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On Friday, the lineup for the 2016 Pitchfork Music Festival was released. As many of you hopefully know, this is my favorite music festival every single year, largely due to the crazy amount of up-and-coming talent that performs, not to mention it’s relatively small size. This year continues in the tradition, with notables like Beach House, Broken Social Scene, Brian Wilson (performing Pet Sounds), Sufjan Stevens, Super Furry Animals, Carly Rae Jepsen, FKA twigs, Miguel and many more. On the more obscure side of things, emerging artists such as Car Seat Headrest, BJ the Chicago Kid, Moses Sumney, Nao, Porches, Thundercat and Whitney are all destined to impress and inspire. Check out the full lineup and buy advance tickets here. Looking forward to spending another three days in Union Park this summer, with complete coverage right here on the site. Speaking of emerging artists, there’s a whole bunch in today’s Pick Your Poison. Don’t miss downloads from Ana Caprix, C Duncan, FADES and Grosser. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from Dinner, Jennifer O’Connor, John Carpenter, Kelsey Reckling, Little Scream, Mavis Staples, MOSSY, Prince Rama, Race Banyon (ft. Ty Dolla $ign), Samiyam and Slingshot Dakota.

Agent Fresco – Destrier (Ceasetone Remix)

Ana Caprix – Can’t See At All

The Blind Pets – Up All Night

C Duncan – A Year or So

FADES – Breaking Through the Walls

Grosser – Midnight Rides

Hoops – Feelin Fine

Kingpen Slim – New Friends (Freestyle)

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Looking towards the weekend ahead, it would appear that Chicago is about to be on the receiving end of an uncharacteristic mid-winter heat wave. Nearly 60 degrees and sunny in February? That’s the kind of weather I like to see. Then again, it’s also evidence that our planet is heating up, and not in the good kind of way. Sorry, didn’t mean to get all “we’re doomed” in this intro. Let’s just get right to the music, shall we? Some quality downloads you’re not going to want to miss in this edition of Pick Your Poison come from Bronco Simmons, DTCV, Hundred Waters and Slide Dillinger. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from B Boys, The Big Pink, Big Thief, Bleached, Emel Mathrlouthi, et aliae (ft. DAWN), Head Wound City, Japanese Breakfast, Lionlimb, Mall Grab and Moire (ft. Bones).

Big Dope P – Prompto (ft. R3LL & DMP)

The Blet Project – Mr. David Harris

Bronco Simmons – Away She Goes

DTCV – Capital ennui

Hundred Waters – Forgive Me For Giving Up

Induce – 1AndOnly

Slide Dillinger – Ghetto Boy

Wild Rivers – Already Gone

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Your mid-week edition of Pick Your Poison features some quality downloads from the likes of Getter, Impulsive Hearts, Shapes On Tape and Wylder. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from Babeheaven, Brett, The Field, Gordi (covering Courtney Barnett), Kedr Livansky, La Sera, Mavis Staples, NO ZU, Vic Mensa, The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die and more!

Getter – Suh Dude

Impulsive Hearts – SVE YRSELF

Keep Shelly in Athens – Now I’m Ready (Loframes Remix)

Luna Shadows – Cry Wolf

Mr. Bones – You Ruined It

Pollen – Stepping On Lego

Shapes On Tape – My One and Only True Love

Wylder – Swells

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After a short break for the holiday(s), it’s time to get back to action. Hope your Valentines Day was great, along with your President’s Day and Grammy Day. Speaking of the Grammys, they’re not typically an awards ceremony I put much stock in, particularly since their focus appears to be largely driven by album sales than actual talent. Creativity and originality often gets the short end of the stick, but this year more than most I had higher hopes. Many of the nominees were actually solid picks, especially Kendrick Lamar, who was up for more awards than anyone else. He wound up actually winning five, which was nice, but missed out on the biggest award of the night, Album of the Year. That honor went to Taylor Swift’s 1989, which isn’t a bad album by any means, but once again popularity and sales trumped innovation. These things happen. In terms of the performances, there were plenty to choose from, but once again Kendrick stole the show with a three song medley that was strange, theatric and fiery. It was a nice change of pace compared to the stale and/or classic-leaning performances that otherwise dominated the night. Alabama Shakes were good too. Lady Gaga’s tribute to David Bowie was…okay, but was a bit too campy, which is something Bowie definitely wasn’t. Overall I guess you could call it a very disappointing evening, with a few small bright spots. Ah well, that’s about par for the course. Until next year, Grammys. In the here and now, there’s a fresh edition of Pick Your Poison ready for your ears. There are some past and future Grammy nominees in this set, some easier to spot than others. Don’t miss downloads from American Killers, Giraffage, The Smoking Bells and Wench. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from Classixx ft. Joe Keefe (covering Natalie Prass), David Vassalotti, Day Wave, Happy Hollows, Johnny Jewel (ft. Chloe Sevigny), Kanye West, Los Angeles Police Department, Postiljonen, RJD2, Terribly Yours and Trust Punks.

American Killers – Big City

Charles – Call the Cops On Me (Demo)

Giraffage – Make You Love Me

Shan Vincent de Paul – Buggin’ (ft. La+ch)

The Smoking Bells – Good Woman

VIRGO x Niko Javan – Dive

Wench – Sick

Wood Lake – Easy Love

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This afternoon, after several months of teasing it, Kanye West finally unveiled his new album The Life of Pablo. The title and tracklisting are actually things he didn’t settle on until yesterday, and presumably the entire thing will be available to stream/download at some point on Friday. Physical versions will likely be out in a month or two, once they have a chance to actually get manufactured. What went down today was a party at Madison Square Garden during which Kanye showed off his new clothing line while playing the album in its entirety. For those who weren’t able to get to New York to attend, there was a live stream on Tidal. That’s how I watched it, and in all honesty the spectacle was quite self-serving and congratulatory, but also pretty brilliant. That’s kind of Kanye in a nutshell anyways. One of the more notable things during the broadcast was the song “Famous,” which contained the lines, “I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex / I made that bitch famous.” The Taylor in question is presumably Taylor Swift, and given that the two of them have been friends the last few years following his stage crashing incident in 2009, it would appear that friendship is over. So if anything, that’s one takeaway from the launch party worth noting. As for the full album, it sounded solid to me, though many more listens are ahead to better judge. In the meantime, please enjoy this final Pick Your Poison for the week, with quality downloads in this set from 23:23, Cotton Mather, Esquela and Old Monk. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from Acid Dad, Agent bla, Britta Phillips, Eskimeaux, Film School, Kyle Forester, Mood Hut, Nisennenmondai, Sam Beam & Jesca Hoop, Show Me The Body and Teleman.

23:23 – Faraway Island

beGun – Mobasi Pt2

Bonobo – Noctuary (Screwed by Rissa Boo)

Cotton Mather – Child Bride

Esquela – Gold Digger

Old Monk – Shifting the Earth

Risley – Warpaint On

Young Lyxx – Daygo

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It’s the middle of the week, and Ash Wednesday for all you Catholics out there. That has absolutely zero impact on today’s Pick Your Poison, so let’s just get right into it, shall we? There are some quality downloads in this set from Boogie, Jon Patrick Walker, Polecat, Super Flower and Takenobu. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from Adult Books, Carey, Dinner, Freddie Gibbs, Inga, Kevin Morby, Lust For Youth, Mr. Fingers, Mystery Jets, SALES and Twin River.

Ashley Shadow – Tonight

Boogie – Beats 1 Freestyle

Jon Patrick Walker – Oh, Rosie

Phosphene – Silver

Polecat – In the Cold

Super Flower – 11

Tiger Tooth – Baboon Heart

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Happy Pancake Day! Happy National Pizza Day! Happy Paczki Day! With so much food being celebrated today, it’s no wonder they call it Fat Tuesday. I know I’ve eaten way too much already. If you’re in New Orleans (or elsewhere), let me also wish you a Happy Mardi Gras. So much to celebrate in one day. Along with that is yet another fresh edition of Pick Your Poison, complete with download highlights from Flower, Glass Spells, Libel and Low Cut High Tops. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from The Chainsmokers (ft. Daya), Essaie Pas, Flatbush Zombies, HWLS x Ty Dolla $ign, HXLT (ft. Kathleen Hanna), Giola, Jim-E Stack, Kevin Gates, Mogwai, Rich Homie Quan and Sheer Mag.

DeltaFoxx – Runaway

Draemhouse – Mr. Kerosene

Flower – Deadly Ill

Glass Spells – Rebellion

Libel – Hats Off

Low Cut High Tops – Red Lipstick

Powernerd – Vendigo

Underground Man – Hurting You

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Ah, the start of a new week. Not exactly the most fun day, what with plenty of work still ahead, but let Pick Your Poison help soothe those blues. There’s some strong downloads in this set from Deer, Ladada, Mr. Bones and Von Zimmer. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from Acid Dad, A$AP Ferg, Caveman, Ezkiel, FEMME, Gllant (ft. Jhene Aiko), Katy B x Craig David x Major Lazer, Niki & The Dove, Porches, Prince Rama and tiny deaths.

Deer – How I Feel

Ladada – New Psych

Lowly – Fire (Kasper Bjørke Remix)

M.P. – Perfect Song

Mr. Bones – 12

Syvia – Unloveable #2

Tiger Tooth – Tiger Asylum

Von Zimmer – The End of the World

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Let’s jump right in with the mid-week edition of Pick Your Poison, shall we? Make sure you check out free downloads from Allie X, Flower, LZRS TXN and Pillow Talk. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from Bent Shapes, Givers, Into It. Over It., Kane Strang, Kedr Livanskiy, Kevin Gates (ft. Trey Songz, Ty Dolla $ign & Jamie Foxx), Prins Thomas, Purling Hiss, Young Thug (ft. Quavo), Yuck and more.

Allie X – Old Habits Die Hard

Flower – Let Me Down

Jumpcuts – Curses and Verses

LZRS TXN – It’s Not You, It’s Me

Pillow Talk – Monogamy (Demo)

Red Cabin – I Can’t Wait

Rois – Love High

Tom Misch & Carmody – Easy Love

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It’s Groundhog Day, and if you believe in the power of a rodent to predict the weather, there’s good news ahead. In short, it looks like we’ll be getting an early spring. Of course thanks to El Nino spending the winter here in the U.S., that’s not terribly difficult to believe. Temperatures have been on average higher than normal around much of the country, and snow less frequent, despite the occasional blizzard. So after my complaints about February yesterday, so far this month is 2 for 2 in terms of good days. Let’s keep that trend going, shall we? In today’s Pick Your Poison, don’t miss downloads from AMERIA, KINGDOMS, Masayoshi Iimori and Vincent Colbert. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from DAWN, Gun Outfit, Howard, Islands, Lushlife x CSLSX (ft. Ariel Pink), Porches, Shit Robot, Sioux Falls, Terribly Yours, Throwing Shade, Twin Peaks and WRITER.

AMERIA – MiNe

Annie Lennox – Little Bird (Du Tonc Rework)

Gibby – Run Tel Dat

KINGDOMS – Battery

Masayoshi Iimori – Whirlwind

Red Cabin – Ice Sculpture

Vincent Colbert – Beth (Hold On)

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Welcome to February, a month that I typically regard as the worst of any year. My disdain for it has virtually nothing to do with Valentine’s Day or President’s Day or any other pseudo-holiday scheduled. It’s more of a weather-related, overall misery sort of feeling that permeates the month so much the calendar makers even cut a few days out so it’d only last 28 days. In 2016 we get 29 thanks to leap year rules. But who knows, maybe it won’t be so bad. It’s nice to be hopeful whenever possible, so I’m choosing to believe the days ahead will all be winners. Pick Your Poison is helpful getting things started right, with a solid set of tracks that include downloads from Federal Lights, The Head, Idalee, Sharks In The Deep End and Wanderwild. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from AMTHST, Carter Tanton (ft. Sharon Van Etten), Earl Sweatshirt, Flume (ft. Vince Staples & Kucka), Katy B x KAYTRANADA, Lushlife x CSLSX (ft. Freeway), Miguel (ft. Travis Scott), RYAN Playground, Summer Flake and Susanna.

The Anxiety Society – Taking Direction

Federal Lights – Into the Ground

The Head – Pebbles on the Ground

Idalee – Heal

Paltsa Kai-Salama – Ran Out of Love

RDGLDGRN – Just A Lie

Sharks In The Deep End – Shadows in the Sunset

Wanderwild – Optimist

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Woof. Did you devote any attention to that Kanye West/Wiz Khalifa feud that happened on Twitter this afternoon? It was a doozy, at least from Kanye’s perspective. See, Wiz had been cracking a couple of lighthearted jokes about Kanye changing the name of his album from SWISH to WAVES, and then commented about “KK” which Kanye interpreted as an attempt to hit on his wife, Kim Kardashian. The thing was, Wiz was referring to a certain strain of weed with the nickname “KK”. Anyways, the confusion caused Kanye to go on a tweet rampage where he viciously insulted Wiz over and over again while simultaneously complimenting his style choices, particularly when it comes to pants. The whole thing was a bit dark but also very funny in hindsight. If you’re interested, check out the full play-by-play here. Now then, let’s dive right into a fresh mid-week edition of Pick Your Poison to enjoy while wearing stylish pants. Don’t miss downloads from Ashley Shadow, Chet Faker, Jesse Marco and Reina del Cid. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from Amber Arcades, A$AP Rocky (ft. Pharrell), Ash Koosha, B Boys, Big Black Delta, Champion + Four Tet, Frankie Cosmos, Littler, Mind Bath, Operators and School of Seven Bells.

All the People – Falling

Ashley Shadow – Tonight

Badlands – Echo

Chet Faker – In-Between

Jesse Marco – Bum Bum

Kid Froopy – Faded

Polar Bear – You Deserve It (ft. John Blu)

Reina del Cid – Death Cap

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Happy Tuesday! We’re past Monday, and that’s worth celebrating. Please enjoy this fresh edition of Pick Your Poison, replete with quality downloads from GETOVERHER, Laura Jean Anderson, Lazy Legs and Rois. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from Beach Baby, Beverly, Cousin Stizz, Father John Misty, John Congleton and The Nighty Nite, Lissie, Nap Eyes, The So So Glos, Wavves and more!

Alma – West Side Winter (ft. Marcus Broderick)

GETOVERHER – Baby Oil

Joe Bataan – Magic Rose (Mark de Clive-Lowe Remix)

Kavinsky – Rampage (Screwed by Rissa Boo)

The Landing – Paranoid (Kanye West cover)

Laura Jean Anderson – Righteous Girl

Lazy Legs – Heart Destroyer

Rois – Running to the Sun

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Hope everyone on the East Coast is doing okay following that massive blizzard that hit over the weekend. Feeling particularly fortunate to be in Chicago where El Nino has made it a remarkably dry (and slightly warmer than average) winter so far. January has actually been somewhat bearable. If you’re stuck still digging out from 2 feet of snow, maybe some new music will help heat things up a bit. Make sure to check out some quality downloads from Eric Taylor Escudero, Flower, Mynth, Young Greatness and more. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from Allan Kingdom (ft. Chronixx), The Coathangers, DIIV, Fatima Al Qadiri, Japanese Breakfast, Moro, Polica, Public Access T.V., The Range, Tourist and Wild Nothing.

Eric Taylor Escudero – The Uncountable Colours of the Sky

Flower – Dreams

Hashim – Al-Naafiysh (Will Clarke’s Bearded Dubbed ReRub)

J Hacha De Zola – Let It Go

Mica & Kardanski – Trouble (Sparkz Remix)

Mynth – Lola

Nate Leavitt – Take Me Back

Young Greatness – Squad Goals (ft. Wale)

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Wishing warmth and safety to all my friends and readers on the East Coast this upcoming weekend as a massive snowstorm heads your way. I’m sure you’ve heard this a million times already, but don’t go outside unless you absolutely have to! That’s actually good advice for anyone experiencing less than ideal winter conditions. Curling up on the couch with a good movie is one of the few things that can’t be beat. Maybe listen to some new music while you’re at it, too. Pick Your Poison can help with that, as always. Enjoy downloads in this set from Chrome Sparks, Foxtails Brigade, Mykki Blanco and Say No! to Architecture. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from AlunaGeorge (ft. Popcaan), Designer + Four Tet, Different Sleep (ft. Angelina Lucero), Future, Linden, Majical Cloudz, Mt. Si, Radiation City, Samantha Urbani (covering Rexy), Tinashe (ft. Juicy J) and Underworld.

Chrome Sparks – Tunnelrunner

Darren Styles – Come Running (Mija Remix)

Foxtails Brigade – We Are Not Ourselves

Mood Robot – Invisible Chains

My Cruel Goro – Lost E

Mykki Blanco – Scales

Say No! to Architecture – Wieder’s Floor

SpaceCream – Killer

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