The Weeknd

Watch "The Weeknd - The Zone feat. Drake (Official Video)" on YouTube
Courtesy of @DJHyphen

Mt. St. Helens Road Trip Top 5

In no particular order:
Kendrick Lamar- The Art of Peer Pressure
James Blake- Unluck
The XX- Tides
Heart- Straight On
Little Dragon- Feather

Thaddeus David

Watch "THADDEUS DAVID - BLANK CHECK (OFFICIAL VIDEO)" on YouTube

Kingdom Crumbs

The live @ KEXP videos always manage to capture how much the artists love the art they have created. These guys killed it @ Neumos on Friday. The talented Cloud Nice team is always worth watching out for.
Watch "Kingdom Crumbs - Pick Both Sides Of My Brain (Live on KEXP)" on YouTube

The XX

Watch "The xx - Chained (Official Video)" on YouTube

I am late to The XX fan club, but I'm on board now. Their new album Coexist is worth paying for and I actually did.