NEXT Collective today releases an incredible collection of covers with their CoverArt album. This collective of brilliant young jazz musicians came together with an aim to remake some popular music favorites, including the work of Little Dragon, Jay Z and Kanye West, D’Angelo, N.E.R.D, Stereolab, Drake, Meshell Ndegeocello, and on. It's a real treat. Hear their cover of Jay-Z and Kanye's "No Church In The Wild" below.

For those in the NYC area, do not miss the opportunity to watch these guys at work tonight during their album release show! More details are below. Others can watch the live stream of the release show after the jump or on the live stream site.

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Event Details
NEXT Collective Album Release Show
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Doors 10pm / show 10:30pm

Featuring
Logan Richardson: saxophone
Walter Smith III: saxophone
Matthew Stevens: guitar
Gerald Clayton: keyboards
Ben Williams: bass
Jamire Williams: drums
and special guest Christian Scott: trumpet

DJ Set from Rich Medina

Tickets: $15 advance / $18 doors
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Le Poisson Rouge
New York, NY

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Live stream of release show tonight after the jump

Always the tastemaker extraordinaire, Mark de Clive-Lowe, presents us with a preview of an awesome project some great young jazz musicians have embarked on. NEXT Collective: The Mixtape introduces us to NEXT Collective and their upcoming album set to cover some of their favorite artists and 'reinterpret them from a jazz perspective.' Covered artists include Little Dragon, Jay Z and Kanye West, D’Angelo, N.E.R.D, Stereolab, Drake, Meshell Ndegeocello, and on.

Members of NEXT Collective include Logan Richardson (sax), Walter Smith III (sax), Matthew Stevens (guitar), Gerald Clayton (keys), Kris Bowers (keys), Ben Williams (bass), Jamire Williams (drums) and guest trumpeter Christian Scott.

Absolutely love it when worlds collide like this. Stream and download below!

Mark de Clive-Lowe presents NEXT Collective: The Mixtape [Download on Sendspace]

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UK rapper/producer Adian Coker today released his 9-track Lights Fantastic mixtape, which premiered on Karmaloop.

The project slings a solid dose of pop-friendly rap reminiscent of the vibe on Kanye's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Below, you can stream the entire mixtape and take yourself through the beautiful melancholy and hear firsthand.

Adian Coker - Lights Fantastic [Download via Topspin]

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Steven A. Clark yesterday released his poignant post-breakup album, Fornication Under The Consent of the King. Sounding like a blend between Aloe Blacc and The Weeknd with dashes of The Neptunes, Steven digs deep into his heartache, wading in the desolate depths of his sadness and jadedness. Arguably, it may be the mens that do it best when it comes to emo. Remember Kanye's 808s & Heartbreak? Yeah, ish was depressing.

There are definitely going to be some weeping bros that will find secret relatability here. And we're gonna let you have that. It's all a free download and the full stream is available on Consquence of Sound, in case you're crying so hard that you can't wait for the download to complete.

Steven A. Clark - Fornication Under The Consent of the King [Download]

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Crazy animations and comic steez in this new video for Flux Pavillion's "Superbad" featuring Doctor P. We are completely engrossed in this glitchy chaotic awesomeness.

You think you don't know Flux Pavillion, but oh, indeed you do! Kanye West and Jay-Z sampled our boy in "Who's Gon Stop Me." And there's more coming from where all that came from!

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