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MGMT, one of the most beloved psychedelic indie-pop acts of the late 00s, have “returned” with the first free sample from their forthcoming sophomore effort, Congratulations. The song, “Flash Delirium” favors “Weekend Warriors” and “The Handshake” from MGMT’s 2007/2008 debut, over trailblazing hits like “Kids” and “Time To Pretend“. Don’t let that retract from your excitement though; “Flash Delirium” is still a mind-bending ride worthy of that ridiculous album art work (above). As I’ve said before, MGMT is giving the MP3 for “Flash Delirium” away. So go ahead and download it:

MGMT’s forthcoming Congratulations is out April 13th. Pre-order the album now.

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February brought us an impressive amount of free mp3s from big names (Broken Social Scene, Kid Cudi, Kate Nash, Erykah Badu) and also exciting newbies (The Pass, Rox, Chiddy Bang, 1,2,3). These were the 15 most downloaded mp3s of February 2010.

1. Gorillaz “Stylo” (Chiddy Bang Remix)
2. The Very Best “Ambling Alp” (Yeasayer Overdub)
3. Broken Social Scene “World Sick”
4. Kid Cudi “Highs N Lows”
5. 1,2,3 “Confetti”
6. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings “I Learned The Hard Way”
7. Vampire Weekend “Ruby Soho” (Rancid Cover)
8. Major Lazer “Halo” (Beyonce Cover)
9. Kate Nash “I Just Love You More”
10. The Morning Benders “Excuses”
11. The Pass “Colors”
12. Rox “My Baby Left Me”
13. Birdman & Drake “Money To Blow” (Xaphoon Jones Remix)
14. Chiddy Bang “Opposite of Adults”
15. Erykah Badu “Window Seat”

No ZIP this time. With the Top MP3s of January, I noticed that most people preferred clicking on the links of the tracks they didn’t already have over downloading the whole set again. Let me know if the zip is terribly missed.

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His mixtape, So Far Gone, spawned two top 20 singles and brought on two GRAMMY nominations. The spin-off EP, debuted in the top ten and sold over 386,000 copies. Drake hit the top 10 again with “Forever”, a track written for the LeBron James documentary, performed with hip-hop royalty Lil Wanye, Kanye West and Eminem. All this before even announcing the release date of his proper debut album.

We know now, of course, that his album is tentatively called Thank Me Later and that it will be released sometime in 2010. Confirmed tracks for the album include “Afrika Boombatta” with Lil Wayne, and “Light Up” with Jay-Z. Drake has also expressed interest in working with Kanye West, André 3000, Kid Cudi, T.I., Kings of Leon, Sade, and Eminem on the album. And at this point, I have no reason to believe that he won’t get everything he wants.

Before people started pulling their hair out, Drake has posted up what Pitchfork is calling Thank Me Later’s first single, on his bog. Unsurprisingly, the song is a jam. Massive in almost every aspect, a quality that’s almost idiosyncratic when it comes to Drake. How does it size up, compared to No. 1 hits “Best I’ve Ever Had” and “Forever”? Drake’s onslaught on modern hip-hop is nowhere near “Over”, but its predecessors are noticeably superior.

To my surprise, Drizzy is offering “Over” as a no-strings free download to all his fans. Isn’t that nice? Listen to and download the track here:

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