NPR are now exclusively streaming the entire Flying Lotus third album ‘Until The Quiet Comes’. After releasing two classic LPs of modern electronica, leftfield soul and future beats with Los Angeles and Cosmogramma, how does Until The Quiet Comes fair? Find out, run forth and back it’s entire eighteen track glory here and watch the genius unravel itself. Released 1st October (UK) & 2nd October (USA) 2012 on Warp Records.

Does it live up to the first time you heard xx? Are you satisfied with Jamie’s work behind the boards? Is it the evolved or ritual follow-up you’d hoped for? Does it take you places? Find out below.

Coexist is released September 10th via Young Turk/XL.

Hats off to Tri Angle Records’ ethos: “Pop is religion. Overground is underground.” They’ve had some brilliant acts that coalesce with the both sides of the equilibrium – experimental music taking inspiration in Pop and vice-versa from Clammy Clams to AlunaGeorge. Another of theirs that’s had a grip on the headphones since last year’s stunning work With U, is Holy Other, returning last month with the teary eyed beauty of track ‘Love Some1′.

Having kept a cult fanbase engaged, the esoteric Other really delivers with this hyper-emotional second long player. It re-iterates his sound that takes a European sense of urbanity and melts it into one misty city. Aching, amplified layers of drone overpowering the spirit, as downtempo time signatures are thrown into turmoil making you want to, essentially, be ‘Held’. It’s 110% night bus. ‘Inpouring’, ‘U Now’ and ‘In Difference’ are corkers aswell. Get in the zone for 36 minutes and let it help you find your way out again #noseasonalaffectivedisorder. Out 27th of August.

Our girl Jessie Ware is just 4 days away from releasing her much anticipated debut album Devotion (we premiered the title track in March). Having seduced us over the past year with a string of stellar singles produced by the likes of Julio Bashmore, Dave Okumu & Kid Harpoon the wait for her sensational new album is almost over. Without question one of our favourite releases of 2012, Miss Ware exudes her effortless cool and delivers the perfect debut. Enjoy a full stream ahead of it’s August 20th release. Pre-order the album here.

After a string of inspired singles and an enticing album teaser, R&B revivalist Rochelle Jordan officially drops her debut album Pressure. Produced entirely by long-time collaborator KLSH, Pressure is a collection of well focused, tightly formed, progressive songs that not only channel Jordan’s healthy obsession with 90′s golden-era R&B, but also administer the atmosphere this new era has ushered in. KLSH’s productions have truly flourished over the past year – these beats are complex, airy and fractured in all the right places… but the key objective never forgotten: it bumps.

Fans of Nicole Wray’s Make It Hot,  Aaliyah’s One in A Million or SWV’s Release Some Tension should be particularly excited by this. Melodically speaking, in terms of accuracy, Rochelle Jordan (who wrote every song) is destroying everyone right now. Quote me. But it is ultimately the chemistry between Jordan and KLSH that makes all of this so completely arresting. These two are miles ahead of their competition; Pressure may well be one of the strongest R&B releases of the year.

Listen & download for free below.

Download: Rochelle Jordan – Pressure (LP)

8 years after the release of their debut LP, Nina Sky are finally back with a follow up album titled Nicole & Natalie. Intended to showcase both sides of their personalities’ & styles’, the free-to-download release features 8 new songs, including previous singles ‘Day Dreaming’ and ‘Heartbeat’. The album also includes this intriguing number called ‘Never Kissed You’ produced by Salaam Remi – a curious track that certainly does display a new side to the twins’ sound. Listen to the song and download the album (for free) below…

Download: Nina Sky – Nicole & Natalie (LP)

Having supported Brixtonian talent Cooly G for the last few years, we’ve been waiting on her to release that body of work that would really encapsulate her myriad of exotic influences, frolicking signatures and penchant for experimenting soulfully with British club sounds. As anticipated, her self-produced debut album is chock with sensuous vocal refrains and blissed out synths over tropical bass bumpiness. Sexy music for sexy people. Get transported.

Playin Me is released July 17th on Hyperdub. Stream below with some good headphones or woofs and a herb(al beverage).

Merry Christmas. Now available to buy on iTunes, whilst the physical is still set for a 17th July drop. Make sure you’re already up on his Jimmy Fallon performance this morning and of course that 3K. Tracklisting after the jump…

Read our review here.

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Going against the grain has been SpaceGhostPurrp’s ‘thing’ and it definitely seems to work for him. Signing to British indie label 4AD was a brave move, but after seeing him live recently, the young rising rapper seems to take it all in his stride.

With the forthcoming release of his debut album on Monday 11th June, SGP puts out the full stream for everyone to hear his syrup based, purple drank beats without cost. Get into it below.

After a string of incredible singles and sneak peak videos, Bobby Womack is finally about to release his much anticipated album The Bravest Man in the Universe. Produced by Richard Russell and Damon Albarn, the album marks Womack’s 27th release and features collaborations with Lana Del Rey and Gil Scott-Heron.

In an interview with the Guardian the legendary Soul singer said “bad as I been, I can sing my ass off, better than I could before” – an undeniable truth made abundantly clear while listening to the new songs. This has ‘Album of the Year’ (potential) written all over it.

The Bravest Man in the Universe is due out on XL Records on June 11th.

[via Guardian]