Pixtape is our roundup of the best new downloads from the month of October.
1. Mark Ronson and the Business Intl “Lose It (In the End)” featuring Ghostface and Alex Greenwald
It’s like the soundtrack to a speedy spaghetti Western with Ghostface rapping about love and jealousy, sending him to therapy.
Download track via Pretty Much Amazing
2. Deerhoof “The Merry Barracks”
Give us some distorted guitar and a hip-hip-ish beat, and we’re looking forward to the San Francisco band’s new album Deerhoof vs Evil out on January 25.
Download track via Large Hearted Boy
3. Lykke Li “Get Some”
Reportedly the stuff of heartbreak, this is a thundering, coy track that leaves you wondering which side of the hurdle she’s on.
Download track via The FADER
4. James Blake “Limit to Your Love”
People can’t stop drooling over this British producer (not the tennis player), and this dark Feist cover makes use of silence to increase tension that puts the listener at the edge of their seat.
Download track via Gorilla vs Bear
5. Suuns “Up Past the Nursery”
A steady, restrained song from the Montreal quartet’s debut album, Zeroes QC, now out via Secretly Canadian.
Download track via Chrome Waves
6. Twista “The Heat” featuring Raekwon
Hip-hop heads will appreciate this solid, chilled-out effort from two household names, and rock fans will dig the guitar and organ courtesy of longtime Chicago producers No I.D. and The Legendary Traxster.
Download track via Pitchfork
7. Aman Ellis “Hello”
Have a soft spot for downtempo or trip-hop cuts? You’ll dig this from the Alabama-native, Brooklyn-residing producer.
Download track via Avant Avant
8. Brian Eno “Horse”
It’s gritty, noisy and from his upcoming album Small Craft on a Milk Sea, out November 2 via Warp.
Download track via Antiquiet
9. The Ting Tings “We’re Not the Same”
Yes, it was written for Tommy Hilfiger’s new line of fragrances (do corporate partnerships really surprised you anymore?), but it still sounds like the sassy, energetic band.
Download track via NY Post
10. N.E.R.D. “Nothing on You”
Nothing new from the production team, but like most of their work, worth a few spins.
Download track via Rap Radar
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