In the case of Australian producer Cassian, you make an already good thing better. -- KATIE BAIN, What happens when you remix yourself? More than anything, it will probably remind you of those earlier hits by the guy we’re supposed to be calling Thomas Wesley now, and maybe make you want to listen to them instead. “I’m just a product of my environment.” Thirteen months later, he’s got a new country-ish alter ego, Thomas Wesley, and a new song called “So Long,” which features an image of Diplo wearing a cowboy hat and chugging a Bud Light on its single art. Diplo tries his hand at New Orleans' energetic hip-hop genre of Bounce in this gritty collaboration with Big Freedia prodege Nicky Da B. This week, a star collection of producers are dropping new music, with fresh heat from Diplo and Sidepiece doing house music, Kaytranada dropping his much anticipated LP Bubba, Four Tet putting his Midas touch on Skrillex and Boys Noize's Grammy-nominated "Midnight Hour" and other producers out here getting heads nodding and bodies in motion. Who's ready for a heaping plate of rich and silky R&Beats? All rights reserved.Billboard is part of MRC Media and Info, a division of MRC. Fasten your seatbelt. But it’s hard to imagine reaching for “So Long” on the jukebox at a honky-tonk, or any bar for that matter. 489 Tracks. At least I think it’s that’s what it is. © 2020 Billboard. Out via Rüfüs du Sol's Rose Avenue imprint, the remixes round out a big year for Cassian, who recently nabbed his first Grammy nomination for his work on Rufus' hit “Underwater” and also released two massive singles of his own, including “Magical” and “Same Things,” featuring Gabrielle Current. 1 single out of country-western cosplay. There are string sounds throughout, but they alternate between sounding like an actual bowed instrument and a preset on a keyboard. Case and point: “On My Mind,” Diplo's new collaboration with Sidepiece, the newly formed duo of Party Favor and Nitti Gritti. Philadelphia. “They’re kinda like country, but I’m adding some of my flavor to make it unusual,” he said of the music. The savory 17 tracks feature modern soul favorites Kali Uchi, Masego, Estelle, GoldLink, Tinashe, freaking Pharrell Williams and more. The new edit adds a unique synth line as it marries the two distinct moods and turns the energy down from disjointed warehouse banger to progressive late-night ride. Among the station’s rap-dominated tracklist, featuring Megan Thee Stallion, Travis Scott, Skepta and DaBaby, is a new single featuring the Detroit rapper, “Ready to Go” by Baauer and Channel Tres. 15. Danny Brown. The song also marks the first release from Cam since the “Diane” singer announced she’d be switching labels from Sony Nashville to New York-based RCA Records last September. We find the hip-rockin' groove of “What You Need” with Charlotte Day Wilson to be particularly funky, thanks to the disco synths and subtle walking bass, but definitely don't skip a luscious second. Sign up for our newsletter. It’s like he said, though: he’s just a product of his environment. 7106226 Followers. The Diplo-founded imprint has been on a tear since its inception just three months ago, with releases from Walker & Royce, Djeff, Born Dirty and Mant all showcasing house music’s many flavors from bass-heavy to Afro to ravey tech. Each week, we sift through the streams and dig into the digital crates to present absolute must-hears from the wide breadth of fresh jams. Hundreds of songs drop from artists around the world, and you're supposed to somehow find the best ones. Hot Chip, "Melody of Love" (PBR Streetgang Remix). It's all chill grooves playing at a steady tempo and level, at times playing like one continuous smooth jam. Electronic producer plans series of country releases under his name Thomas Wesley. Replace the fiddle sound with a chopped-up sample of MØ‘s voice, and you’ve got one piece of a pretty solid Major Lazer song; use that weirdly beautiful dolphin-whooshing effect instead, and it’s Jack Ü. It’s almost too perfect that he would adopt iconography that scans so thoroughly as white, but only after a young black rapper made a No. This week the producer dropped three remixes of his 2019 track "Magical," and his take on himself is a standout in which the vibey original transforms into dark, driving peak time banger. Diplo has released “So Long,” his debut country collaboration under his name Thomas Wesley. The Diplo-founded imprint has been on a tear since its inception just three months ago, with releases from Walker & Royce, Djeff, Born Dirty and Mant all showcasing house music… At its best, the music conveys this hyperstylized sheen without entirely losing the vibrant human energy of dancehall, or house; and maybe future Thomas Wesley music will actually resemble country in some meaningful way. Torres Describes Harrowing 48 Hours Trying to Return Home, The Viral Countdown: The Race to React to COVID-19, The Cost of Coronavirus: How Young Guv Ended Up Stranded, confronted the superstar DJ about his reputation, The Killers Double Down on Arena Rock With. Coming in hot as the fifth song on Major Lazer’s third album "Peace is the Mission," it stands as one of the few Diplo songs you can make out to. Today, the beloved UK synth-pop has extended their edit canon with a slew of new takes on "Hungry Child" and "Meldoy of Love" from their excellent 2019 LP A Bathful of Ecstacy. Haitian-Canadian producer Kaytranada's sophomore album Bubba is only for the grown and sexy. Hot Chip has a strong track record with remixes, with Sasha's edit of their enduring single "Flutes" and Major Lazer's take on "Look at Where We Are" both firmly placed in the all-time-great category. Stream Tracks and Playlists from Diplo on your desktop or mobile device. -- K. Bein. The edit turns the track is a sweeping, stomping epic that builds and builds until Hot Chip vocalist Alexis Taylor breaks through, by which point you feel like you may actually be floating. Four Tet's remix comes right out the gate swingin' a revamped rhythm, but keeps most of the song's original elements intact. Earlier in 2019, his Silk City project with Mark Ronson took home a Best Dance Recording Grammy award for “Electricity,” featuring singer Dua Lipa. Following the release of his fifth album, uknowhatimsayin¿, Danny Brown launched his new iFruit Radio station in Grand Theft Auto V and GTA Online yesterday (Dec. 12). Rarely has its head honcho made an appearance thus far, but when he does, it bangs. No surprise that it’s been a unanimous (and often enquired-about) highlight in recent Diplo sets. --K.R. Channel’s music has always sounded like the perfect soundtrack for late-night cruising, but with these rowdy passengers, “Ready to Go” is designed to jack up your adrenaline while speeding and scheming. “So Long” is the first in a series of country collaborations expected from Diplo, who will be appearing at this year’s Stagecoach Festival for the first time. Standouts include those by KiNK and Locum, although the one that most grabs our ears is from UK duo PBR Streetgang, who deliver a hypnotic eight-and-a-half minute "Melody of Love" remix. Diplo’s reputation as a musical thief isn’t entirely fair, because it doesn’t account for one important part of his appeal. “It’s actually a hard thing to get some of these guys to take a chance, because country’s such an insular community, but I’m trying to do something a little bit different with the songwriting.” Another Diplo collaboration, this one featuring Labrinth and Sia, just released its first album LSD on April 12th. Thirteen months later, he's got a new country-ish alter ego, Thomas Wesley, and a new song called "So Long," which features an image of Diplo wearing a … Could Higher Ground be the best new label of 2019? -- KAT BEIN, Skrillex, Boys Noize & Ty Dolla Sign, “Midnight Hour” (Four Tet Remix), Without a doubt, one of the weirdest tunes of the year was Skrillex and Boys Noize's non-Dog Blood collab “Midnight Hour,” with Ty Dolla $ign. But often enough—as in the case of “So Long”—his songs come out as piles of aesthetic signifiers and not much else, somehow specific and anonymous at once. Diplo Songs is a song list of all the latest tracks released by Diplo, including the new 2020 singles! Diplo has released “So Long,” his debut country collaboration under his name Thomas Wesley. The latter sound is responsible for the song’s most effective hook: a call-and-response instrumental line that comes just after the proper chorus, full of uncanny bends between pitches, sudden staccato stops, and long breaths between phrases. These are sophisticated, adult moods. “So Long,” which features vocals from the country singer Cam, is not Appalachian fiddle music—like “Old Town Road,” it’s not even really country—but it does have a little fiddle. “Country music can’t get rid of me that easy.”. -- Katie Bain, A daily briefing on what matters in the music industry, DJ Khaled Talks "Special" Chemistry With Drake, New Album & How Justin Bieber's "Popstar" Cameo Came Together | Billboard News, Cardi B Deletes Twitter After Backlash From Fans Over Offset Reunion | Billboard News, Doja Cat Stages Late-Night Takeover With ‘Fallon,’ ‘Kimmel’ Performances: Watch, José Padilla, DJ Who Pioneered the Balearic Sound, Dies at 65, First Spin: The Week's Best New Dance Tracks From Anabel Englund and Jamie Jones, Steve Aoki and Sting, G Jones & More, 2020 Grammy Dance Nominations: A Few Newcomers, Familiar Faces & Some Major Snubs, Compton-Raised Channel Tres Is Taking His West Coast-Inspired Dance Music Worldwide, John Legend Dedicates ‘Never Break’ BBMAs Performance to Wife Chrissy Teigen | Billboard News.