British music is gonna run 2011

Yesterday was an amazing day. Three friends independently put me onto some of the dopest music I've heard in a while, and I hear a lot of dope music. Check out the BBC's Sound of 2011 list. Work your way through the Top 5, which is what I did. Here's some samples of some amazingness. Grab some headphones and vibe the hell out to some soulful post-dubstep (oh yeah, uber cool genre).

Jamie Woon

Jessie J

James Blake

Daley

Maxwell - "Pretty Wings" on Letterman

Dopeness. Maxwell's new album is insanity. Not enough quantity but dude didn't shirk us on the quality. Peep the first single 'Pretty Wings' live on Letterman recently.

Maxwell :: Pretty Wings

He's back. After years and years (and years) of false starts and delays, our man Maxwell will finally drop a new album in 2009. Exhibit A is the official first single, "Pretty Wings," which was released online by Columbia Records this morning. The official release date for BLACKsummers’night, which will be Maxwell's fourth studio album (and first in eight long years), isn't until July 7, 2009. But judging by the first single, it'll be worth the wait. "It’s about the last relationship I had," Maxwell said about the song during a recent interview. "How you meet the person of your dreams but at the wrong time ... the song is a testament to what I wanted to say and say, to her."

-About.com

Stream a listen here!