Premiere: The Chemical Brothers x Miguel x Lorde - This Is Not A Game

This Is Not a Game! As we know Lorde has been busy curating the soundtrack for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1. So far with Yellow Flicker Beat her skills have been really impressive. Now she's enlisted The Chemical Brothers (for their first single since 2011) and Miguel for some serious battling. We love the hard industrial feel of the C.B beat paired with the raw yet soulful main vocals paired with the hypnotic mumbling. Damn cool!   

Premiere: Jessie Ware - Kind Of Sometimes Maybe

Jessie Ware keeps on killin' it with her Tough Love approach. Her new era is truly one stunning track after another. Say hello to Kind Of Sometimes Maybe - an amazing bedroom R&B jam that evokes great 90's artistry by Maxwell, Janet Jackson and En Vogue. Written by Jessie, Miguel and super hot teen duo BenZel this is a stand out of the material we have heard so far. It's super tight, flows like a river of crystal clear water and smells like candels and red wine, haha. Gleaming like a red bedroom light! Those ho-ho-ho backing vocals! So goooood! Enjoooy! Tough Love - the album is out October 13th!  

Full Album Stream: Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady

The booty don't lie! We're blown away by Janelle Monáe's The Electric Lady album from the very first listen. It's brilliant and definitely a contender for album of the year. Her gleaming collaborations with Erykah Badu and Miguel sound even better here and the extended version of the latter we adore. Janelle infuses her second album with soul, R&B, Motown, Jimi Hendrix vibes, disco and classic 70's film scores. It's sounds cohesive despite all the references and the over all production is outstanding. Big Boi and Sean Combs act both as executive producers and they're holding this album together beautifully. We love the radio interludes and the humour they bring to the project. Prince and his guitar solo kick start the album on Givin' Em What They Love and Solange lifts the title track to gloruous heights with her amazing voice and that horn section makes us wanna d.a.n.c.e! Album closer What An Experience is just so tender and makes us want to hit repeat instantly. Top marks! The whole album is booty drop amazing and when it's out on September 10th we're picking it up first thing. Listen to the full stream below! Thoughts?

Premiere: Janelle Monáe Feat. Miguel - PrimeTime

Ooo, how smooth is this?! Janelle Monáe and Miguel team up for PrimeTime, a super slinky slow jam that just hits us in all the right spots. Yes there too! And there! This collaboration is so perfect, their voices are so awesome it's no wonder what a joy it is to hear them together. Love the layered voices and richness of the music - even the electric guitar solo... It evokes some classic 80's power Prince and how can we say no to that? Janelle's hotly anticipated album The Electric Lady is out September 10th and we officially cannot wait!  

Mariah Carey & Miguel - #Hermosa

OK, so #Beautiful might not have been the massive summer hit Mimi and Miguel were looking for - it's still a great song though! No reason not to keep the fire burning they seem to think as the remixes are starting to really impact us. This includes a version in Spanglish! #Hermosa mixes it up but the Spanish parts are really good, so how awesome it'd be if it was full on! Also, the duo seem to really love this as they're joking around quite a bit. Con un culo así. Como?! What, I'm bilingual, you didn't know? Have a listen below! Pensamientos?