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Happy Valentine’s Day, Trendlandians. Our lovers’ mix jumps through genres tapping into some more romantic outsiders like James Blake’s Joni Mitchell cover READ MORE

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Listen to “It’s Around You” here

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Simplicity has its advantages. Less can be more, but simplicity and some light beat boxing is a whole other fantastic ball game. Exhibit A: “It’s Around You.” READ MORE

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Listen to “La Bala” here

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Ana Tijoux‘s follow up album to her 2010 Grammy-nominated breakthrough debut, 1977 is a marching band of sounds. The twin-titled track, “La Bala” showcases that spry tongue of the Chilean rapper, READ MORE

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Listen to “Placid Acid” here

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A song can sing a thousand words, but Tourist‘s “Placid Acid” has to sing for itself. Not one lyric reaped could sow such a stammeringly psychedelic vibe: READ MORE

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Listen to “Bad Girls” here

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Live fast. Die young. That’s M.I.A.‘s motto. For the small percent of Americans who missed the bad girl’s middle finger to the FCC during yesterday’s NFL Super Bowl, this babe does not mind stirring up mass-televised controversy. READ MORE

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Listen to “Dougo Badia” here

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Fall in love with this energetic Afro-rock by Malian couple, Amadou & Mariam. In love at first clap-choir chant combination. READ MORE

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