Kendrick Lamar's good kid, m.A.A.d city spring tour kicked off tonight (May 22), and the current king of Compton celebrated this feat by delivering new bars on another rapper's beat, namely Rocko's "U.O.E.N.O." The remix was premiered in a trailer for the trip, and also contains the rest of Black Hippy. ...Watch Now
At this point, we're still left wondering exactly when Washington, D.C. rapper Fat Trel will deliver his long in-the-works mixtape S.D.M.G.. What's worse, the lack of fresh material is being highlighted by the MC's latest video for his four-month-old freestyle on Drake's "Started From the Bottom." ...Watch Now
Vancouver indie pop trio the Courtneys are gearing up to own our summer with the release of their self-titled debut LP, dropping June 7 via Hockey Dad Records. Now, they've shared the second video from the release. ...Watch Now
Calgary songwriter Matthew Swann is known in the musical world as Extra Happy Ghost!!!, but lately he's been focusing on his Astral Swans project. It's under this name that he just shared a live video for the song "You Carry a Sickness." ...Watch Now
Esben and the Witch kicked off the year by issuing their goth-y sophomore set Wash the Sins Not Only the Face, but now the UK combo have let loose those songs in altered form via a new remix EP. Within the six-song set, TV on the Radio sonic guru David Sitek revamps "Deathwaltz" as a slow-clanking head trip of spacious piano plunks and moody moans. BEAK>'s Klad Hest, meanwhile, mangles, chops and drops Rachel Davies vocals into a midi-meets-medieval chamber pop re-arrangement of "Despair" before embarking on a hard techno route. The rest of the freelease features remixes from...Listen Now
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes have a self-titled LP on the way this summer, and now they've given us a taste of what's in store with the album opening cut "Better Days." ...Listen Now
Despite the on-the-surface song title, the video for Doldrums' "Holographic Sandcastles" seems more concerned with underwater activity than a day at the beach. ...Watch Now
As promised, joke rappers the Lonely Island have unveiled another sneak preview to their The Wack Album via their Wack Wednesdays promotion. Titled "Semicolon," it should please the grammar hounds out there. ...Watch Now
Ottawa/Gatineau grinders Fuck the Facts recently announced they'll be blasting out an EP called Amer next month, but first the band are hammering us with a new video for the set's "L'enclume et le marteau." ...Watch Now
Besnard Lakes singer Jace Lasek has taken on numerous production gigs in recent years, and this includes Montreal pop-rock outfit Human Human (whose members were formerly known as GIRL). Their new Lasek-produced EP is self-titled and will be out on May 28, but it's available to stream ahead of time on Exclaim.ca. ...Listen Now
The XX and Jessie Ware are two of Britian's most buzzed-about acts, and they recently teamed up during a Berlin gig to interpolate Stardust's '90s house hit "Music Sounds Better with You" with Modjo's similarly danceable "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)." ...Watch Now
Blinker the Star returned last year for We Draw Lines and have since followed it up this year with Songs from Laniakea Beach, and most recently they dropped even more new material in the form of "Future Fires." ...Watch Now
Vancouver's Bear Mountain released their debut album XO independently last year, but the record was re-released yesterday (May 21) thanks to Last Gang Records. To celebrate the release, Exclaim! is sharing one of the tracks. ...Listen Now
Though Montreal house experimentalists Blue Hawaii wrapped up their tour with Purity Ring earlier this month, a live performance of Untogether track "The Other Day" recently premiered on the late circuit via Last Call with Carson Daly. In case you missed out on the concert tour and the broadcast, you can stream the clip down below. ...Watch Now
Scottish synthpopsters Chvrches have been steadily gaining buzz over the last year, but today we get a Rage Against the Machine cover courtesy of a previous incarnation of the band. ...Listen Now
European producer Giorgio Moroder has been getting a lot of attention as of late for his contribution to Daft Punk's just-released Random Access Memories. ...Listen Now
Prolific Vancouver dance-rock troupe Sex with Strangers are still busy repping last year's Behaviours, and now they've shared a video for the collection's title track. ...Watch Now
As you may have noticed, Daft Punk have taken the brand new cover of Exclaim! thanks to their stellar Random Access Memories. The album arrives today (May 21) in stores, and as an extra treat, the Japanese bonus track "Horizon" has popped up online. ...Listen Now
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