Several things to be aware of:

1) There will be a new Birdy Nam Nam album released September 19th worldwide.
2) It’s going to be produced by Para One (eeeeeee!).
3) There is a new single called “Defiant Order” that is out now.
4) It is everything and more that you could expect from Birdy Nam Nam.
5) You can download it right now from their website in exchange for an email address.

6) Birdy Nam Nam – Defiant Order (download from birdynamnam.com)

Today marks some absolute cause for celebration as mysterious Toronto collective “The Weeknd” serve up a free album full of buzzing, crooning r&b slow jams and ambient production that evokes trace elements of Ginuwine at his most emotional and the cast of Nelly’s “Tip Drill” music video (recently removed from Youtube) crammed together in a steamy sauna in the middle of Canadian winter.

“The Party & The After Party” weaves through an El Perro Del Marr sample adding some perfectly timed handclaps, gunshots and words about high heels, Louis V bags, arm tattoos and possibly drug dealing. “Loft Music” twists a single Beach House into an anthemic trap rap last-slow-dance-at-the-party kind of song.

Lyrically, they sound so polished that it’s shocking to think it’s their first release. If you listen to only one free album of laid back sex jams all year, let this take the priority on your list.

The Weeknd – House of Balloons Album (Free Direct Download)

Tracklisting after the jump:

High For This
What You Need
House of Balloons / Glass Table Girls
The Morning
Wicked Games
The Party & The After Party
Coming Down
Loft Music
The Knowing

After several years worth of EPs filled with ecstatic house music vibes, Round Table Knights have finally dropped their debut album on Made To Play today.

The album seems like it’s almost comprised of two halfs, the first working as a showcase for RTK’s pure dancefloor muscle. “Drop The Dow” remains the best piece of acapella-scat house I’ve heard, and even after playing it out about a hundred times, there’s something amazing about “Calypso” that continually rocks the house, even if it’s being played outside in -20 degree Canadian winter.

But the second half is even more surprising because of the organic approach that it embraces. “Why Be Serious” not only embodies their mantra for house music in 2010, but floats along on a beat that you’d be happy to hear as the last song of the night, a “throw your hands in the air and praise the gods of house” kinda ordeal. And instead of delivering mediocre marching band house music, “Paparussi” incorporates some seriously soulful trumpets that sound like anything but a canned pro tools sound effect.

There are also a well placed downtempo moments, including the closer “All Night” featuring Ghosttape, which sounds like it’s floating out the window of some low-rider that’s driving by on the long walk home from the club, just before the sun rises.

You can stream the whole album below, and you should absolutely pick it up on Beatport. Congratulations dudes!

Our favorite Swedish balearic discopopsters in Studio will release their compilation album “Yearbook 2″ on June 23rd. It’s features a collection of their recent remixes and other assorted goodies. This is a video trailer for the release, did anyone say soundtrack to the summer?

Kleerup, the much talked about producer of Robyns hit track “With Every Heartbeat” and remixer that took the world by storm last year, hits the scene with his debut album that’s simply entitled “Kleerup”. The album is released today and could very well be a contender for album of the year. It showcases Kleerups skills as a producer and it features some of the finest singers Sweden has to offer. The Robyn track is of course included aswell as tracks with Discobelle fave Lykke Li and veterans such as Titiyo, Marit Bergman & Neneh Cherry.

Discobelle proudly presents the Lykke Li collaboration “Until We Bleed”, a beautiful, melancholic and stringfilled track. We also got our hands on the magical track “Forever” that features vocals from Neneh Cherry along with a childrens choir.

PS. Kleerup will be in Malmö on saturday for a performance at Pastell If you’re around, we suggest you go!