Teairra Mari attempts to distract your life with this new video. ‘U Did That’ featuring 2 Chainz is the first single taken off Mari’s upcoming second album. Produced by Rico Love – the track is pretty decent, not entirely sure it’ll light up the charts (or blogosphere for that matter) though. We’ll see.

Only the second Death Grips video I have ever seen, I totally expected it to be as visceral and near vomit inducing as the first one ‘Guillotine’. However, despite expectations, ‘Hustle Bones’ isn’t quite so violating.

If ‘Guillotine’ was the California group trying to scare the shit out of us, then ‘Hustle Bones’ is the band attempting to woo us.  Coaxing us into their world by showing us scenes of  washing machines full of cash money, weed and pills.

“Oh come inside you say? There is more of this in there you say?” Only to find  frontman, Stefan Burnett on the other side spitting in your face (Say it. Don’t spray it dude) and spilling beer all over your trainers. Those pesky kids!

‘Hustle Bones’ is taken from the debut album Money Store. Out on Epic now.

Almost a year to the day we first introduced a burgeoning young artist by the name of Javeon McCarthy. Signed to London based cult label PMR (home to Jessie Ware, Julio Bashmore, Two Inch Punch), he quickly affirmed himself as an artist ready to create something new, while maintaining an impossible-to-ignore connection to the golden era of R&B.

His first two singles ‘Love Without a Heart’ (prod. by Julio Bashmore) and ‘Lost Time’ (prod. by Craze & Hoax) were both shining examples of his stylistic ethos and both displayed his talents as a singer. Then last month he dropped ‘Precious’ and together with producer Two Inch Punch basically shamed any attempts made by superstar R&B artists (no names) at reviving authentic, genuine, passionate R&B. ‘Precious’ established an exciting connection between McCarthy and TIP – both clearly brought out the best in each other. Vocally – Javeon was on some entirely next wave too.

With the single due out on June 4th, and an EP to follow shortly after – Javeon and PMR have released a live performance of the track – flmed at one of London’s most beloved record store basements.

Last night The xx performed the first in a string of intimate shows in London/around the UK. They opened the first show by performing a brand new song – it’s unclear at present what the title of the song is, but the recording up top is pretty clear – you hear enough to recognise the bands trademark sound is still very much in tact.

Here’s hoping we hear this in full soon.

(via FACT)

We brought you a special episode of Rehearsal Rooms last month featuring Syco signed singer/songwriter/producer Labrinth, who exclusively performed his new single ‘Express Yourself’. Now it’s time to get a look at the songs official video – which has just been released. Peep up top…

After making the BBC Sound of 2012 shortlist and emerging with hype inducing tracks ‘Friend Crush‘ and ‘I’m his girl’, the Lucky Numbers signed band Friends, seemed to disappear into the ether. Several months later the Brooklyn based outfit are back with a new video for their latest single ‘Mind Control’. ‘Mind Control’, like much of their other material is reminiscent of 80′s Nu Wave pioneers Tom Tom Club and fittingly their new video takes us back to a dystopia portrayed so well in SciFi films of that era. The polished video and solid track suggests to me that we won’t have to wait as long to hear from Friends this time round.

As climatic as the audio, the Alpines release the visual for their forthcoming single.Confidently producing a magical realm of dramatic close ups, stunning outfits and a striking setting, the Alpines are pushing the boundaries of credible avant garde pop with this one.