New Music Daily
Lupe Fiasco – Around My Way (Freedom Ain’t Free)
Wasalu and I are on a first name basis, so if you see me say Wasalu instead of Lupe Fiasco, that’s why. He’s the best lyricist.
Wasalu drops his first single off of Food & Liquor 2. THANK GOD.
I’ve been missing this guy and this sounds more like his music rather than Atlantic’s bull shit. Song is available on iTunes at midnight.
The first sense I get from Around My Way (Freedom Ain’t Free) is that he’s retracing his steps back to his “The Cool” & “Food & Liquor” days, and putting Lasers in the past. Thank. Fucking. God. This is an excellent start and I’m eager to see what else he has in store for us after watching this, specifically, Form Follows Function (refer to video).
There’s two artist I’ll always be with through thick and thin (pause). Wasalu and Scott Mescudi. All hail Wasalu!
[Video & MP3] Carousel – Let’s Go Home
Carousel has graced us with a brand new track, and visuals for it!
This is a brand new track called Let’s Go Home and this marks yet another consistent release from them. At this point, they’ve carved out their sound and it’s evident, so if you have yet to check these guys out, you’re craaazzzaaaaay maaaynnneeee.
Check out their SoundCloud for previous releases.
Sid Sriram ft. Sonny Shotz – Elevate
After the first few listens, I wasn’t too sure what to make out of the new song Sid Sriram has with Sonny Shotz of The Dean’s List. Wasn’t sure if I liked it, or I absolutely hated it. Just a few more listens, and I’ve come to the conclusion that I love it.
The reason I love it is because of Sonny Shotz. I think he’s really stepped his game up this year and he flourishes on these darker beats (another example here).
This marks the second song in the recent months that Sid Sriram & Sonny have linked up for and I think they made quite the duo. Peep it below!
MS MR – Hurricane [VIDEO]
Apparently Sunset is all about some explosive music. I never liked guns or explosives or any of that stuff too much, maybe because I’m a girl. I don’t know. But I really do like explosive music. It’s not crashes or bangs or anything, it’s just BIG. Powerful. It leaves a mark. Yeah, that’s what this song “Hurricane” by MS MR does for me. Apparently that’s not all that much — MS MR is saying it can induce popilepsy. I don’t know much about popilepsy, but as a former epileptic, I think I can dig it. Ya, I’m down.
Download “Hurricane” over at MS MR’s site.
[via Pitchfork]
Foxes – Let Go for Tonight
Louisa Rose Allen, also known as Foxes, released one of the most under-appreciated tracks of last year. I have compared her sound to that of Florence and the Machine. And guess what? Foxes is now working with frequent Florence collaborator Kid Harpoon (co-wrote “Shake It Out,” “Never Let Me Go,” and “Leave My Body” from the new album). The demo below was co-written by Harpoon and is simply explosive.
MP3: “Let Go for Tonight” – Foxes
Foxes’ debut Warrior EP will be released on July 3rd.
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Childish Gambino – We Ain’t Them
So Donald took to Twitter about half an hour ago and just started a Kanye-esque rant. Well okay, “rant” is a harsh word. Donald basically felt the need to explain himself–what’s he’s doing with his rap career, how he’s trying to improve, why he goes out of his way to mention kids like Trayvon Martin, and much more. The fact that he feels like he has to defend himself is ridiculous, but the things he said were insightful into the mind of one of the most talented young artists around today. He is ambitious, but he doesn’t think he’s the best (even when he says it all the time). He’s grateful for the many good things that have happened in his life but also remembers the bullshit he had to grow up with. A lot of people don’t realize that he’s paid his dues; he’s faced the same sort of hardships that many iconic rappers have faced. He’s just as “hood” as they are. After talking about how Childish Gambino started as an inside joke and has now become a legitimate rap career and how he has accepted that, he dropped the link to his newly redesigned site, featuring the picture above and the realest Big Ghost review of it. “We Ain’t Them” was first heard live at The Switch, which streamed online late last month. My favorite part of the song is when Gambino talks of reminiscing about Whitney Houston with Questlove. That’s royalty.
MP3: “We Ain’t Them” – Childish Gambino
Bonus!
This one dropped yesterday on Funkmaster Flex. I hate radio tags but love the song and the Schoolboy Q feature.
MP3: “Unnecessary (Radio Rip) (ft. Schoolboy Q)” – Childish Gambino
We don’t wife ‘em like Khalifa, we just party then we leave ‘em
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Reptar – Three Shining Suns [Music Video]
Reptar‘s new album (Body Faucet) is phenomenal, but I think my favorite song from it is “Three Shining Suns.” It captured my attention from the first time I got to stream the album, and to this day it hasn’t lost one bit of its touch. I’m a bit late on this one, but the music video has been released, and though it’s a bit odd, what else can be expected from Reptar? It reminds me a lot of that scene in Now and Then when they went into the graveyard at night. That always scared the shit out of me when I was younger. This might even be scarier.
I don’t want to lose you, don’t want to let you go. We fit together so well, fold in to folds.
California Wives – Marianne
California Wives is a four-piece from Chicago (Joe O’Connor, Jayson Kramer, Dan Zima, and Graham Masell) who self-released an EP in 2010 entitled, Affair, which quickly garnered attention from the press. They just signed to Vagrant Records, which for any band these days, is likely a sign of rainbows, ice cream on summer days, sleds in the snow, and candy on Halloween. Okay, maybe that’s weird, but basically I’m trying to say it’s a good thing. Vagrant Records does an incredible job picking a lineup of artists that have incredible talent (think: Reptar, James Vincent McMorrow, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, and many more). From the sound of this song and the news of their new label, California Wives seems to have a very bright future.
[Brenton Duvall Remix] The Knocks – All We Got ft. One Room & Kardinal Offishall
Our guy Brenton drops this brand new joint, remixing The Knocks song with Kardinal Offishall, All We Got (original), and he adds in one of our favorites, One Room.
Two favorites in one song? Yeah, we’re kind of excited about this drop. Lydia should be too. Two people in this song crush on her! Chris (of One Room) and Brenton…I see you both!
Kardinal Offishall used to be my shit back in the day.
Brenton Duvall – All We Got Remix ft. The Knocks, One Room & Kardinal Offishall
Noah – Sexy and I Know It (LMFAO Cover)
LMFAO’s “Sexy and I Know” is dead is buried. The radio killed it. Then Bruce Springstein buried it. Then Madonna took it out of the grave and killed it twice over. Fuck, even Nicholas Cage has reminded of us of how annoying this song can be.
But then there was Noah.
Noah took every notion that’s ever been constructed from this song and threw it out the window. He produced a cover to end all covers.
By now many of you may have seen this viral cover of the transcendent LMFAO song, but I’ve also included an MP3 for your enjoyment. Thank you Noah. You’ve showed the world that even the most commercial of songs can be oh so soulful.
ft. Celeste – A Monarchs Mixtape
I came across this mixtape in my inbox today called ft. Celeste by Monarchs. Celeste Griffin traditionally performs under the name Monarchs, but today she’s taken a path away from her typically alt-soul and folk-rock singing styles and instead toward hip-hop, a genre she loves. This tape features the results of Celeste writing, singing and rapping over hooks by some of today’s best hip-hop producers, including J. Dilla, Jake One, Reggie Coby, Javelin and MF Doom. Put together, we’re left with a 10-minute mixtape called ft. Celeste – a Monarchs Mixtape. I’m not sure I’m feeling the whole compilation, but am totally loving these two, “Loose in the Knees” and “Make Some.”
MP3: “Loose in the Knees” – Monarchs
Hit the jump for the link to listen to the whole mixtape.
[Mixtape] Aylen – The Remixtape II
When Aylen first really caught my eye, he was releasing his first Remixtape. Now, he’s on his second of his Remixtapes, and his progression as an artist is apparent–I’ve said it again and again, the kid just keeps getting better.
One thing I really love about his music is his ability to cover such diverse ranges of music. It’s not often that you see an electronic artist whose remixing repertoire spans the likes of Regina Spektor to the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Ellie Goulding. He puts a very unique twist on each song–every record he releases is thoroughly reimagined and reworked, and I have to credit him for that. It’s truly impressive to be able to flip such a wide range of genres, infusing your own unique sound into every track.
This is the kind of tape you can play continuously throughout without skipping any songs–through this on at a party this weekend and see how well it works. Trust me, you’ll be killing it on the DJing and you won’t have to change the song even once.
Enjoy, and show your friends. Let’s get Aylen the recognition his music deserves.
The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition (Axwell & Dirty South Remix) (Aylen Re-Fix)
Regina Spektor – Us (Aylen Remix)
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Around The World (Aylen Bootleg)
Len – Steal My Sunshine (Aylen Remix)
College Ft Electric Youth – A Real Hero (Aylen Remix)
Head over to Aylen’s Facebook page to Download “The Remixtape II”
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