I’ve been writing the New This Week column at MSN Music since the beginning of the year, and this slate of albums is definitely the strongest yet—Album of the Year contenders from Marnie Stern and Kacey Musgraves, a glorious Suede comeback, Brian McKnight’s time-warp to the glory era of Urban AC, and Justin Timberlake’s sorta-wanky 20/20 Experience.
Related: I strongly recommend following Maura’s 2013 albums and 2013 awesomeness playlists on Spotify.
Meshell Ndegeocello & Toshi Reagon cover Nina Simone’s “Real Real.”
I love the harmonic progression in this one… so smooth.
Source: Spotify
Aimee Mann - ‘Charmer’ from the new album of the same name out soon!
Julie’s post reminded me that Aimee Mann is always great to listen to, but most especially on rainy days.
“Hold On When You Get Love and Let Go When You Give It,” Stars.
Source: SoundCloud / Stars
Rufus Wainwright, “Rashida.” I spent part of a drive from New Braunfels back to Austin on Saturday telling my friend K how wonderful this album is.
Source: Spotify
Icona Pop, “Manners.”
(via maura)
Think “Call Me Maybe” will be the song of the summer? You may be right. But we are totally behind dark-horse candidate “I Love It,” by Icona Pop.
Chris Richards ponders both songs, and other summer contenders, here.
Crazy and fun, but I don’t love it (ahem) as much as “Call Me Maybe.”
New Metric! “Speed the Collapse” off their upcoming June release. I’m really looking forward to this one. (h/t mu4ma)
Source: SoundCloud / Metric
MS MR, “Hurricane.” (discovered via mu4ma)
Source: SoundCloud / msmrsounds
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