1. B.B. King, Bono, and the Edge, “When Love Comes to Townâ€
“The day before love came to town†was about twenty years ago, but at this event honoring King, it still sounds pretty good. [Scatter o’ Light]
2. Built to Spill, “Paper Planes†(M.I.A. cover)
Built to Spill must deal with notoriously strict Italian firearm and cash-register laws, yet still manage to nail a surprisingly faithful version of M.I.A.’s recent hit. [Stereogram]
3. Jason Forrest, “New Dark Agesâ€
Berlin-based producer Jason Forrest mixes Polvo’s 1994 Celebrate the New Dark Age EP into a single, lurching track. The song succeeds against long odds, but maybe that’s because Forrest has the experience of seeing what the “new dark ages†are really like. [Pitchfork]
4. Ben Sollee feat. Jim James, “Only a Songâ€
On this track from a tour-only EP, Sollee (along with fellow Louisvillian and My Morning Jacket front man Jim James) gives us a song that “won’t change the world,†but whose small-scale message might be a nice change from the election bombast. [Fuel Friends]
5. Hearts Revolution, “Ultraviolenceâ€
This new shouty un-dance track is typical of what you can hear in just about any milk bar in Williamsburg these days. [Pitchfork]