Hmm… don’t see a super long shelf life here, even with a string of good tracks. Shit, but then again I have been wrong before. Nicki Minaj comparisions abound over the way her acting chops seep into the rhymes and that’s a good thing in my book. I guess, there is not much to say here yet except that “212″ (produced by the ever-amazing Jacques Greene Lazy Jay) is the jam and the video is a good time for sure. Too bad it’s not hot out anymore..
Have you ever wondered what would happen if Billy Bragg appeared as baby-faced seventeen year old with red hair? Archy Marshall probably doesn’t wonder about it too much though. After making Pitchfork’s dick hard writing songs worthy of someone twice his age, he changed up from his Zoo Kid moniker to King Krule and has been picking out notes and crooning his little heart out. The lyrics are great, don’t get me wrong, but the real gem here is hearing how that sad Croydon accent wraps itself around the song like a big open syllable blanket.
King Krule – Out Getting Ribs King Krule – Out Getting Ribs (Jack Deezl Remix) King Krule/Zoo Kid – Ocean Bed Bonus: King Krule – The Noose of Jah City (video)
I’m getting out of town for a bit to let my shoulders come back down to where they should be and sit on a beach until I turn brown. In the meantime, please enjoy this Wiz and Snoop video from a while back that I posted on our Facebook, but never got around to putting up here. Not sure why I never post about Wiz. I guess I just figured he didn’t need my help.. plus he seems like kind of a dick. Like maybe he’d get high in my house, then tell me Danny Brown was a chump and try to sleep with my girl. Anyways, I am getting off track. What I was trying to say is that this track sounds so lush and tropical, if you close your eyes you can see the beach..
While I still maintain Jay Elec is hip hop’s second coming, I would not be surprised to see Danny Brown at that last supper table somewhere. Detroit’s rawest rapper always comes with something amazing to say and more importantly, always picks his beats with the utmost care. Every time his voice comes on I always hear the Andre3000 influence (which Danny admitted to being an influence along with Nas and Doom) but then he rolls it back a bit, throws a Tiger’s cap on it and it becomes his own. After some pretty original music videos and the awesome claim that “he just wants to make video games for a living”, Danny recently signed to Fools Gold – which means that only good things can be on the way. Don’t sleep..
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Dang.. I know that this song is hella cheesy and on a total party tip, but can you deny that you nod right along when these girls let loose with “Fuck what you heard”? So hype.. I would put this on at 1AM when everyone is wasted and guarantee that people would bug out. Granted, I’m not actually sure what they are talking about.. Why would they be on some bullshit? Shouldn’t the guy they are talking about be ‘on some bullshit’? So confusing.. anyone?
Sure Sharon has been around for a while and has now embarked on a very impressive European tour, but how awesome is this video of her floating around Central Park? Not to mention the electrified amp in her boat with water all around her.. total tough town. Anyways, the album version of this song (below) is beautiful as well and if you can find her episode of the Take Away Show, it will blow you away.
The song has been around for a minute and was really familiar to me, but I had never seen the video before. Daang.. What’s up with bands who have feature movie budgets? This one looks so slick and well produced I thought it was a trailer for something. Really good though, watch it till the end. Love that heart tattoo as well. Remember that scene in Jesus’ Son with Billy Crudup where he follows the shady guy off the train because he has heart tattoo and it’s making his chest glow? That was a good movie.
I’ve been hearing a ton about Will Wiesenfeld and his work as Baths lately. He seems to have generated a pretty thick. glitchy haze over all the music blogs and even snagged a spot on Pitchfork.. Which is pretty damn good for a 21-year-old from Chatsworth, CA. His debut album Cerulean came out back in July, so I’m a little slow on the draw but fuck.. you try keeping up with every electronic record that comes out. The one thing I still can’t figure out is why artists keep using that compression gimmick on so many songs – It’s like the Auto-tune of electronic music and nearly ruined the Toro Y Moi album. As far as I can tell it never sounds good and just makes everyone’s ears feel like they’re on an airplane. So anyways.. good job Baths, this album is really pretty. Just turn the compression off and we can be friends.
Baths – Animals
Baths – Lovely Bloodflow(Video is great too) Baths – Seaside Town
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