[MP3] Justin Timberlake – Take Back The Night / Cabaret feat. Drake

I know I’m late on this but I had to check out this album out after I saw Gawker savage it earlier this week plus T.dot’s finest is on a track so why not? For the record, while it’s not on the level of part one, The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2 is far from the debacle they claim.

[MP3] The Slakadeliqs – 2nd Most

Long time readers are probably aware that I was a MAJOR fan of The Slakadeliqs’ The Other Side of Tomorrow album. So you know I was beyond psyched (pun kind of intended as you will see….) when I spotted this new track on RDIO. Clearly Slakah is exploring the sixties aspects of the ‘deliqs’ gumbo stew sound on this Beatles-esque, psychedelic slow burner, presumably a taster from their next album [correction: according to his soundcloud page this is a “Bonus Track to U.K. release of Slakah the Beatchild’s Psychedelic Soul project “The Slakadeliqs”. Check the video HERE“]. Nice….

[via RDIO]

[MP3] The Weeknd – Professional

Very epic and cinematic in scope. Not sure I’m fully on board though. Bring back Zodiac?? From the Kissland album that dropped this week (d’uh!)

[CONTEST] Win Tickets to See Laura Mvula & KING Live at The Mod Club in Toronto (Sept. 7)

[NOTE: this contest is now closed, congrats to the winner, Rachelle who was notified via twitter]

UK pop-soul sensation, Laura Mvula makes her debut (?) appearance in Toronto next weekend in support of her acclaimed Sing To The Moon album. Extra special bonus: buzzy, neo-soul female trio, KING are the opening act. This could be an epic show which unfortunately I’m gonna miss as I’m heading out of town that day, grrr! Wanna win tickets to see them both though? All you have to do is follow me on twitter (so I can contact you via DM in the event you win) and tweet the following:

“.@Stellaskid: I wanna win tickets to see @LauraMvula & @WeareKING Saturday Sept. 7 at @TheModClub, presented by @EmbracePresents” [note: the quotation marks not necessary when you actually send your tweet]

The contest will run until 12noon EST, Sept. 5 and the winner will be announced via twitter. Thanks to Embrace for supplying the tickets for this contest.

CLICK HERE for more show details.

Not up on these two excellent artists? Check out some tracks from them both:

Laura Mvula – She:

KING – Supernatural (LIVE at KPFK):

[CONTEST] Win Tickets to See Mayer Hawthorne Live at The Danforth Music Hall (Sept. 6)

NOTE: these contest posts are pinned to the top of the page. New content will still be posted so scroll down to see the most updated posts.

[NOTE: this contest is now closed, congrats to the winner, Nawal who was notified via twitter]

Retro soul stylist, Mayer Hawthorne hits town next week, September 6, for a show in support of his new album, Where Does This Door Go which dropped last month.

Wanna win tickets? All you have to do is follow me on twitter (so I can contact you via DM in the event you win) and tweet the following:

“.@Stellaskid: I wanna win tickets to see @MayerHawthorne Friday Sept. 6 at @TheDanforthMH, presented by @EmbracePresents” [note: the quotation marks not necessary when you actually send your tweet]

The contest will run until 12noon EST, Sept. 5 and the winner will be announced via twitter. Thanks to Embrace for supplying the tickets for this contest.

CLICK HERE for more show details.

Here’s a track from the album, “Her Favorite Song”:

Hit the jump for a remix of “Her Favorite Song” produced by and featuring the legendary, Large Professor and, in case you missed it, CLICK HERE for the Oliver remix of “Her Favorite Song”.

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