Juan MacLean

“Feel So Good”

Juan MacLean’s DJ-KiCKS mix is a love letter to straight-up house music. It’s a driving, sweaty session thick with pumping keys, chunky drum-machine beats and chopped vocals. Recorded specifically for the mix, the Juan MacLean’s new single “Feel So Good” is a perfect distillation of that vibe.

That’s all copy-pasted, FYI.

• Juan MacLean: http://www.juanmaclean-djkicks.com
• !K7: http://www.k7.com

Small Black

“Bad Lover”

Small Black’s self-titled EP was released late last month on Jagjaguwar, the working man’s label. I don’t know why I said that.

• Small Black: http://www.myspace.com/smallblacksounds
• Jagjaguwar: http://www.jagjaguwar.com

Unnatural Helpers

“She Was Your Girlfriend”

Smoochy smoochy: Cracked Love & Other Drugs, the new LP from Unnatural Helpers, is out now on Hardly Art.

• Unnatural Helpers: http://myspace.com/unnaturalhelpers
• Hardly Art: http://hardlyart.com

Arcade Fire

“The Suburbs”

Arcade Fire’s double A-Side single, featuring “The Suburbs” and “Month of May,” was premiered today by Zane Lowe on BBC Radio 1. And now, as expected, the tracks are being spread virally throughout the internet. The above YouTube is of “The Suburbs,” while you can listen to “Month of May” here.

• Arcade Fire: http://www.myspace.com/arcadefireofficial

Kathryn Calder

“Slip Away”

Kathryn Calder has broke free from The New Pornographers to release her solo debut, Are You My Mother?, on August 10 via File Under: Music Records. Now if only I could break free from my pornography addiction.

• Kathryn Calder: http://www.myspace.com/kathryncalder
• File Under: Music Records: http://www.fileundermusic.com

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