It is ridiculously hot out. Granted, it's summer and the heat is par for the course but we're still allowed to express our disdain for triple-digit temperatures. And while I have no advice on ways to cool down, I do have a few album selections that will take a bit of the suffering out of your day.

CANSE DE SER SEXY - Cansei De Ser Sexy

Cansei De Ser Sexy (a.k.a. CSS) is a Brazilian electro group that will make you shake your ass to songs about the indie/hipster lifestyle. Ironic? Yes. Honest? Definitely. Humorous? You bet! Vocalist Lovefoxx's accent is hella cute and only made more so by the dance-able lo-fi electro tunes.

Favorite tunes: "Alala," "Let's Make Love and Listen to Death From Above" and "This Month, Day 10."

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MSTRKRFT - The Looks

This is the debut release from MSTRKRFT (of which I drooled about here), which is more of a collection of dance tunes (eight in all? oh blarghagh!) than a full album. Though The Looks may seem like nothing but a collection of 12" singles neatly compiled in one spot, it's second on the list for a reason. There's plenty of hi-hat trickery, booming analog bass and robot vocals to get any Silverlake party jumping.

Favorite tunes: "Work On You," "Paris" and "Street Justice."

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THE BLACK ANGELS - Passover

"Native American Drone-N-Roll" is what these guys describe their music as and I'm not going to argue it. What I will add is that Passover is an album packed with some great 60s psychedelic/stoner rock; somewhere along the lines of a shoegaze band attempting Dead Meadow covers.

Favorite tunes: "Young Men Dead," The Sniper at the Gates of Heaven" and "Empire."

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CUT CHEMIST - The Audience's Listening

Former Ozomatli and Jurassic 5 DJ breaks out on his own for his first full-length album. The LP is 12 tracks composed of samples from Cut Chemist's vast library of vinyl and includes vocal contributions from Hymnal, Edan, Mr. Lif and Thes One.

Favorite tunes: "The Garden," "What's The Altitude" and "Metrorail Thru Space."

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