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Hey it's Huw in for Zane. Soooooo tonight's Hottest is a big beautiful, dark, bassy beast. Signed to Digital Soundboy and known for his huge Fighting Fire tune with Jess Mills and that incredible Ain't Nobody remix, this got a brilliant reaction on the text and twitter tonight!

Oh hello, it's Huw in for Zane. So here is the brand new song from the brilliant Ben Howard. Taken from his new Burgh Island EP, it's a beautiful, dark and special song from this talented man. Listen back to the show to hear the recorded version of Oats in the Water, first played in session for Zane.

So whilst most bands are struggling over albums and drawing out releases, MCR are recording and then shelving albums because they want to try something different...

Conventional Weapons is exactly that, a bunch of songs that are more straight ahead and directly follow a linear timeline from their earlier stuff before they decided to invest in bleak visions of the future, dance beats and electronica... They are going to be releasing the 'album' two songs at a time over the next four months...

The first two out of the gate are immediate, punchy and rocking and almost make Danger Days feel like a slight diversion. The rest remains to be seen I guess. Sure the MCArmy, the Killjoys and the diehards are hanging on every titbit posted online about their favourite band, but by and large, a ton of people like to absorb their music in digestible bites. No time to sit and stair at an album sleeve reading the liner notes, hells no, gimme two songs straight up, every month for the next four months.

The best years and the toughest years of this young band's life have been poured into a new album called Hummingbird, which you can hear in January 2013. Tonight's hottest record from that album should create excitement amongst fans, especially as they announce shows in December including All Tomorrow's Parties at Camber Sands.

Gemini aka Thomas Slinger, the 22 year old producer, singer songwriter from Leicester, returns with a wicked new slice of dubstep, taken from the new EP
Mercury... LISTEN

It runs in the family, this music. Haim release a new Hottest Record that shows an excellent grasp of pop song craft, a by-product surely of the "10,000 hours" they put into this game already. Their future debut album should be full of it.

Inspired by a year of touring on various main stages, and specifically the much talked about download slot, tonight's Hottest Record 'Big Man' brings Chase & Status definitely into rock territory.

The return of London's Dot Rotten is NOW. The new single 'Karmageddon', another cross-genre monster, drops 3rd December in advance of the brand new album 'Voices In My Head'. With sick production by TMS and a killer topline and bars from Dot himself, this is tonight's Hottest Record In The World.

The hype surrounding K Koke's forthcoming album is not without foundation or hard work attached. His ascendance to this position comes signed and supported by Roc Nation, and backed by big records. Turn Back is one of them. Album in the new year.

Deap Vally are back & will release this swampy new single, End Of The World, on November 19th... The band's Communion/Island Records debut - follows a hectic summer which saw the fast-rising LA duo headline three sold-out London shows and their first UK tour & now onto an explosive Vaccines support slot in November... LISTEN

Evolution not revolution for Rudimental, on the follow-up to their number one single Feel The Love. Once again John Newman contributes vocals, this time with help from Alex Clare who provides a very complimentary tone to another uplifting pop song from Hackney's breakout club success story of the year.

Beginnings don't get much more exciting than with 'Monsta' ... Jumping the first hurdle of finding a brilliant vocalist with ease... they casually walk onto the OWSLA label with anthems in waiting and a tidy Nero & Skrillex remix from the get-go... LISTEN.