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![Prince Rama declare “Those Who Live for Love Will Live Forever” <small>[MP3]</small>](http://www.the-tune.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/prince-rama-top-ten-hits-of-the-end-of-the-world-290x160.jpg)
Prince Rama declare “Those Who Live for Love Will Live Forever” [MP3]
On their new album Top 10 Hits of the End of the World, Brooklyn experimental outfit Prince Rama ”perform” as 10 fictional bands that have the Top 10 hits on the day of the apocalypse. Out November
Read More »![Italian artist Jovanotti’s soft-spoken lovesong to NY, “New York for Life” <small>[MP3]</small>](http://www.the-tune.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/jovanotti-290x160.jpg)
Italian artist Jovanotti’s soft-spoken lovesong to NY, “New York for Life” [MP3]
I’ll let AOL Spinner take the explanation of this one, since I know very little about Jovanotti beyond the great “L.A.’s nice, but New York’s my home” hook of this brand-new track: If you’re from
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Death Cab singer Ben Gibbard’s breezy “Something’s Rattling (Cowpoke)”
On October 16, Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard will release his debut solo album, Former Lives. We’ve already heard “Teardrop Windows,” the (presumably) non-album cut “Ichiro’s Theme,” and the pop-rocky “Bigger Than Love (ft. Aimee Mann).” Now check
Read More »![Dead Can Dance’s achingly gorgeous world-fusion, the druggy “Opium” <small>[MP3]</small>](http://www.the-tune.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dead-can-dance-opium-290x160.jpg)
Dead Can Dance’s achingly gorgeous world-fusion, the druggy “Opium” [MP3]
A month ago, I highlighted world-fusion group Dead Can Dance‘s single “Amnesia” off of Anastasis, the duo’s first album in 16 years. As it turns out, I love the entire album, and Dead Can
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Patrick Wolf’s orchestral reinvention of Lana Del Rey’s “Born to Die”
On this fresh cover, whimsical baroque pop artist Patrick Wolf employs various orchestral instruments in order to reinvent Lana Del Rey‘s Bonnie-and-Clyde single “Born to Die” as a… well… I’m not quite sure. Wolf seems
Read More »![Firewater mix gypsy punk, ska, and activism on “A Little Revolution” <small>[MP3]</small>](http://www.the-tune.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/firewater-a-little-revolution-290x160.jpg)
Firewater mix gypsy punk, ska, and activism on “A Little Revolution” [MP3]
If you enjoy New York-based American-Israeli group Balkan Beat Box, you probably already know Firewater — the two bands share a member. Additionally, both write conscientious songs that draw upon a variety of world
Read More »![World-fusion group Dead Can Dance’s dark, swelling “Amnesia” <small>[MP3]</small>](http://www.the-tune.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/dead-can-dance-amnesia-free-mp3-download-anastasis-leak-rar-zip-2012-290x160.jpg)
World-fusion group Dead Can Dance’s dark, swelling “Amnesia” [MP3]
So evidently, world-fusion group Dead Can Dance have a large following, one that has grown immensely since they last released a studio album, their seventh, in 1996. Personally, I’d never really listened to the
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Like Vampire Weekend? Try Bear Mountain’s tribal electropop, “Congo”
Vancouver, British Columbia band Bear Mountain‘s eclectic sound frequently features electro beats and synthesized riffs that back up choirs chanting wordless tunes that give the songs a tribal feeling. ”Congo,” the final track on
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The haunting cauldron-lighting theme from the Olympics, “Caliban’s Dream”
The hauntingly beautiful music from the lighting of the Olympic Cauldron at the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony, featuring vocals from Alex Trimble, Only Men Aloud, Dockhead Choir, Elizabeth Roberts, Esme Smith and percussion
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Top 10 Songs of 2012… So Far
Do you want a Top 10 2012 list that includes “Call Me Maybe,” “Starships,” “Payphone,” and Katy Perry? How about “Somebody That I Used to Know,” which actually came out in mid-2011? Maybe “Boyfriend”
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Afrolove: hear the “ancestral soul” of Africa, Boddhi Satva’s “Nankoumanjan”
According to OkayAfrica: Central African Republic’s own Boddhi Satva is the chief of Offering Recording and one of dance music’s most in-demand producers with his infectious new African sound called Ancestral Soul. Europe, Africa, Asia, and US music
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M.I.A. trades politics for sassy romance on brand-new track “Baby”
There’s a lot less politics and a lot more romance on M.I.A.‘s newest, a fun electro-hip-hop track called “Baby.” Although M.I.A. has tweeted that the song won’t be on her upcoming album, it’s still great
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