Bat For Lashes - "Daniel" It would make sense if, instead of a song, "Daniel" was a vampire. That would explain the song's hypnotic presence, its eroticism--its cold, dark romance--and why you're powerless to resist it. Singer, Natasha Khan, barely...

Mos Def - "History" (feat. Talib Kweli) "History" might not be the most technically-stunning track on Mos Def's flawless pièce de résistance, but it's hands-down the most joyful. It also feels like the most relaxed and effortless moment on the album,...

Lindstrøm & Christabelle - "Baby Can't Stop (Aeroplane Remix)" The original is MJ-certified fire, and Aeroplane's remix burns even hotter, like an incandescent blue flame in zero gravity. The Belgian hotshot duo responsible for my favourite song of...

Raekwon - "10 Bricks" (feat. Cappadonna & Ghostface)In the opening verse of "10 Bricks", Raekwon spins a tale of crime so convoluted and overrun with life that it has a kind of montage effect, with times and places running together and--even more...

Dirty Projectors - "Stillness Is the Move" "Stillness Is the Move" feels almost too coherent for a Dirty Projectors song. These guys are now rocking breathless, multi-tracked R&B vocals, a verse-chorus arrangement, fully-formed sentences (actual...