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Molek FMTalib Kweli: Gutter Rainbows (Blacksmith)
Talib Kweli serves out of the independent vs. commercial industry volleying that plagues rappers baited with the gangsta bling life
Hercules & Love Affair: Blue Songs (Moshi Moshi)
Hercules & Love Affair shifts focus from 70s disco to 80s house music.
Detonate: Holy Ghost
Funkier than the Go Team and whiter than LCD. Hey look, it’s Holy Ghost!
Discodeine: Discodeine (Dirty)
French duo of Pilooski and Pentile gets buzz-worthy love from the hipsters.
Cinnamon Chasers: Science (Modus)
Cinnamon Chasers aren’t a bunch of condiment crazies making music, just one Londoner, Russell Davies, making electronic music that’s 2 teaspoons short of cloying.
Bright Eyes: The People’s Key (Saddle Creek)
Dylan comparisons and rootsy folk music be damned: Conor Oberst aka Bright Eyes just wants to do his own thing.
Nicolas Jaar: Space Is Only Noise (Circus Company)
Nicolas Jaar is one of the newest and brightest of the moment’s feted lot of younglings in the dance and electronic music scene.
Adele: 21 (XL)
None other has the voice, soul, talent and heart to bring cheating bastards to their knees, begging and crying, than Adele.