This features two of my favourite NYC rappers, the enigmatic, food-metaphor loving, Ghostface sound-a-like Action Bronson and the somewhat more solemn Roc Marciano.
I really like the simplicity of the hook and rhymes, giving the track a mellow, unflashy appeal.
Action Bronson (yes really!):
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This track is taken from English band Mount Kimbie’s 2010 album Crooks and Lovers.
I really like it’s washed out sound (a soothing start to week is very welcome this morning). I also really like the video which features some familiar London scenes.
Mount Kimbie:
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*Artist #679
This is an excellent, chilled out re-imagining of an early-90’s classic by British band Soul II Soul. I discovered it via the excellent Far From Cyan blog.
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*Artist #673
Another mellow track, this time from Swedish singer Lykke Li. It is taken from her 2011 album Wounded Rhymes.
Lykke Li:
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A sunny, languid number from blog favourites Real Estate to start the week. It is taken from their 2011 album Days.
Real Estate:
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Another mellow, dreamy number from Detroit’s Theo Parrish and Londoner Andrew Ashong. It is taken from Ashong’s eponymous debut EP, which is out on the Sound Signature label.
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*Artist #672
A smooth remix of Oxford band Foals by youthful Glasgow DJ Koreless. It is another track that I discovered via Far From Cyan.
Foals:
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*Artist #671
A nice mellow start to the week from Brixton’s Cooly G. It is taken from her debut album Playin’ Me, which is out on Hyperdub records.
Cooly G:
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*Artist #665
A nice quiet and perhaps slightly dark track here from Dean Blunt, who I know next to nothing about, other that he (along with Inga Copeland) used to go by the name Hype Williams.
I really like his voice, it is rather distinctive. The only other singer who I can think of who is like it is Stuart A. Staples of Tindersticks.
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