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Jack White is probably one of the best artists of our time, they’ll surely be talking about him for years to come and say: “Jack White one of best producers ever”. We have all heard and admire his work, from The White Stripes to his latest collaboration with Daniele Lupi & Dangermouse’s Rome. It is now time for him to explore a new genre, a mind bending one at that. Imagine someone took Mozart and The White Stripes, put them on a blender and put rap as the cherry on top.

With the help of Insane Clown Posse plus JEFF the Brotherhood comes this new song called “Leck Mich Im Arsch” (Lick My Ass) it was recently uploaded to Jack White’s online website for his record label Third Man Records. Enjoy!

With vocals that seem to mimic those of Fiona Apple at a first listen , this lady delivers a song that’s a bittersweet treat;  a ghost- like sugarcoated voice with a bitterly somber core yet with a playful and funky sounds. It has a sense of mischief but it’s  her passive girlish voice that holds the entire song navigating thoroughly across a creepy music box tune. Although it might be hard to be fond of the song at a first listen, with each repeat it slowly caves it’s way into the most played playlist.

From St. Vincent‘s upcoming new album Strange Mercy (Sept 13), check out Cruel.

Plus check out this live version on David Letterman.

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Tuesday is a good day to be introduced to an interesting band. Today, we want to share with you one of our most recent discoveries, the Brooklyn-based, ethereal, time-stopping, highly melodic dream poppers known as Teletextile. Led by Pamela Martinez, who joins forces with Tim Cronin, Alex Topornycky and Allan Mednard, Teletextile create a very particular sound, with instruments that range from harp to banjo; complex but subtle, very meticulous, exploring music in wide extents and unafraid of being highly ambitious even though they are new on the scene. With only one EP on their resumé, which we are sharing with you below, we dare to think Teletextile is comparable in both quality and sound to Bjork, Dirty Projectors and PJ Harvey. One of favorite new artists of the year. Enjoy their EP and tell us what you think. Also, check out their video for “What If I”.

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“What If I” by Teletextile – BTR Hear & There [ep30] from BreakThru Radio TV on Vimeo.

Today we are proud to present “Grenades”, the third episode of the live studio sessions we recorded in Mexico City with Rey Pila. If you enjoy it, be sure to check out their twitter @reypila and like their fb page. We had a great time with the band and the people at the studio while we were doing the sessions, thanks to all the people involved and most importantly we want to thank our readers for making this effort worthwhile and satisfactory. Share it with your friends and we’ll see you around.

On August 16th The War on Drugs released their new album “Slave Ambient” a set of dreamy rock jams made to remind you of your teenage years. Baby Missiles and Come to the City are two amazing tracks, both very different, provoking different feelings and setting different moods but with the same intention: to be heard as loud as possible! So go on ahead be sure to crank up the volume!

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Reading Festival’s 2011 took place in the heart of beautiful Reading (UK) this past weekend. Saturday was headlined by The Strokes, and right in the middle of their set Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker took the stage to perform a cover of The Cars “Just What I Needed”. Of course, Julian looks uncofortable and awkward, as he always does, which has nothing to do with the lack of chemistry between them. The song is very loyal to the original and a huge classic, check it out and let us know what you think in the comments below.

A while ago, we posted Nurses first single “Fever Dreams” from their upcoming sophomore album Dracula (amazing cover btw). They have now shared with us  a new track entitled “Trying to Reach You“, their sound has been difficult to describe but we would call it a sort of uplifting pop/electronica. Trying to Reach You is far more subtle and easy going that the first single thus increasing our desire to buy and hear the entire record. Pre order the album over at their web page here and you’ll get an instant download  of the full album even thought the physical version won’t be released until September 20th. Go ahead listen to this new track and if you like what you hear you might as well pre order it now!

Nurses – Trying To Reach You

Last week, the live session Radiohead recorded for the site From The Basement, was finally made available in full for free for a limited time only. For those who weren’t huge fans of their new record, this is the time to give them another chance. The complexity of the songs on KOL and Radiohead’s talent are more than evident in this 1hr-long video and easier to appreciate than while playing the record itself. I recommend you watch this sessions with the least of interruptions and a damn good sound system. You’ll be absorbed, you’ll feel out of your body. You’ll feel the King of Limbs experience, one of our favorite records of the year. Also, you’ll get to listen to two new songs “Staircase” and “The Daily Mail”. Clive Deamer of Portishead as guest drummer and other additional musicians that will enhance the experience.

This is the tracklist below. Enjoy.

00:36 – Bloom 07:05 – The Daily Mail 11:15 – Feral 14:47 – Little by Little 19:53 – Codex 25:40 – Separator 31:50 – Lotus Flower 37:19 – Staircase 42:32 – Morning Mr Magpie 48:08 – Give up the ghost