2010]. From his final album produced by Rick Rubins, this cover over the lovely original by Sheryl Crow has a gritty, spooky spirituality to it.