Where the food sounds good, and the music is pretty tasty too.
I Will Not Be Afraid is the official debut album by Caroline Rose, a fiery 24 year-old songwriter and self-proclaimed “failed scholar and modern-day hobo.” Rose earned degree in architecture from a small liberal arts college, then abandoned it all. Continue reading “caroline rose | i will not be afraid lp”
Georgia native son Raury has been a veritable buzz fest for a while now. And if you’re already wonderfully tainted by this southern anti-gentleman’s mad music making skill set then you already know. Take his habit forming Cigarette Song or the track Bloom or the radiant sheen that is Sunshine.
While you’re at it take a snort from the inspiring and euphoria inducing ode God’s Whisper. After listening you’ll arrive at the same conclusion. Raury is kind of a big deal. However, his true gift isn’t sharing his energy but in inspiring others to be the change they want to see in the world. Sounds like a pretty good game plan to me. Peace. Continue reading “raury | ❤ ☮ indigo child project streaming tonight @ midnight ❤ ☮”
When Jade Hopcroft opens up her mouth take cover! With her latest Leave You Alone she let’s fly with such irresistible and succulent shrapnel. Her lyrics are double-edged too, for they eviscerate those with an inability to resist such beauty. But Ms. Hopcroft also reveals her vulnerabilities meted out in degrees of magic spell and infinite fragility, and if that isn’t the moon upon a stick then I shan’t tell you what is. Peace. Continue reading “jade hopcroft | leave you alone”
Caribou releases the title track from his forthcoming album ‘Our Love,’ courtesy of Merge / City Slang. Continue reading “caribou | our love”
Rae Morris offer reams of vulnerability and romantic sentiment amidst a beautiful arrangement with her latest single Closer. And if absence makes the heart grow fonder, then how much so with a song like this to see two hearts through? Peace. Continue reading “rae morris | closer”
Canada quartet futurekids‘s debut track Inservice taken from their forthcoming EP Say Goodnight to the Machines.
The storyboard was rendered by hand between June 12 and August 17, bassist/songwriter Nicholas Friesen spent 192 hours crafting this heart-breaking animated story following the journey of an assembled 4-track experiencing friendship and the ups and downs of falling in love. Check it out below. Continue reading “futurekids | inservice”
Mythical producer Theoish refracts London-based artist Maeve Moayedi‘s vocals into one of the most endearing songs EVER! The track Popcorn Owls comes at you like the gently lapping tongue of Lady Rainicorn. 좋은 물건. Yes, I just used a Adventure Time reference to describe a song. GENIUS!
The song was given to me like a gift from my magical muse Ms. Stavee. Thank you darlin’. Peace. Continue reading “theoish & maeve | popcorn owls”
Ibeyi (French-Cuban twin sisters Kaindé and Naomi Diaz) are the musical offshoots of legendary percussionist Anga Diaz, blaze their own musical trail with the track River. The song is taken from their debut EP Oya release, out now courtesy of XL Recordings. The Ed Morris-directed video finds Kaindé and Naomi submerged within an aquatic medium. surfacing to exhale beautiful lyrics and douse blessings upon us all with evocative incantations, first in English, then finally in Yoruba.
The Oya EP is available on iTunes
But there is more than meets the untrained eye and ear here, and for youthful 19 year olds there is wisdom aplenty. There exists a correlation between their stage name Ibeyi (meaning children of miraculous birth) and the titles and significance of the tracks River and Oya. I’ll let you suss it out on your own. But know this, these songs are more than pretty sounds and eclectic renderings. No simple sound trinkets here. No, there is an observance of tradition, and a love and respect for ancestors at work here. Mad respect, Asé.
Spiritual. Original. Beautiful. Peace. Continue reading “ibeyi | river | official video”
Brighton duo Anushka (Victoria Port and Max Wheeler) take music making to new and highly enjoyable directions. Their brand of music is a blend of soulful R&B/electro (think Erykah Badu with futuristic electeroid tendacies) music. To date I haven’t heard a wrong move by the duo. They are on my radar and I expect major success is just around the corner. Anushka’s debut album Broken Circuit is out now courtesy of Brownswood Recordings. Peace. Continue reading “anushka | mansions”
Kwamie Liv delivers a torch song which will inspire and illuminate every inch of your unexpected journeys. The song, Comin’ Thru is a quad-shot espresso running rampant in your veins. Continue reading “kwamie liv | comin thru”