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A weekly playlist for the listener with a one-track mind.
Beirut: "Postcards From Italy"
Behold as the indie-rock blogosphere crowns a new prince. His name is Zach Condon, a 19-year-old from Albuquerque who performs as Beirut, and his charming warble of a voice sounds aces alongside a ramshackle marching band of snare drums, trumpets and ukuleles.
Trap Squad (featuring Fabo): "What's Happenin' "
Snap music is what's happenin'. The super-minimal style of hip-hop continues to saunter out of Atlanta after delivering huge hits (and ring tones) from D4L and Dem Franchize Boyz. Ridiculously simple and undeniably catchy, "What's Happenin' " positions Trap Squad as the next snap group to go pop.
Ane Brun: "Balloon Ranger"
The Scandinavian singer plucks bittersweet notes from her guitar and gift-wraps them in emotive vocal harmonies, making for some of the most haunting indie-folk this side of your favorite Cat Power tune.
The RH Factor & D'Angelo: "[Expletive]"
Young jazzman Roy Hargrove coaxes R&B recluse D'Angelo out of hiding to croon a tune with a title that our moms would ground us for printing in the paper. Hargrove's trumpet sounds fine here, but D'Angelo's seldom-heard pipes are the highlight of this ambling soul-jazz ditty.
Debbie Harry: "Dirty N Deep"
Before Madonna rhymed "Mini Cooper" with "super-duper" on her 2003 single "American Life," Debbie Harry's bars on the Blondie hit "Rapture" held the title for most grating rap off all time. Debbie gets her crown back with "Dirty N Deep," a paean to jailed rapper Lil' Kim. "She wants love and affection/not the house of correction," Harry mumbles in misguided tribute. Download, listen, laugh and delete.
-- Chris Richards
