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April 21, 2009

New Basement Jaxx - "Raindrops"

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Over the weekend, Basement Jaxx premiered "Raindrops" on Pete Tong's BBC Radio 1 show Essential Selection. The duo's new track features Felix Buxton on vocals and raindrops on your lips, saving you from dehydration in a desert of emotion. The Jaxx's new album, tentatively titled Scars, will reportedly include vocals from Grace Jones, Yoko Ono, Yo! Majesty, Lightspeed Champion, Cyndi Lauper, Santigold, and Sam Sparro, but Buxton and his processor do a fine job here. It sounds a lot like the above image and hues would suggest: A pretty glorious return, so we'll assume it's a sunrise.

Scars is expected this spring (May) or early summer (June). More info when we have it.

Posted at 11:15 AM by brandon
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I didn't expect that, refreshing...

Posted by: Wes D at 04/21/09 11:42 AM | Reply
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AWESOME!!!! Love the song, and sooo excited for the new album!! =D

They put on an absolutely *ridiculous* live show too... here's hoping for a US tour!

Posted by: Jeff at 04/21/09 12:22 PM | Reply
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i love the basement jaxx!!!!

on friday during the essential mix, he played a rework of "fly life." that song is still as fresh today as it was over a decade ago.

Posted by: nat at 04/21/09 12:48 PM | Reply
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My heads' still bobbing!

Posted by: balls mcgee at 04/21/09 3:07 PM | Reply
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Sounds like bad Eric Prydz. Imagine that.

Posted by: Abram Redskins at 04/21/09 5:09 PM | Reply
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Sounds like good Eric Prydz. Still not a compliment.

Posted by: Dave at 04/21/09 7:24 PM | Reply
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Gello

Purrrrrrrrr!

Posted by: Gello profile link at 04/22/09 7:42 PM | Reply
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sounds OK ....curious about the YOKO ONO track!

eric prydz...HAHA maybe you should ask thomas bangalter and DJ falcon about "call on me" ;)

Posted by: Digital Diva at 04/22/09 11:09 PM | Reply
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yeah sounds like eric prydz! you really know your shit... embarassing

Posted by: report progress at 05/02/09 12:21 PM | Reply
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Don't give a damn who it sounds like...it's the best thing I've heard in a long time.
Fresh and alive. Nice.

Posted by: itmustbeken at 05/06/09 12:46 PM | Reply
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