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Winter playlists, a bizarre Outkast mix, Prince's female protégés and more in the music we featured this week

Panda Bear: Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper Citing ’90s hip-hop and R&B as influences, and sampling material from Debussy and even Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker suite (heard in “Tropic of Cancer”), Panda Bear‘s new album is all about rhythmic swings. Matthewdavid: “Even The Sun Goes Down” OUTKAST MIX Inventive, high energy and wholly cosmic and bizarre, adventurous lovers of electronic and southern hip-hop alike will find …

HUH: January Playlist

There’s no better time to discover new music than the start of the year and London-based HUH Magazine’s January 2015 playlist is chocked full of new music from new and familiar names alike. Music editor Joe Reeve kicks things off with hometown art rockers Django Django’s mellow yet sun-filled single “First Light.” Airing on the side of indie electronica (James Blake, Purity Ring) Reeve drops …

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From "Bubble Butt" to "When A Fire Starts To Burn," our look back at the music we tweeted this week

Bijules + Leather & Porridge DC-based music and fashion blogger Leather & Porridge partnered with NYC’s beloved jewelry designer Jules Kim to create a customized mix for the relaunch of her website. The mix emanates strength, pulsating rhythms and timelessness, and captures the essence of Kim’s jewelry label, Bijules. L&P weaves the six songs together seamlessly, starting and finishing with the alluring female vocals of …