EOIN BUTLER's guide to downloads, singles and free audiostreams

JAY-Z

99 Problems But Mitt Ain’t One ****

Performing at a last-minute campaign stop in Columbus, Ohio, the Jiggaman here tweaks the chorus of his best- known hit so that it references US presidential politics rather than, you know, dealing crack cocaine. At the time of writing, that election's outcome is uncertain. So by the time you read this, Jay-Z's problems may actually reach three figures. youtube.com

FOALS

Inhaler

Transgressive ***

Inhaler is the first single from Foal’s third album (Holy Fire), which is due out in February. It’s produced by Flood and Alan Moulder at Assault Battery studios in London. The band’s sound is heavier this time around, and their ambition is unmistakably stadium-sized.

THE MANDOLAS

Marianne **

The Cork-based folk-pop quartet are releasing this single through iTunes today. Be warned: if you have a stodgy Beatles/Byrds/Beach Boys copyist allergy, you may want to steer clear.

JACK WHITE

Blues on Two Trees

Third Man Records ***

The B-side to White’s I’m Shakin’ single finds the former White Stripes frontman trying his hand at rap. To be honest, its more Pretty Fly for a White Guy than Paul’s Boutique.

KENDRICK LAMAR ft JAY ROCK

Money Trees

Interscope *****

Track five from Lamar’s Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City album is undoubtedly a keeper and quite possibly a candidate for song of the year. Also, it references Halle Berry, which, to my reckoning, marks her third decade as a hip-hop object of appreciation.

THE JANOSKIANS

Set This World on Fire ***

"No Janoskians were harmed during the filming of this video." The Australian comedy boyband are Jackass meets One Direction. Here they don lab coats and try out a spot of medieval jousting under controlled scientific conditions. Watching it, I obviously hoped they might come to some sort of harm. But it wasn't to be. itunes.com