Day 379: On Rotation - London Grammar with "Hey Now" (Music Video)

Definitely one my favorite tracks from London Grammar's recent album If You Wait. Like I mentioned before, this is a band to watch out for this year so keep your eyes & ears open for them.

Really excited to see them perform live in LA at the El Rey next month.

Day 378: Turn Up Tuesdays with Flosstradamus - "Mosh Pit" (Music Video)

Seen Flosstradamus a few times live, and I gotta say I've had the most fun at their shows. Their beats are so insanely hard that you can't stop jumping up-n-down (you'd be a fool if you didn't get down with it), and they definitely know how to raise up that crowd energy.

Much applause for what these guys are doing with trap music, and I will probably be seeing them again at Coachella which should be f*cking awesome.

Day 377: The Weeknd remixes "Drunk In Love" (Audio)

This shit right here tho.. ok I'll admit Bey's original version of "Drunk In Love" is pretty good, but The Weeknd does an awesome job creating his own version & darkening it up a bit. If I were to choose which version is better, I'm going with XO.

Day 376: That New-New - SOHN with "Artifice" (Music Video)

Been listening to SOHN rather recently but I'm glad I found out about this d00d. He can will be the next up-n-coming big artist/producer sometime soon; no joke. Just wait for it and thank me later.

**UPDATE: SOHN will release a debut album called Tremors on April 7/8th. Stay tuned for that.

Check out my fav SOHN tracks (so far) after the jump.

Day 375: Added to my playlist - "Fall in Love" by Phantogram (Music Video)

I've heard of Phantogram, but never took the time to listen to them before and now I feel like an idiot. But hey, at least I got them in my radar now, right?

I stumbled on this recent track and boy ohh boy, I'm really feeling the bassy-synth, active drum patterns, and smooth vocals. Just really great structure to the song overall, and the visuals/graphics in the music video is really dope/creative too. I think I'm falling in love with the vocalist but I know I shouldn't based on the lyrics of this song... #heartbroken =X

If you're into Phantogram, get ready for their new album coming out next Tuesday, 2/18, called Voices. Pre-order here.

More Phantogram tunes after the jump.

Day 374: HBK Reppin' the Bay - Azure with "Psychedelic" (Music Video)

I've always been a supporter of Bay Area rap music (being raised in Cupertino), and it's been a minute since I've heard of any buzz over there recently until I started getting familiar with the HBK Gang (aka HeartBreaK Gang). It looks like IAMSU! has been holding it down for a while and has been the face of the crew with help from Jay Ant, P-Lo, and others.

I really just wanted to shout out their DJ, Azure, for the main reason I've been doing research on their crew and getting hooked on their music. I'm rooting for these guys to blow up and put Bay Area rap back on everybody's radar. Let's hope they can build a scene.

Check out IAMSU!'s recent track he released featuring 2 Chainz & Sage the Gemini (the newest HBK member) after the jump...

Day 373: Banks x Shlohmo collab on her new song "Brain" (Audio)

Can't wait to see Banks again at the upcoming Coachella Music Festival.

s/o to Shlohmo on the production tho. He's a dope beat producer & has some sick remixes. I highly recommend you get familiar (check his soundcloud here).

Day 372: All she needed was some.. - Childish Gambino x Chance The Rapper (Audio)

I wasn't really feeling Childish Gambino's recent album Because the Internet but there were a few songs that resonated to my ears (like this one "The Worst Guys"). I never really got into Gambino's music much before but this can be a start. His overall sound just isn't doing it for me right now, but I'll keep listening and be open-minded about his music.

I also liked the song "Telegraph Ave" which you can stream after the jump.

Day 371: Just Now Listening To - Tycho with "Dive" (Audio)

I wish I had found out about Tycho's music before. Man, I missed out on a few festivals he was at and that I was there too; so oblivious to his set at the Treasure Island Music Festival in 2012 (back then I was hyped up about AraabMuzik & SBTRKT).

Anyways, his music provides some very mellow listening with different kind of soft synth melodies mixed in with some upbeat drums and smooth baselines. He really doesn't even need any vocals; the instrumentals are fine as they are.

FYI, he's coming out with a new album, Awake, set to be released on 3/18/14. You can pre-order it on itunes here.

Stream the rest of his past album, Dive, after the jump.

Day 370: Just Heard - Submotion Orchestra with "1968" (Audio)

Chorus:
"And this light,
Won't shine so bright;
But there'll be,
Enough to see right."

By now, we all know the majority of new & emerging music comes out of the UK as that's been the testing grounds for experimental kind of music. With that, hailing from the UK is Submotion Orchestra. So, I checked them out from a friend's reference and instantly became attached after hearing the song, 1968, which is the title of their recent EP too (released in Nov 2013). They got this new-age jazz sound to their music.

First off, I'm typically a beat type of guy and I'm also very drawn to good singers/vocals, so this song really matches my kind of tune. What draws me is the dreamy synths, mixed of drums patterns, great use of reverb overall, and the women with the vocals who has a such emotion & smoothness with her voice (sorry, I don't know her name!). Gotta put this on repeat right now.

Check out the rest of their EP, 1968, after the jump, as well as their recent music video for the song "Hard To Stay".