[Download] Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire – 'The Man in the High Castle' Mixtape

Recently, artists going behind their labels' backs and releasing content anyways has been a popular trend, and it continues as rapper Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire sticks it to Universal by releasing his mixtape The Man in the High Castle without their permission. In a string of tweets, eXquire revealed that his label was delaying the release because they "hate me to rap", but clearly he doesn't care as he states, "they keep taking it down, ima keep putting it up".

Before the man puts his foot down, head here to download the 19-track mixtape.

The Man in the High Castle Tracklist:
01. Planet eX (Snippet)
02. Kiwi Strawberry Mystic & Romanov
03. Igloo
04. The Bear Tricks (feat. Goldie Glo)
05. Lost in Transition
06. Push pt. 2 (feat. SicksentZ)
07. Position of Passion
08. Fucked Yo Mama
09. Hoe Skit
10. Now a Nigga Rappin
11. Carne Asada (feat. ShowYouSuck)
12. Good Pussy in Chicago (feat. Goldie Glo)
13. Just Writin Vol. 1
14. Unthinkable Remex
15. Motivate to Be Rich (feat. Gorgeous Black)
16. Cellyphone Demo
17. The Punch Clock Blues
18. Pussy 3X (feat. SicksentZ)
19. Fuck One Time

[Watch] Grizzly Bear Live on Jools Holland, Pt. 2

Last week, Grizzly Bear performed the lead Shields cut "Yet Again" on Later... with Jools Holland, and on Friday they stopped by once again to perform "A Simple Answer". Check out their performance above (via BBC), and head here to watch their live rendition of "Yet Again".

[Listen] RZA - 'The Man With the Iron Fists Soundtrack' (Full Album Stream)

With contributions from Kanye West, Pusha T, Wu-Tang Clan, The Black Keys, and so many more, The Man With the Iron Fists Soundtrack looks to be one of the best in movie history, and with RZA at the helm, how could it not be? You can judge for yourself, though, as the full soundtrack is now streaming in its entirety. Check it out below.

The Man With the Iron Fists is in theatres on November 2nd, while the soundtrack drops on October 23rd.

[Watch] Sigur Rós – "Fjögur píanó" (Official Video)

For the past five months, Sigur Rós' "Valtari Mystery Film Experiment" has been captivating us with intricately beautiful visuals, with twelve directors putting their efforts forth to evoke the emotions and ideas they experienced when listening to Valtari. Now, the competition has come to a close, and directors Anafelle Liu, Dio Lau, and Ken Ngan have been deemed the winners with their take on "Fjögur píanó". Commenting on the video, here is what they had to say:

skinned is a restless self sculpturing of one’s body. it is a glimpse of the corporeal unconscious, forever trapped in lacan’s double sided mirror."

Watch the simplistic yet evocative video above, and head here to watch all twelve contributions to Sigur Rós' competition.

[Watch] The Weeknd - "Wicked Games" (Official Video)

With his long awaited release of Trilogy growing ever closer, The Weeknd drops another black and white video for a track. This time it's for "Wicked Games", following up the video for "Rolling Stone" which we saw at the start of the month, and it's a pretty simple black and white affair. In all honesty I could watch paint dry with this guy as a backing track and be happy. Check out something for more visually appealing  at the top and look out for the release on November the 13th.

[Listen] Local Natives - "Breakers"

2013 will be kicked off in style with a brand new album from LA's finest... Local Natives. It was way back at the end of 2009 that they dropped the album Gorilla Manor in the UK (2010 in the US) and I for one have missed them dearly. They've just announced that they are set to release Hummingbird, via Frenchkiss/Infectious on January 29th 2013. Mark your calendars once you get them from Santa in a few months time!

Chatting with Pitchfork not too long ago they talk about the differences in making the two albums. 

We've had the craziest highest highs of our lives in the last two years, and we've also had the lowest lows at the same time. It's a heavier record for us. You'd see the titles and be like, "Heavy metal." We got a lot deeper on this album. Gorilla Manor is a little lighter on the surface.

As well as the announcement comes a brand new track to sample. Titled "Breakers" it starts with frantic drums, bright guitars and claps before breaking into an Arcade Fire crescendo and back down again for the vocal with just a palm muted guitar and theremin/whale like sound. It does seem a little darker and less hopeful than some of the sounds on Gorilla Manor but it is just as delectable to the ears. It's set for release on October 23rd digitally and the band will embark upon a tour in November and into next year. Dates after the jump via Pitchfork.

Local Natives 2012/2013 Tour Dates:

11-04 Tokyo, Japan - Zepp
11-28 Hamburg, Germany - Molotov
11-29 Berlin, Germany - Comet
12-01 Paris, France - Point Ephemere
12-04 Amsterdam, Holland - Bitterzoet
12-05 Brussels, Belgium - Rotunde
12-06 London, England - Hoxton Bar & Kitchen
12-08 Camber Sands, England - All Tomorrow’s Parties
01-29 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey
01-30 Oakland, CA - Fox Theatre
02-01 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
02-02-03 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
03-18 Nashville, TN - Marathon Music Works
03-19 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
03-22 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Ballroom
03-23 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
03-25 Covington, KY - Madison Theatre
03-26 Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
03-30 Boston, MA - House of Blues
04-01 Providence, RI - Fete
04-04 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
04-05 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
04-25 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
04-26 Seattle, WA - Neptune
04-27 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Theatre

[Listen] Haim - "Don't Save Me"

Some new tunes from Haim finally hit the net we've pretty much survived solely on an EP from earlier in the year. It was premiered on Radio One yesterday yet it doesn't come with news of any further releases or a full length effort. We've waited this long, I guess it won't be too hard to wait even longer, right?

Stream it below via Overmuziek and let us know what you think.

[Watch] Deep Vally - "End of the World" (Official Video)

Some sexy girl fronted rock 'n' roll for you guys this afternoon in the shape of  LA-based Lindsey Troy and Julie Edwards or as they're better known, Deep Vally. In fact, they've actually just been announced as support for Muse on some of their sold out European dates in the coming months. That's HUGE! Good on 'em, but before we get ahead of ourselves you can today enjoy their video for "End of the World". It's a grizzly full frontal attack on the senses and I for one am very much looking forward to more of this.