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Canadian producer and DJ Ryan Hemsworth has released a seven-track EP that he would love for us to soak-in and enjoy. Oh, did we mention it

Barcelona's Primavera Sound festival kicked off yesterday (5/22) and it's currently streaming at the festival's YouTube channel. As of this post (around 4:20 EST on 5/23), Dinosaur Jr. are currently on and will be followed by The Postal Service, Grizzly Bear, Phoenix, and Animal Collective. Other bands streaming this weekend include The Jesus & Mary Chain, James Blake, Swans, Dead Can Dance, Wu-Tang Clan, Hot Chip, and more.

Head to Youtube for the stream/full schedule, or watch the stream embedded below...

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As previously reported, famed Canadian indie label Arts & Crafts is celebrating their 10th anniversary with X, a compilation of collaborations between bands on their roster. For their contribution, Broken Social Scene have teamed with avant-rocker Ohad Benchetrit (aka Years) for a track entitled, “Day Of The Kid”.

Over the course of six minutes, the outfit lays down hushed vocal harmonies, muted guitars, and intermittent drums played with true deliberateness. And though the song never reaches some grand release, only moving from non-existent to slightly fragile, the methodical build is spellbinding in and of itself.

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Arts & Crafts: X will be available May 28th on LP, CD, and digital formats.

X Featured Artist List:
Amy Millan
Apostle Of Hustle
Broken Social Scene
Chilly Gonzales
Dan Mangan
The Darcys
Feist
Gold & Youth
Hayden
The Hidden Cameras
Jason Collett
Ra Ra Riot
Snowblink
Stars
Still Life Still
Timber Timbre
Trust
Years
Zeus
Zulu Winter

True Romance, the excellent debut album from the British pop singer Charli XCX, is pretty much nothing but potential hits, and now another one of them has a video. In the clip for the twinkling and sighing “Take My Hand,” from director Ryan Andrews, Charli swans around a frenetic dance party, throwing come-hither looks in every possible direction. It’s quite a performance. Watch it below.

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As mentioned, Chance the Rapper, whose solid Acid Rap mixtape is out now and free, will be coming to NYC during the Northside Festival. Since we last spoke, it's been announced that his show will happen on June 15 at Europa. Tickets for that show are on sale now, and you can also try to get in with your Northside badge. The rest of the lineup is TBA.

As mentioned, you can also see Chance in the NYC-area this July opening for Mac Miller if you're into that sort of thing.

Mac is also featured on "Guild," the new track from another of his tourmates, Earl Sweatshirt, which you can stream below (via Fader). The track is set to appear on Earl's upcoming album, Doris, which still has no release date.

Updated Chance the Rapper dates are listed, along with a stream of his mixtape and the Earl song, below...

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On May 31st, the city of Philadelphia will honor native sons and future Tonight Show house band The Roots by unveiling this colorful mural on the side of the World Communications Charter School. It was designed by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh and Amber Art and Design as part of the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program.

Begun in the fall of 2012, the mural is part of a larger project that included a youth arts education program called “Roots 101″, citywide paint days, and a special lecture series. Below, watch ?uestlove and Black Thought discuss the project and its significance.

The dedication ceremony and unveiling, which ?uest and crew will attend, is scheduled for 11:30 AM on Friday, May 31st (just one day before the annual Roots Picnic). Located at 512 S. Broad Street, attendees are instructed to use the South Street entrance (and now you know).

The Boy Least Likely To reached a certain level of fame in the ’00s on the strength of their debut album The Best Party Ever and the singles

Everyone’s favorite 19-year-old, Earl Sweatshirt, just released a new track, Guild, that’s slated to be on his upcoming full-length, Doris. Earl is joined by goofy frat-rapper Mac Miller, who’s clearly benefitting from Earl’s lead. The two volley verses among sludgy beats about sex (duh), Schindler’s List, moms, and Twitter—which, by the way, seems to be the new website to name-drop if you’re a young hip hop artist (*cough, cough* Chance the Rapper).

The track isn’t that much of a surprise, seeing as the duo already performed the song live back in March, but this time you can hear it above the shrieks and growls of enthusiastic fans. Check out Guild below via Fader, and lament the fact that you’re not a part of this beautifully blossoming friendship.

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