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Cello Player Crazily Invites Wrath of Kanye West
1. Ben Sollee, “Dear Kanyeâ€
Wow. Ben Sollee, a bush-league folkie, pens Kanye a musical open letter in which he tells him “you don’t need a light show, just good flows,†a likely reference to West’s delayed, much-criticized Bonnaroo performance and resultant blog rant. If he writes another song as condescending as this one, Sollee is going to find himself with more than a nasty blog post to worry about. [Backseat Sandbar]
2. Dizzee Rascal, “That’s Not My Name†(Ting Tings cover)
England’s Minister of Grime drops by Live Lounge to remake the Ting Ting’s wallflower anthem as an angry track about hate speech. [Mixtape Maestro]
3. Man Man, “Doo Rightâ€
Man Man leader Honus Honus sings, “I want to hold you until the mountains turn to sand,†but settles for “until his keyboard runs out of power.†[Pitchfork]
4. UNKLE feat. Josh Homme, “Chemicalâ€
James Levelle gets help from a Queen of the Stone Age on this paranoid (and pretty good) track off his new record. [Swill Merchant]
5. Anoraak, “Talking in Your Sleep†(Romantics cover)
Anoraak somehow manages to make this cover sound even more retro than the original. [Culture of Me] —Ehren Gresehover