At Long Last, André 3000 Is Rapping Again

1. Outkast, “Da Art of Storytellin’ Pt. 4”
This new track finds André 3000 turning in one of his best raps in years. Yeah, you read that right: André 3000 is actually rapping on this song! [Nah Right]

2. Deerhunter, “Calvary Scars”
America’s freakiest indie-rock band recently debuted this slow, creepy new tune at the Daytrotter studio. Unsurprisingly, Pitchfork loves it and wants to have, like, 9.3 of its babies. [Daytrotter]

3. Kate Nash, “Foundations”
British people keep insisting that Kate Nash is a “chav,” and we don’t really know what that means. We’re guessing that it translates roughly to “sounds a lot like Lily Allen.” [Hate Something Beautiful]

4. Girls Aloud, “Sexy…No No No”
We get the dismal, narcoleptic strip-club pop of the Pussycat Dolls, and British people get absurd, super-charged dance-rock hits like this one from Girls Aloud. It’s just not fair! [8/1]

5. Wire, “No Warning Given”
This cut from Wire’s latest EP proves that the British art-punk legends ought to run a seminar at the Learning Annex on how to age gracefully in rock and roll. [Audiversity] —Matthew Perpetua