The Weeknd: Often

Free download from Abel Tesfaye

Sounds like it's a hard life when you're young, rich, famous and on the road.

Toronto's The Weekend drops a brand new track that reflects on the various women he encounters while on tour. As ever with The Weeknd, the song is shrouded in sadness, as the melancholic one sounds off about seeking fulfilment.

The song is free to download. Click and enjoy.

FKA Twigs: Two Weeks

Nabil directs new video from FKA Twigs...

Directed by Nabil is this beautiful new video from Twig's new single, Two Weeks.

Taken from her debut album, 'LP1', released on 11 August via Young Turks, expect the unexpected from this incredibly creative young woman, Formerly Known As Twigs, who hails from Gloucestershire.

Jamie xx: Under One Roof Raving

Jamie xx samples Wiley and more on new UKG inspired banger...

Sampling everyone from Wiley to the 1999 rave film Fiorucci Made Me Hardcore' is this new tune from Jamie xx, released ahead of his Glastonbury set this weekend.

"I made it at the end of last year when I was on tour with The xx and it had been two years away from home," said Jamie.

"I wanted to make something I could play out when I got home that reminded people of how good home is."

Available to buy now from here.

Lil Silva: Mabel EP

Hot on the heels of Burga Boy's Colin comes Lil Silva's Mabel...

Bedford born and based DJ/ producer Lil Silva is one of the most consistently creative composers working in music today. From Night Slugs, to Sampha to Banks (who features on the EP), the man born TJ Carter is currently one of the fastest rising beatmakers in the UK today.

Like Burga Boy, he also likes naming his EP's after very old sounding people. We're into it.

Having had a sneak peek at some of the 'Mabel EP' we can confirm it's a bit magnificent. To get you warmed up, check out a taster from the EP, below.

'Mabel' is out 4 August on Good Years/ True Panther

Little Simz: E.D.G.E [album]

Rhymer drops an album on Bandcamp...

We're big fans of rapper/ actress/ musician/ producer Little Simz. After dropping 4 mixtapes, the North London rhymer has quite rightly decided to put somehting up for sale.

'E.D.G.E' is that very album, and is available from here.

Featuring production from Ballistiq, High Frequency and Jakwob, here's what Simz has to say about the project.

"This project marks the beginning of a brand new phase for me. 'E.D.G.E' is that first showing of the transition, growth and progression in my art as this is my first original project soundscape-wise, everything was built from scratch and a majority of the tracks were recorded and mixed by me in my bedroom. I began recording 'E.D.G.E' at the end of the 'Blank Canvas' project, with "Enter The Void" being the first song that I made and that shaped the tone of part of the EP's sonic and thematic journey. 

I've purposely kept the 'Big Name' features off this project and have only worked with my SPACE AGE crew and close associates, the only features I have on the project are from Chuck20, Josh Arcé and Tilla from SPACE AGE & Jimi Nxir from New York. Production wise I worked with OTG, Jakwob, Jimi Nxir, Balistiq, High Frequency, Sango & Iman Omari."

Download your copy right now from here.

Naughty Boy Ft. ROMANS: Home

It's a canine-based video for NB's new single...

Who doesn't love a dog? WHO?

Naughty Boy closes off his massive selling Hotel Cabana with just one more single. 'Home' Ft. ROMANS (a big talent to keep an eye on).

Taken from the POV of a puppy, this video is a bit cute and a bit of a tearjerker (if you're an incredible sentimentalist anyway).

Wiley: You Know The Words

The Wire's Lester Freeman plays Will in new single from Grime Godfather....

We all know Wiley's not too fond of being in his own videos, so this is rather a brilliant solution.

Set in 2036, we see an elder Wiley, played by The Wire's Clarke Peters (Lester Freeman) enjoying himself in the sun at a BBQ. More on a 'Heatwave' dance vybz, this brilliantly upbeat track makes good use of Sarah Richardson's I Feel A Song (In My Heart).

Could be another smash for Richard Kylea Cowie wethinks!