Alicia Keys - Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart
Produced by Jeff Bhasker & Alicia Keys
From the forthcoming The Element Of Freedom

It sounds like something off a 2010 The Bodyguard remake. And that’s a very good thing if you’re not up on your Whitney Houston for some reason. The man behind the boards here is Mr. Jeff Bhasker who’s making a name for himself with credits on tracks like “Swagga Like Us”, half of 808’s & Heartbreak (the better half), and a third of The  Blueprint 3. If he’s not the king of that new sound, I’m not quite sure who is.

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Neil Young - Philadelphia
From 1993’s Philadelphia: Music From The Motion Picture

I just saw this movie for the first time last night. Pretty great. So is this song.

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Brenda Holloway - When I’m Gone
Written By Smokey Robinson
from 1965

A straight up classic that’s been in my head all week long. Hooks you from the intro and never lets go. Ooh-Ooh-Oooh.

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Atlas Sound - Shelia
produced by Bradford Cox
from 2009’s Logos

Posting this cause it was one of the highlights of last night’s show, not because the album got “Best New Music” this morning.  Bradford Cox’s work in Atlas Sound and Deerhunter is really the only new “rock” music that’s grabbed me in the past several months. A testament to the fact that I still have some teenage angst somewhere inside me.

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Big Daddy Kane - Ain’t No Half Steppin’ [from 1988]  DL

Cause you haven’t heard this song in way too long. And it’s just soooo good.

Brainiac - Fucking With The Altimeter [from 1994’s Bonsai Superstar] DL

I’m not in love with the songwriting here, but the close-mic production is just intoxicating. Besides the percussive mouth sounds in the background, every hard consonant and every popping P comes off as part of the rhythm track. And I dig that.

Lil’ Scrappy - I’m Back DL

This song isn’t my fav. ever or anything, but I have to give it up to Lil’ Jon for sampling NIN’s Closer. Also what’s the general opinion on playing Closer at a wedding? Do I need to play an edit? Or just wait til super late at night? … Or should I be relieved of duties for even considering it?

Three Times Dope - Funky Dividends DL

A Golden Age delight. A nice companion piece to De La’s “Talkin’ Bout Hey Love”. As always hit me up with whatever you’ve got that falls into this category.