The Singles File

The Singles File

Blue-eyed soul guy Thicke duets with Eve in
Blue-eyed soul guy Thicke duets with Eve in "Fantasy." (Interscope Records -- Umg)
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Tuesday, July 1, 2008

A weekly playlist for the listener with a one-track mind.

Eve featuring Robin Thicke: "Fantasy" We're not exactly sure when Thicke became the go-to white guy for hip-hop artists looking for a blue-eyed soul injection. But he did. On this duet with Eve from her possibly never-to-be-released, 2007-ish disc, "Here I Am," they take on the little-examined topic of love in the club.

Liz Phair: "Untitled New Song" The recent rerelease of "Exile in Guyville" has made everyone long for a return to the days when gas was $1.06 a gallon and Phair wanted to be Mick Jagger, not Avril Lavigne in clogs and a micro-mini. More evidence this is not going to happen: The untitled new track, played during her recent return to "Guyville" mini-tour.

Andy Yorke: "Rise and Fall" Ever wonder what Thom Yorke would sound like without the falsetto and those weird computer noises? No? If this new song from his younger brother is any indication, he'd sound a lot like an artier, one-man version of the Fray.

A-Trak featuring Lupe Fiasco: "Mastered" Kanye West's tour DJ collaborates with the increasingly inescapable Fiasco on this outtake from "Running Man," a new, Nike-commissioned workout mix.

Ulver featuring Siri Stranger: "Thieves in the Temple" Prince recently took legal action against an unauthorized tribute collection, "Shockadelica," which featured five discs' worth of awesome cover tracks by Norwegian artists. This contribution from the super-serious, New Agey metal band Ulver is one of the few tracks still floating around the blogosphere.

-- Allison Stewart



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