KNOCKED DOWN...

New video from The Cool Kids. This is "Knocked Down" from the Gone Fishing mixtape collaboration with Don Cannon. Peep it.

GOURMET QUATTRO...

Part of the Holiday 2009 collection from Gourmet. Super clean.

THE APPLE AND THE TOOTH...

Also out this week is The Apple & The Tooth from Bibio. The album serves as a companion piece to the highly praised Ambivalence Avenue and features 4 new tracks from Bibio himself in addition to remixes from Clark, Wax Stag, Eskmo, Letherette, Lone, and more. Definitely check this one out. Courtesy of Warp.

ATTENTION DEFICIT...

Out today via Allido/Interscope is Attention Deficit, the long awaited debut from DC hip-hop wunderkind Wale.



The album is heavy with guest spots including Bun B, K'naan, Gucci Mane (yikes!), Lady GaGa (double yikes!), and more. Production is handled by a diverse group including Dave Sitek (of TVOTR fame), The Neptunes, Cool & Dre, Mark Ronson, and Best Kept Secret. Peep "World Tour" featuring Jazmine Sullivan after the jump.

TRIPPIN' AT THE DISCO...

Disco-rrific! New video from People Under The Stairs. This is "Trippin' At The Disco" from the highly slept-on Carried Away. Give it up for The P.

$FREE.99: ALEX B - BRAIN FOOD

Electro hip-hop beat maker Alex B has put together a mix of new unreleased tunes for FlyLo's Brainfeeder imprint (appropriately titled Brain Food) and is giving it away for FREE. Click here to download.

SHUTTER RELEASE...

Also out this week is Shutter Release, the sophomore full-length from brotherly post-rock duo Lymbyc Systym. The Brothers Bell deliver another batch of grandiose arrangements full of stacked keys, busy drums, majestic brass, and disembodied vocals. This is A+ headphone music for sure.

THE MUSIC SCENE...

Out this week in digital format only is The Music Scene, the new record from Blockhead. Block has taken his production game to the next level with TMS, incorporating Ableton Live into the mix to help him string together multiple beats, weaving them together into complex, surprising, and ultimately rewarding tunes. Check for it.

NOSAJ THING VISUAL SHOW TEST SHOOT...

Having seen this, I'm kicking myself that I missed the Nosaj Thing record release show in SF a few months back.

NIKE SPORTSWEAR BLAZER MID SUPREME "CURRY"...

Very nice. I'm intrigued...