I was almost disheartened by a lack of good music this week; but, as I sat sad and dejected, wandering around the endless abyss that is the internet, behold! I stumbled again upon a rather ear pleasing track by the rising L.A.-electro outfit Hyper Crush.

The more I look into it, the more L.A. seems to be the new breeding ground for pop/electro success. Between LMFAO, Kesha, Super Mash Bros, and now Hyper Crush, there have been more than a few bands that have caught my attention.

I recently posted the Hyper Crush remix of LMFAO’s La La La, the song that originally got me looking at Hyper Crush. Now I’ve listened to their new single, Keep Up (off of the upcoming album) and it knocked me on the floor: the usual club beatz keep the song going at a fast pace from start to finish, the seductive lyrics are perfect for those hawt and sweaty parties, and just the right amount of auto-tune adds that x-factor that is so popular these days.

I would say that their new album will, if anything, hold up to the standards set by Keep Up, so everyone should be waiting with anticipation for that to drop.

I hope everyone enjoys this banger. Sorry I couldn’t find more trax for this week, but I’d rather post one great song than one great song and one marginal song. Stay warm this weekend the only appropriate way for young kids full of vigor to do so: dance your ass off.

This week I’ve got some of the usual stuff, and something a little out of the norm for Remix Your Weekend. The first is part of the third collaboration album between two of my favorite Hip Hoppers, Slug and Murs, collectively known as Felt. The second is a great remix of LMFAO (who in turn remixed a Gaga song that I posted some time ago).

Although Felt’s first album was a little disappointing considering the two big names associated with it, their second album absolutely blew me away. Now, Aesop Rock brings his well known, rather industrial style (a la None Shall Pass) as the producer of their newest drop, A Tribute to Rosie Perez.

The song, “She Sonnet,” is, if nothing else, a great underground anthem: the beat is obviously the work of Aesop Rock with noises that could easily be heard in some factory, while Felt and Slug continue the caliber of lyrical style that they’ve brought in the past. I was a little sad with some of the other songs I’ve heard from this CD, but at the very least “She Sonnet” will prove to be one of the better underground tracks of the year thus far.

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