On 'Oh Sheit It's X,' Thundercat gets ecstatically bonkers with magical sonic dust: bit.ly/11fwc6r

The snare sound on David Bowie's 'Low'

What do you listen to when you're lovesick?

@atlantictiger dance away the pain?

The-Dream hangs with Jay-Z and they get stoned on the brand new 'High Art:' bit.ly/10xi7uP

On 'Universe Is Blessed,' Wise Blood twists symphonic samples into a bouncy, torch-song ode to drinking and life: bit.ly/10xiplu

On 'Calm Down,' The Love Language stacks muddied guitars and an atonal rhythmic pulse into explosive indie-pop: bit.ly/10xizt0

Smith Westerns' 'Varsity' video has two attractive young folks petting each other and jumping on a roof. Summer love! bit.ly/10xiZjb

PUSH! 'Might sell a brick on my birthday/ 36 years of doin' dirt like it's Earth Day' bit.ly/12jBwBp

On 'Ode To Subterrania,' Hooded Fang unleashes the spiritual pleasure of jamming in a basement, flailing around: bit.ly/10xjiui

On 'Breaking Silence,' Lust For Youth scrubs it clean, trading aggression and confusion for sonic heaven: bit.ly/10xjBVV

On 'Sandy,' Jackson Scott continues the wide-eyed bedroom Pink Floyd obsession to relaxing, romantic results: bit.ly/17lB4Iv

On 'Darker,' embattled rapper Gucci Mane touts his new mentor-protege relationship with embattled rapper Chief Keef: bit.ly/17lBCxX

If Daft Punk is the contempo Steely Dan, then Steely Dan is the future of dance music. Chew on that.

Pure X made one of the year's best albums! Some words from us and them in today's On The RCRD: bit.ly/14kpzg3

Essential. RT Grantland: The history of Cam'ron rapping over TV theme songs, by Rembert Browne es.pn/11BPGSX

On 'It's Time To Wake Up (2023),' La Femme mixes Broadcast and Stereolab for an organ-laced stunner: bit.ly/14kq2yJ

RCRDs of the Week: - eepurl.com/zztvX

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