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“Listening to Django Django, I am taken back to when I first heard the Beta Band's The Three E.P.’s and Olivia Tremor Control's Dusk at Cubist Castle. Amazing, vaguely psychedelic pop, with a penchant for Beatle-isms, a pocket full of Pet Sounds and a pulsing minimalist disco beat.

Their name is a variation of Quando Quango, Factory Record's disco outfit from the early ‘80s. I'm hearing all sorts of odd references here: Arthur Russell, Flat Earth Society, Dick Dale, Radiophonic Workshop, DJ Rush, Bush Tetras, Elephant 6, and, yes, the aforementioned Beta Band. Best of all, these guys sound like they are having a blast making music: this record is resplendent with joyous, youthful sonic adventure.”

— Tod Nelson

In our quest to highlight cool and useful things built using the Rdio API, Playlistdio is this month’s noteworthy app. It helps you de-dupe tunes in your playlists and create a mix of the top 50 songs from any artist.

Simply visit Playlistdio, connect your Rdio account, and clean up your playlists by removing the duplicate tracks. Or if you want to make an artist playlist, search for an artist and create a playlist of the top 50 most popular songs.

Do you have a brilliant idea that can change how users listen to music on Rdio? Visit Rdio’s Developer page, register for an API key, and start building. Feel free to check out our sample code and libraries on Github and join our API Google Group. Need more incentive? You can even earn some dough via the Rdio Affiliate Program.

If you're in the Bay Area and have an idea and coding chops, register for this weekend’s San Francisco’s Music Hackday. Build something neat using Rdio’s API and you could win free time on Rdio.

When not recording with his three-piece pop band The Basics, multi-instrumentalist Wally De Backer writes and performs as Gotye. This Australian phenomenon has already recorded three albums under the moniker — Making Mirrors is his third.

Making Mirrors is now available on Rdio for your listening pleasure — don’t let this gem go unheard.

Welcome to the second edition of Rdio Recommends, a monthly music digest featuring the best of last month’s incredibly listenable tunes. While you’re putting together your year-end Best Of list, don’t overlook this collection of great new November music. Just when you think you’ve heard everything, there’s Rdio Recommends.

What do you think of Rdio Recommends: November? Let us know by reviewing the playlist.

About Rdio Recommends: The first Monday of every month, we’ll review and create a playlist that reflects what we’re enjoying and think you might also like. It is composed entirely of new music from the previous month.

Lil Wayne’s first post-prison release is one of 2011's most-anticipated albums. His 2008 bestseller, Tha Carter III, walked away from the Grammy’s with Album of Year and left critics and fans wondering how he would follow it. Weezy just dropped his latest work, and now you can listen to this charismatic rapper spit out madcap metaphors among a star-studded cast that includes Drake, Andre 3000, and Busta Rhymes.