Bass rumbles in the background of Massive Attack MC Daddy G's mobile phone, and the gentle coo of frequent collaborator and reggae legend Horace Andy is barely audible over the din. "I'm looking at [Andy] as you're talking," Daddy G says excitedly, yelling over the noise.

MGMT are out in full force on Kid Cudi's latest single, "Pursuit of Happiness." Listen below.

Singer Jim Lindberg recently announced he was leaving Southern California punk stalwarts Pennywise after a 20-year run to work on a documentary film, among other projects. One of the last recordings he did with the band is a cover of the classic song "We're Gonna Fight" by an even longer-running hardcore act, Reno, Nevada's 7 Seconds (available exclusively for download below).

If Asher Roth had paid attention in college courses like Sociology and World Cultures 101 instead of skipping them, he might sound like Brooklyn's Das Racist.

In these days of folkier-than-thou indie groups, there's nothing more refreshing than the unabashed joy of a dance anthem. Enter Seattle seven-piece U.S.E, a.k.a. United States of Electronica, who are here to move feet from Iowa to Ibiza.

As far as spin-offs go, New Order's Bernard Sumner has a pretty solid track record. Electronic, his strong '90s collabo with the Smith's Johnny Marr, spawned the U.K. hit single "Get the Message." And remember: New Order itself rose out of the ashes of the legendary Joy Division. Now the singer-guitarist is at it again.