Every Tuesday Single Minded highlights new tracks hitting stores (or the Web) this week. On Fridays, come back for rarities, remixes, mash-ups and more.
The Ting Tings, “That’s Not My Name” [Kasper Bjorke Remix]
Brit sensations get spit-shined and lasered-up in this shivery electro remix.
Cody ChestnuTT, “Afrobama” [Campaign Song]
Clawing his way out of obscurity, Cody ChestnuTT goes from four-track Prince to four-track Fela Kuti with this spry little Afropop endorsement of Barack Obama. Mighty Sparrow and Coco Tea were unavailable for comment.
Various Artists, Various Mashups [Mashup]
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Forget that Girl Talk album; here’s a bunch of mash-ups custom-built for floor-moving. Show me a soul unstirred by the combination of Toto and Boogie Down Productions, and I’ll show you a soul I would never want to hang out with on a Friday.
Old 97s, Several Songs [Live]
Old 97s drop by the AOL Spinner studio with a sheaf of new songs and a couple of new nuggets. Whole room melts in the face of Rhett Miller’s overpowering hotness.
Shearwater, Songs from Rook [Live]
The male gender’s answer to Kate Bush: Shearwater write tender, tremulous, mystic songs about birds and… um, well, mostly birds.
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