After making heads turn with their splendid cover of Santogold’s L.E.S. Artistes (which stormed the Fairtilizer charts), Lilly Wood and the Prick are releasing their debut EP “Lilly Who and The What?” today. Discover the new single “Down The Drain” and its remix by Lafayette, along with a playlist by the band.

LISTEN TO THE PLAYLIST AND READ THE INTERVIEW AFTER THE JUMP!

Renowned Boston singer/songwriter Marissa Nadler releases her fourth solo album “Little Hells” today on Kemado Records. Check her sweet playlist and her interview.

Maria Luiza de Arruda Botelho Pereira de Magalhães, best known as Mallu Magalhães or just “chiquita bacana”, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter born in São Paulo in ‘92.

Her playlist reveals her favorites.

Her interview is…below.

CHECK ALL THAT AFTER THE JUMP

Quality French magazine MAGIC picks the 20 best singles of 2008, a nice collection of tracks covering various genres. Check it out then celebrate the new year by making your own top 2008 playlist! Bonus interview after the jump.

Brooklyn-based dj/producer extraordinaire who cuts music with so much class did it big in 2008, especially with with full-length collab with Cousin Cole “Tambourine Dream” (Flamin’ Hotz Records). Now it’s time for a look on what he feels was hot in 2008 .

Bang Gang is the musical alias of Icelandic songwriter/producer Barði Jóhannsson who lives in Reykjavík. His album “Ghost from the past” just came out, it’s a beautiful mix of atmospheric guitars and haunting melodies wrapped in beautiful songwriting. We selected a few tracks out of it and asked the tall guy a few questions.

Talitres playlist May 2008 introduces the French label latest and current releases, The Sleeping Years (Dale Grundle (formerly of The Catchers) new project), San Francisco folk singer /songwriter Emily Jane White (album ‘Dark Undercoat’) or Swell (forthcoming album ‘South Of The Rain & Snow’), and also current favorite Toumani Diabaté and his universal language and [...]