Almost December...

Friday Night Lights - J. Cole -- New mixtape from Jermaine, and it's unreal. This guy's awesome. My favorite song is probably "You Got It (feat. Wale)," but download the whole cd, it's really worth it.

Download - Friday Night Lights (Mixtape)

Zodiak Name - Shake the Baron -- These guys have a Vampire Weekend feel to them, and if you know me you know I'm a huge Vampire Weekend feel. They sound a little bit more mellow than VW, but still really good indie rock. Check it out

Download - Zodiak Name (Right Click and go to "Save as")

Take Me Away - Fortune Family -- Great sample, great lyrics. The chorus is real catchy, and anytime a rapper makes a Kevin Youkilis, Kenny Powers, and Antoine Dodson reference in one verse it gets my ear.

Download - Take me Away

Rock City - The Best of Rock City -- These guys are from the Virgin Islands, and they combine island music and attitude with hip-hop - it really works for me. I really like the whole cd, my favorite might be "Take Her Home" but I'm not sure, it's all really good. If you like it download one or two of the cd's.

Download - The Best of Rock City

Download - The Best of Rock City Remixes

Y No Regresas - Juanes (Youtube) -- Juanes has a new album coming out December 7th, though I'm sure all of you already knew that / pre-ordered the cd...right? If you haven't been keeping up with the Columbian music scene, check out Juanes' new single, it's fantastic.

Download - Y No Regresas

Africa - Karl Wolf (Youtube) -- This song samples Toto's "Africa," and it's awesome. Not new at all, but still fantastic; if you don't have it yet definitely download it.

Download - Africa