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Top 5 iHearditOn.com Song Recs (week ending 11.21.09)

1. John Mayer. “Inner City Blues (Marvin Gaye Cover), (mp3) (Ant: John is still one of the most soulful cats in the game and he does Marvin right on this one.)
2. Maxwell, “Bad Habits” (Dave Nada Club Mix), (stream) (mp3) (Ant: Get your uptempo late night sweaty grind on to this one.)
3. Souls of Mischief, “Proper Aim”, (stream) (mp3) (Ant: “I’m in the love with hiphop it ain’t lust” Dope harder version of the Hiero crew. Prince Paul on the beat.)
4. Robin Thicke, “Sex Therapy”, (video) (Ant: Robin goes Ciara on this record but do see the women in this video? WHOA.)
5. Blakroc feat. Mos Def, “On The Vista”, (stream) (mp3) (Ant: Rock sluggishness with Dante rhyme javelin and Black Keys on the backdrop. CLASSIC.)

Andrew's Top 5

1. Robin Thicke feat. Jay-Z, “Meiplé” (mp3) (Ant: International pimp ish....tell me what you think of this one.)
2. Bilal, “Levels” (Plug Research/Vtech CMJ Showcase) (video) (Ant: I am literally counting the days until Bilal drops his next album)
3. Elizabeth and the Catapult, "Taller Children" (mp3) (Greg: Couch-tested vocals and a light but tight bass line give this song all its charms.)
4. Rain Machine: "Give Blood" (Video) (AR: Dark, hungry, lonely rock and roll.)
5. Them Crooked Vultures, "Them Crooked Vultures" (Album Stream) (DJFD: You know you want to)

Andrew's Top 5

 

1. Memory Tapes - Bicycle (Horrors Cosmic Dub) (AR: Love The Horrors. Colorful and clever. This is no exception.)
2. Teengirl Fantasy: "Portofino" (AR: Rich instrumentals, vocals HEAVILY synthed. Am still surprised when synth sounds new.)
3. Oh No Ono "Swim" (Greg: Tonally and emotionally ambiguous, yet totally remarkable.)
4. Robin Thicke – Dirty It Up (Prod. Scott Storch) (AR: a bit of an 80s Hall and Oates feel to this one. Here's hoping Scott Storch is back on top of his game...)
5. The Big Pink: "Dominos" (AR: I caught this on the Download 15 on XMU. Expanding soundscape sounded great in my car, which means the acoustics on my laptop are subpar...)