Single Minded: Cool Tracks From Kings of Leon, Nelly Furtado, Kanye West, Cary Brothe
 

Every Tuesday Single Minded highlights new tracks hitting stores (or the Web) this week. On Fridays, come back for rarities, remixes, mash-ups and more.
Kings of Leon, “My Party” [Kenna & Chad Hugo Remix]
The brothers Followill unite with Kenna and the Other Guy from the Neptunes. The unifying factor behind this remix is, apparently, massive public indifference.
Nelly Furtado feat. Knaan, “Going Away” [Live on MTV]
Nelly and Canadian rapper Knaan scat their way through this patchouli-scented growing-older ballad. Somewhere, Wyclef and Fergie are going, “Oh, it is so on.”
Kanye West feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes, “Cant Tell Me Nothin” [Remix]
Lil Wayne: Hes there when you need to get the block, and hes better when you need to go for the win. Hes like the Shadoe Stevens of hip-hop.
Cary Brothers, “The Skyway” [Replacements Cover]
Arent we about due for a Replacements revival? Brothers’ earnest cover makes this Westerberg chestnut sound like secret inspiration for the Goo Goo Dolls. Oh, wait …
Grizzly Bear, “He Hit Me, It Felt Like a Kiss” [Crystals Cover]
Grizzly Bear turn in a shivery rendition of this Phil Spector production. Also known by its alternate title, “Prosecutions Exhibit A.”


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