New track “Foul Play” teams up Australian producer Mookhi with vocalist Billy Fox. For “Foul Play”, Mookhi selects for a quieting whiz of cool electronics steadied by a hushed rhythm track groove; vocalist Billy Fox’s main melody lines are similarly chilled and fluid. “Foul Play” is sampled from Mookhi’s forthcoming “Lost & Found” EP, due on February 24th.
Nick Grant is the up-and-coming man out of South Carolina. In a hip-hop culture of trap music, Nick provides a refreshing and lyrically-focused sound that should not go unnoticed. One of my favorite tracks from the album, Return of the Cool, is called “Bouncin” which is listed below. “Bouncin” is a high-energy track perfect for the pregame. Check out the rest of the album, Return of the Cool, available on all streaming services.
Wait…. wait… be easy…. yes, there it is. “DO IT” (all caps), new from French musician/magician Dabeull, manages a sun-drenched talkbox/vocoder-y main vocal around a primary guitar figure that reminds a bit (may even be a sample of) CRU’s classic 90’s jam “Just Another Case”. The resulting product of that above equation is a listen that is as cool as it is smooth.
One of the best pop songs thusfar of this new and weird year of 2017 is the hooks-barrage that is “Off My Mind”, the new track from Brooklyn artist Aaron Taos. “Off My Mind” follows on from Taos’ also strong “Guits” EP from 2015.
This year’s Gucci Mane Independence Day came on May 26th 2016 when he was released from prison. Since then, Gucci has been grinding to continuously provide new content for his fans. The below song, “Ever”, is a track off his most recent project, 3 for free. The project is a three song-EP he dropped on Soundcloud this past week. Look out for new music coming soon from Gucci; it’s always on the way.
Louis the Child’s secret side-project has me in awe. The authenticness of Pellican Child’s music is refreshing in a fame-obsessed world. It really feels like these guys are making music because they’re passionate about it. The groove of “Turn Me Down” is refreshingly positive and has me smiling from ear to ear.
Swimming Tapes released on Friday their debut “Souvenirs” EP on Hand in Hive. The dreamy final reveal from the EP is “Cameos”, a slightly beachside-flavored diversion in the ST sound built around a very strong (and quite catchy) main chorus hook (quite truthfully much of the track feels like one chorus after another chorus after another, it’s that anthemic!). “Souvenirs” is out now on Hand in Hive.
“Good Love” new from Leeds UK songwriter Dom Robinson is an exquisite bit of songwriting. Taking on a haunting, poignant character with it’s spare instrumentation and whirl of vocal multi-tracks, “Good Love” hits a number of quite moving moments on its way to a very impressive overall listen. Spin “Good Love” below.
