The Best New Songs!

We work tirelessly every day to filter out the best new songs coming out in the world. Find your new favorites below.

04.26.2013

[MP3] Controller – “Make It Up” + “Kicking and Screaming”

in my head it all makes sense

Brooklyn’s Controller are holding it down for all the rock heads out there who just like some guitar, drums, bass, and some lyrics sing along too when you are jumping in the pit. Or driving in the car. Or running in the sun. I recommend doing all 3 to “Make it Up”. You will live longer and die happier. “Kicking and Screaming” is a jam too. Gett all that and one more for … continue reading

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04.25.2013

Max Frost – “White Lies” & “Nice and Slow”

i’m pickin’ up really sketch vibes, my girl’s been telling me lies

As if Austin, TX, wasn’t musically famous enough for SXSW now Max Frost is bound to put his town on the map again. His slinking, funked up jams are crafted to burrow deep in your mind and pull out deep thoughts and even deeper dance moves. Get into “White Lies” to warm up and “Nice and Slow” to cool down. Two sides of a damn talented coin.

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04.24.2013

The Last Royals – “I Hate California” & “Crystal Vases”

what once held flowers now holds ash from my two packs a day

The Last Royals have been kicking around my iTunes and inbox for a few years now but it wasn’t until I caught them live that I was struck with the severe error of my TLR-ignoring ways. These guys do not fuck around. Sure, I take issue with “I Hate California” but the slow jam is a good way to ease into their vibe. It gets funkier on … continue reading

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04.24.2013

[MP3] Hey Champ – “Comet”

if you see it you want it

Hey Champ have been TBE faves since nearly our very first post so I feel like a proud dad watching them grow up so strong and solid over all these years. An absentee dad who has had no involvement in their upbringing, but still. Get funkified with “Comet” and forget all about those Wednesday blues. Now we just gotta get em out to LA.… continue reading

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04.22.2013

City Calm Down – “Sense of Self”

your love is a house of cards that fractures beyond repair

More magic from down under. A bit of sinister edge seeps up from below on this otherwise sparkly groover that scores another goal for Australia’s eternal summer domination playlist.… continue reading

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04.22.2013

Bearstronaut – “Moniker”

we’re gonna stoke the heat till its too much to bear

The summer of 2013 is just around the corner and damn if I can’t taste it on the tip of my margarita-thirsty tongue. This jam may have come out closer to summer 2011 but that doesn’t mean it can’t find another life this year. Whether poolside or on the dance floor, “Moniker” has legs. Also, much love to Bearstronaut for the great name and for holding down in Boston these days. Stay … continue reading

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04.19.2013

Phosphorescent – “Song For Zula”

but my heart is wild, and my bones are steel, and i could kill you with my bare hands if i was free

I saw many things at this year’s SXSW but most glaringly, I saw that I had no idea who Phosphorescent was. Everyone was talking about him. As soon as the first seconds of “Song For Zula” hit my ears I knew why. I’ve heard the rest of his new album Muchacho. A handful of times, even. And it … continue reading

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04.19.2013

Classixx – “Holding On”

i been… i been, i been…

Classixx are most known to me for remixes but their slow venture into original track territory has been a pleasantly solid one (ahem, RAC…) ”Holding On” is a slippery nu-disco slice of perfection with all kinds of sweet instrumentation shimmying and shaking just under the surface. Horns, drums, synths, a knee-bending bass line, and lyrics that don’t require much brain power. Hello weekend!… continue reading

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04.19.2013

Tove Lo – “Habits”

you’re gone and i gotta stay high all the time to keep you off my mine

Besides looking eerily like a friend of mine, Stockholm’s Tove Lo sounds like she is going through a bit of a rough patch. A lot of poor decision making going on here. At least she was wise enough to tie it all up in this delicious pop jam that demands windows-down scream-along participation every time it comes on in the car. Just beware the dangers of … continue reading

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04.19.2013

Hot Since 82 – “Everyday”

It is not every day that I discover an artist named after myself. But it is nice that when it happens they craft such firm groove lashings such as “Everyday.” This is the kind of gentle jam for easing the brain into another weekend without causing the kind of permanent damage that may have resulted from last weekend…… continue reading

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