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David Bowie could have taken the safe route. Release a new album, do a couple of interviews, shoot a few mild videos, and be back home in time for his afternoon tea. But no – even in his 60′s, Bowie likes a bit of a good old controversy. In the video for the title track of his last album, The Next Day, he summons the actors Gary Oldman and Academy winner, Marion Cotillard.

In the video, which has been removed from Youtube, and then brought back, Bowie acts as a sort of Christ and Oldman is christian priest who condemns him. There’s also quite a bit of blood in the chapel. Take a look, and then head over to iMesh to download the entire album.

Pusha T delivers one of the greatest hip hop tracks we heard in a long time. The Clipse rapper is rhyming over seriously sick beats, which sounds old school as much as it sounds like something totally fresh and futuristic.

The production here is also credited to Kanye West, who proves his heart still beats in the right place.

Check out the track on iMesh too

30 years in the business, and it looks like the Pet Shop Boys are laughing at the face of laws of physics. The duo has a new album coming out in July, and this track, Axis, sounds totally vibrant and up to date, while drawing from a rich tradition of electronic dance music.

The surprising factor is that we can’t really hear the familiar voice of Neil Tennant, as the track is a pure adrenaline rush of pulsating synthesizers and drum machines. Press play and lose yourself in the music.

Australian pop maestros, Empire of the Sun, are back. 5 years after We Are the People, that timeless slice of pop perfection, they return with Alive, a flamboyant slice of positivity. Check out the song and the video – probably a great way to kick start your week

We’re loving this new song by Ciara. There’s something effortless and unpretentious about it. It references the 90′s track, My Boo by Ghostdown DJ’s, which became an often quoted song (Pitbull and Maria Carey for instance).

Check this out, the song is hot!

Actor and director genius, and star of the HBO series  Steve Buscemi, is in cahoots with New York’s indie poppers, Vampire Weekend. The collaboration produces a series hilarious promotional videos for the band, produced by Buscemi, and targeting mainly him as an out of touch character.

The second video in the series places the band in the subway, and later, playing bowling together. Take a look.. and if you’re here only for the music, here’s Dinae Younge, a teaser from Vampire Weekend’s forthcoming album.

Jessie Ware is a UK star, making her way from the underground scene of London to the national charts in no time at all. She’s now trying to take over the world, and this new single, produced by UK electronic music star, Julio Bashmore, is her attempt at doing just that.

It’s a great 90′s sounding dance/pop crossover, and we hope it gets her all the world attention she deserves. Check it out, and check her album, Devotion, on iMesh

Eight years after their last proper release, the French duo are back. We don’t remember such a buzz over a new album sweeping the internet, and after many teaser, fake leaks and radio rips, the first single from the duo’s much talked about new album, Random Access Memories, is finally here.

Get Lucky is a in fact a product of a supergroup – you get the legendary Nile Rodgers on guitar, the man behind the success of Chic, producer of international hits by David Bowie, Dianna Ross, Madonna, Duran Duran and many others; and on vocals, Pharrell Williams of the Neptunes/N*E*R*D and a ground breaking, hit making producer on his own right.

The track sounds exactly like you would imagine – vintage disco meets the robot swag of Daft Pank and the suave vocals of Pharrell. Check it out!

Basement Jaxx are a UK duo, responsible for ground breaking dance music in the 90′s & 00′s and some of the greatest pop moments of the previous decade. They are now back with an infectious new song, Back 2 the Wild, which is a great piece of psychedelic, tropic pop, with an extraordinary video.

Give this a spin, and see how you are drawn back to the wild, listening to the cries of mother nature!

The smell of Summer is already starting to spread, and Brad Paisely is taking a stab at scoring the ultimate summer hit with his new single – Beat this Summer, a nostalgic piece of laid back rock featuring a couple of cute kids on the newly released video.

Check this out and grab his new album on iMesh