The fight for diverse and conscious voices

If there's a unifying theme in this group, it's "interesting vocals".

http://rcrdlbl.com/2013/02/26/stream_psychic_twin_dream_state?utm_source=RCRDs+of+the+Week
Psychic Twin (http://psychictwin.bandcamp.com/) are on the lighter side of electro-pop, with a little twist of odd thrown in. It has something of a dark vibe, which makes for a strange contrast with the vocal harmonies.

http://www.noisetrade.com/propaganda/excellent
There aren't a lot of city-core rap/hip-hop artists who are doing lyrically interesting that aren't laden with profanity, n*, b*, and such. Allow me to present you Propaganda, whose politically infused rap is clearly rooted in gospel and soul (though Noisetrade calls it "backwoods blues" which might not be entirely wrong). It's an interesting blend of rap and spoken word with original instrumental parts underneath.

http://audioporncentral.com/2013/02/tricky-nothings-changed.html
Tricky (http://www.trickysite.com/) is back, doing what Tricky does best. Trippy, emotionally laden electronica with breathy close voices that seem to be whispering in your ear as they touch your heart. This track, Nothing's Changed, is his first from his new album on his own label. Very much on my to-buy list. The vocalist on this track is a French chanteuse Francesca Belmonte (https://www.facebook.com/francescabelmontemusic) who is new to me but lists herself as "Tricky's Singer".

http://audioporncentral.com/2013/02/yelle-lamour-parfait.html
Speaking of French chanteuses, Yelle (http://www.yelle.fr/) here presents an interesting contrast. Her contribution is pretty conventional lightweight French pop singing, but it's over some serious fuzzed electronica. It's an interesting effort and makes me think she's worth paying more attention to, though I think this particular track isn't especially stellar.

http://audioporncentral.com/2013/02/little-boots-motorway.html
This is not the Kinks' "Motorway" but a composition of the same name by Little Boots, whose voice I enjoy even though the auto-tuning here is pretty heavy-handed. This is another first-single-off-upcoming-album so I'm hoping we'll get to hear more and maybe a remix or two.

https://soundcloud.com/late-night-radio/peter-tosh-johnny-b-goode-lnr
This is a bit of nostalgia reworked for me. Although Tosh is known for his unique and voluminous reggae sounds, his cover of "Johnny B Goode" was the first song of his I ever heard and I remember it in part because his voice was so different from Jerry Lee's and yet it had the same sort of feel. Here LNR (Late Night Radio) adds unique electro stylings - and yes a little wub - to the remix. But don't worry, it's still got that epic guitar wail.