January 22, 2010 | 3:15pm ET
Congrats! We’ve reached yet another Friday, and given how chaotic this week has been (Coachella, Haiti Benefit Concerts, and Gorillaz galore!), it couldn’t have come soon enough. So, let’s celebrate this Friday with a bang! As always, below you’ll find this week’s mix of the best new singles, covers, and remixes along with mp3s from some up-and-comers you just might want to check out! Yep, Friday!
NEW Singles:
- “Mossy” by Aa
- “Nuke Duke ‘Em” by Dinowalrus
- “Modern Drift” by Efterklang
- “Crawl” by The Fire and Reason *
- “Waves” by Holly Miranda
- “Let Go” by jj
- “The Trailer and the Truck” by Josiah Wolf (of WHY?)
- “Black Eyes” by Shearwater
- “Steppin’ 2 Me” (feat. GZA, Masta Killa & Inspectah Deck) by Wu-Tang Clan
Covers, Remixes, and all that JAZZ:
- “Two” (Buffetlibre Remix) by The Antlers
- “With a Bang” (Mix) by Black Noise
- “Boy From School” (Hot Chip Cover) by Grizzly Bear
- “I Won’t Kneel” (Treasure Fingers Epicwave Remix) by Groove Armada
- “Girl I Love You” (She Is Danger Remix) by Massive Attack
- “Timed Pleasure” (Body Language Remix) by Toro y Moi
- “Horchata” (Christian TV Remix) by Vampire Weekend
Something to CHECK OUT:
- “NakedGirls.com” by Brother Gruesome
- “He Was Worse Than The Needle He Gave You” by The Delta Mirror
- “Life Coach” by Fang Island
- “Contrails” by The Hush Now
- “Bluebird” by Laura Barrett
- “Well Alright” by Peasent
- “My Dear One” by The Shondes
- “April is the Kindest Month” by The Very Most
- “Son of Sam” by Violent Soho
* = previously unreleased
Hat tip to Spinner, Stereogum, and Pitchfork for mp3 support