Pretty much all of Beach House's oeuvre has a Christmassy feel, if you admit a fairly Proustian interpretation of the term. Nonetheless this new track has sleigh bells in it, so must be deemed the overall winner. 'I Do Not Care For The Winter Sun' could easily fit towards the back end of Teen Dream, all frosted pane glass memories and ravishing vocals lending weight to the notion that Victoria Legrand is one of the great consoling voices of our generation.

Beach House, 'I Do Not Care For The Winter Sun'

Because sometimes there's nothing better than the sound of a sixteen-year-old upstart picking up a guitar and telling the world that "hate runs through my blood". Especially when said whippersnapper resembles some sort of unholy cross between La Roux's Elly Jackson and something out of Gummo:

Zoo Kid - Out Getting Ribs from House Anxiety on Vimeo.

More on the young master Zoo Kid here.

Supreme Team (Madlib & Karriem Riggins) - Interview #4080 by stonesthrow

The penultimate instalment in Madlib's Medecine Show series drops next month, featuring a lost collaboration with J Dilla originally intended for the pair's second Jaylib album. This is exciting news, people.

Stream a track from the record with jazz maestro Karriem Riggins above, or for giggles go check out the Bollywood-style video accompaniment to this snippet from the cult producer's Beat Konducta in India LP. Awesome: