The Rakes- The Light From Your Mac (Link 2)
Another quick post this evening- financial aid forms are dominating my life, and must be conquered. I couldn’t deny you a new song by The Rakes, however…
The song is a bit more lilted and slower than their usual output, but ‘The Light From Your Mac’ is charming [...]

Lil’ Wayne- Prom Queen (Link 2)
Lil’ Wayne has scarily been referring to his dreams of ‘rocking out’ for a long while now. There were moments in the ‘Lollipop’ video where Weezy was clearly just living out his fantasy; kneeling on top of a limo, strumming away on a guitar that he could hardly play. It [...]

Sufjan Stevens- You Are The Blood (Link 2)
‘Come On, Feel The Illinoise’ was the clearest sign of Sufjan Steven’s intentions. Rather than just knocking out 50 albums worth of music, each ‘representing’ a state, Stevens would move to the place, allowing its history and particular culture to work its way into the genetic make-up of [...]

I’m all for a bit of banter. The web is full of people finding random stuff and slapping it all over Digg, Delicious or the nearest hype train, and I read a lot of it. Some people, however, take it a little bit far.
Hot Biscuits are one such group. Now, yes, their latest post has [...]

Eminem- Crack A Bottle (ft. Dr. Dre, 50 Cent) (Link 2)
No-one ever really believed that Eminem had retired… the guy has too much passion, too much anger, and that essential chip on his shoulder that will keep him in this game until he runs out of things to say. Fortunately, that time has yet to [...]

Justin Timberlake- Bigger Than The World (Link 2)
A new feature: the Post-It. These small excerpts will range in length, but will only take me a few minutes to post. They include a track or two, some short descriptions and are just another way for you to get the most out of The Cold Cut. Let [...]

Britney Spears- Circus (Diplo Remix) (Link 2)
So… ‘Circus’ was really, really impressive- I never got around to reviewing it, but take this as its classification as one of my pop albums of 2008. More Blackout Vol. 2 than anything else, the production was absolutely flawless and Britney did what she had to- with the boxes [...]

N.A.S.A.- Whacadoin? (ft. M.I.A., Santogold, Spank Rock & Nick Zinner) (Link 2)
N.A.S.A.- Gifted (ft. Lykke Li, Kanye West & Santogold) (Link 2)
On paper, N.A.S.A. could just be my band of 2009. They bring everything I love to the table. Huge production, a heap of featuring artists, big club bangers and a serious pedigree to boot. [...]

Animal Collective- My Girls (Link 2)
Okay, I just had to post about this track. I’m not bothered about how I am late anymore… in this case, it doesn’t really matter.
Animal Collective have been on the hype trail for a long while now, and with good reason. Their new album is admittedly awesome (the musical equivalent [...]

Tiga- Mind Dimension 2 (Link 2)
So as I begin to get back into the groove, I have started to become more and more drawn to trance, dance and the like. It’s rather strange to be honest, but I imagine a large amount of this newfound attachment has stemmed from my limited time on my decks- [...]

Crystal Castles Vs. HEALTH- Crimewave (Keìth Remix) (Link 2)
Right, so I might as well clear things up now. I really am stuck in a time warp- music which you guys would class as ’so last year’ is now feeling fresh to me. Imagine my unhappiness when Luis from PMA stated that my latest song choice [...]

Lil’ Wayne Ft. Pharrell- Yes (Link 2)
There really is no doubt. Weezy is definitely the craziest, if not the best, rapper alive. He also seems inseparable from his mic at the moment, due to the flurry of tunes that are finding their way out of the studio. ‘Yes’, his collabo with Pharrell, is the latest [...]

Too Many Fish- Subway Girl (Link 2)
Too Many Fish- Never Trust You (Link 2)
I love the hard-working people in the music industry. There is something really refreshing about seeing people devote their lives to the challenge- committing to music is a really big move, but we (the avid followers of music) have been fortunate enough [...]

Justice Vs. Ratatat- We Are Your Friends (BearBot Mashup) (Link 2)
Oh, don’t you love the feeling? We were sick to death of Justice and their ‘oh so familiar’ tunage, but things are on the up.
For a good year or so, Gaspard Auge and Xavier De Rosnay dominated blogs, aggregators and the radio, yet eventually, not [...]

I love Lupe Fiasco. In my eyes, the dude is a god. ‘The Cool’ was my album of 2007, and I still revisit ‘Food & Liquor’ every few weeks. Basically, Lupe is the best in the game at the moment.
Unfortunately, the reign is almost over, if Lupe has anything to say about it. His third [...]