Every Tuesday Single Minded highlights new tracks hitting stores (or the Web) this week. On Fridays, come back for rarities, remixes, mash-ups and more.

James Brown, Public Service Announcement [WFMU Blog]
The Godfather of Soul does a six-minute promo spot for radio stations designed to quell the race riots of the late Sixties. He doesn’t sing a note, and it’s still cooler than anything that’s come out in the last five years.

St. Vincent, “I Dig a Pony” [Beatles Cover]
Retiring indie-folker St. Vincent covers “I Dig a Pony” in the back of a taxi cab. Then, when she’s done, she tells the driver about that hot night with those wild Swedish twins and the naughty, naughty bellhop.

Clipse, “Flashing Lights” [Kanye West Remix]
We kind of wanted to declare a moratorium on Kanye-related music for a while, but Pusha and Malice are peerless as always, and how could we ignore a track that manages to reference both Jay-Z and Revenge of the Sith?

Born With It feat. B.O.B., “Stack Paper” [Verve Sample]
Georgia outfit creates a new hip-hop golden rule: If you can’t get Chris Martin, Richard Ashcroft will work just fine. Astonishingly effective.

Blur, “Tracy Jacks/Far Out/Bank Holiday” [Demos]
These are okay, we guess, but have you heard those Oasis demos?

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