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SBTRKT – BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge Session

SBTRKT and Sampha took some time recently to visit BBC Radio 1‘s Annie Mac, recording his Live Lounge Session. After finishing a live version of “Hold On”, a track from his self-titled debut LP, the pair also graced our ears with a fantastic cover of Friendly Fires‘ “Blue Cassette”. The mysterious UK producer is currently in the studio working on his next LP, which will contain a track featuring Friendly Fires’ vocalist Ed Macfarlane. You can listen to the Live Lounge Session in full below, courtesy of Young Turks.

Video: Chiddy Bang – “Ray Charles”

Below, you can check out the Alan Ferguson directed visuals for Chiddy Bang‘s first single off of Breakfast, the fun, energetic “Ray Charles”. In the video, Chiddy and Xaphoon let loose and get their groove on, experiencing a sort-of out-of-body experience while lounging away on the couch. Breakfast will be out everywhere on February 28th.

Listen: Action Bronson – “Contemporary Man”

Queens big man Action Bronson had a huge 2011 with his no-nonsense flow and Ghostface-like talents on the mic. To ring in the new year, Action B teamed up with Party Supplies on a brand new track entitled “Contemporary Man”, a track that includes an endless list of samples ranging from Phil Collins to Charlie Sheen. You can’t really go wrong with ’80’s samples and some good, old-fashioned spitting.

Bronson and Party Supplies are currently wrapping up their full-length project Blue Chips, on which “Contemporary Man” will make its official debut. You can expect Blue Chips to drop in February.

MP3: Action Bronson – “Contemporary Man (Prod. By Party Supplies)”

Watch: WU LYF Live on Letterman

Manchester’s WU LYF made their US television debut on The Late Show with David Letterman last night, introducing their music to the audience by playing the unintelligible but passionate “Heavy Pop”, off of 2011’s debut Go Tell Fire to the Mountain. “That talented quartet from Manchester, England” (as Letterman himself put it) even managed to throw in a surprise when frontman Ellery Roberts shouted out, “What up motherf***ers?” to end the track, much to the delight of the audience and to Letterman. Quite an impressive debut.