July, 2011 | Lost In The Sound

Single: Pusha T – “Trouble On My Mind (feat. Tyler, The Creator)”

By Frank Wu ⋅ July 9, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Track: “Trouble On My Mind (feat. Tyler, The Creator)”
Artist: Pusha T
Release Date: July 9, 2011
Label: GOOD Music/Def Jam

Pusha T always has his drugdealer past on his mind (and in his verses), but this time, the Clipse rapper teams up with Odd Future‘s Tyler, The Creator to discuss the trouble on his mind. The first single from Pusha’s upcoming mixtape Fear of God 2: Let Us Pray, “Trouble On My Mind” features simplistic, atmospheric, and ultimately haunting production from The Neptunes and three on-point verses. Pusha spins a story about his troubled past before handing the mic to Tyler, who delivers a maniacal verse in his signature style. The two then split the third verse, with Tyler referencing his highly-successful single, “Yonkers”, and Pusha T closing by addressing the mismatch between himself and Tyler: “This is for the critics who doubted the chemistry/Two different worlds, same symmetry.” Thankfully for us, he’s right; despite the stylistic differences on paper, the collaboration simply works.

“Trouble On My Mind (feat. Tyler, The Creator)” is from Fear of God 2: Let Us Pray, set to be released on August 23, 2011 via GOOD Music/Def Jam.

Rating: 8/10

Contest: All Time Low Ticket Giveaway

By Frank Wu ⋅ July 7, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Pop rockers All Time Low are currently gearing up for their “Gimme Summer Ya Love” Tour in support of their new album, Dirty Work. We’ve partnered with the band to give a pair of tickets away to one fan on each date of the tour. Five of these winners will then also receive a copy of Sims Generation, which includes “I Feel Like Dancin'”, the first single from Dirty Work.

All Time Low will be joined by The Starting Line, Cartel, Mayday Parade and a number of other bands. Interested?

Enter the contest here. The contest ends July 20th and the tour begins on the 25th, so act now.

Balance and Composure To Tour Canada, Australia, and US

By Frank Wu ⋅ July 6, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

have just announced a slew of new tour dates, with the band touring Canada and Australia before embarking on a full US tour. They will be joined by a number of bands throughout, including La Dispute,Make Do And Mend, Polar Bear Club, and Fireworks.

Full dates and tour guests are listed below. (more…)

Sublime With Rome Stream

By Kevin Miao ⋅ July 6, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

It has been over a decade since the death of legendary frontman of Sublime, Bradley Nowell. Two years ago, on August 31, 2009, the remaining members of the band announced that the band would be reuniting with a young boy by the name of Rome Ramirez. Many fans grew angry, but over the last two years, Rome has impressed fans from all over the world. Sublime with Rome have released a stream for their new album, Yours Truly. Listen to the entire album below.

Deep Elm Records – Like Their Facebook to Get Free Music!

By Jeff Wilde ⋅ July 6, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Deep Elm Records will give away one record per week for the rest of the year if their Facebook page gets 2,000 likes by July 15. They’re at 1,882 so let’s finish it off for the sake of free music!

Listen: Mumford & Sons – “Home (Live on KBCO)”

By Frank Wu ⋅ July 5, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Mumford & Sons dropped by Colorado radio station KBCO the other day to perform a brand new song titled “Home”. The English folk-rock/pop band announced at Glastonbury a few days ago that they have been recording a new studio album, set to be released later this year. “Home” is rumored to be included on the new album, which will be the band’s follow-up to the critically-acclaimed debut Sigh No More.

Check out the live studio recording of “Home” below.

Video: The Dean’s List – “Dear Professor”

By Frank Wu ⋅ July 4, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Dean’s List have released a brand new video for their song “Dear Professor”, a standout from their mixtape The Drive In. In it, the three-piece attempt to prove that they haven’t changed because of their recent buzz and are still kids at heart. But really though, who throws eggs at the homeless?

Single: The Knux – “Run (feat. Kid Cudi)”

By Frank Wu ⋅ July 2, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Track: “Run (feat. Kid Cudi)”
Artist: The Knux
Release Date: July 1, 2011
Label: Cherrytree/Interscope

Kid Cudi-featuring “Run” is the second song to drop from rap-rock duo The Knux, who will be releasing their sophomore effort later this year. It’s the same fresh, innovative sound that we’ve already heard from the hip hop duo, combined with the experimental rock sound that Cudi has been focusing on lately. But while Cudi’s new individual work has fallen quite flat (see “Perfect Is The Word”), “Run” is fun — it’s light-hearted, good-natured rock-rap, perfect for the summer months. There isn’t much substance here, but if you’re going to be anywhere near the sun for the next few months, it might be a good idea to keep “Run” on your playlist.

“Run (feat. Kid Cudi)” is from Eraser, set to be released in September via Cherrytree/Interscope.

Rating: 6.5/10

Listen: Caribou and Jacques Green Remix Radiohead

By Tait Gu ⋅ July 1, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

On July 4th in the UK and July 5th in America, Radiohead will be releasing a series of limited edition 12” releases of remixes of their latest album, The King of Limbs, which was released early this year in February. The first of these releases will contain a remix of “Little By Little” by Caribou and a remix of “Lotus Flower” by Jacques Greene. The remixes will be available for order here on their release day. Check them out below.

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