So I know on this blog we’ve kind of been going Lana Del C-Rey-zy (that’s why you come here: for the quite frankly world class puns), but having spent the last couple of days in Paris and therefore not being able to write, I’ve decided to charm your ears with this nice little remix of such a big song.
It makes me awfully sad to think that Craig David has been forgotten. I remember his debut, Born To Do It, and thinking it was quite simply off the charts (it wasn’t. This song got to Number 15 in the USA and this album went platinum).
After my friend gave ASAP Rocky’s mixtape/album a glowing review, I decided to download it and see what all the hype was about.
In accordance with my recent Drake crush, here’s a gem that a friend showed me a couple of days ago and haven’t been able to stop listening to. Despite an extremely questionable haircut (pictured above), Unicorn Kid’s genius is inside his head as opposed to outside it. He turns Drake’s huge hit into a brilliantly trancey dance track. I don’t know about you, but lately I’ve needed a little bit of dance in my life, and although Unicorn Kid probably isn’t someone who I’d be paying incredibly close attention to with regards to new releases, this track is definitely worth picking up (for free!). Listen below.
There’s a new big-hitter on my list, and he goes by the name of Clams Casino. The New Jersey bedroom producer has stormed onto the scene, producing tracks for emerging acts like ASAP Rocky and Lil B. The man has put together an album full of the instrumentals that he has produced, and in a lot of ways I think they’re better than the actual songs. My favourite (and the one that has been plaguing my mind over the last week) is called Realist Alive. Take a listen. No wonder clams are supposed to be aphrodisiacs…
Here’s another gem that I was turned onto while I spent time in the US of A. In a vocal sense, Mat Kearney is Chris Martin. No really. When this first came on the radio, I thought it was a Coldplay song. It’s not. It’s a Mat Kearney song.
Fear not. I have returned. You were getting worried, I could tell. It’s okay though, I’ve managed to engineer a brief respite from relaxing in the United States over the holiday period to bring you a song that has been splashed all over American radio. We all know Daughtry. Their lead singer was contestant on Season 5 of American Idol, they’ve written notable hits such as Home and Feels Like Tonight, and they’re that band that has a song played constantly on the air.
I had my iPod on shuffle yesterday, and this diamond (see what I did there) started playing. I forgot how awesome a song this was, and Yeezy really tears this track up. His flow and the lyrics are out of this world, so it’s definitely worth rediscovering.
Okay guys, I have a great song for you today. When I say a great song, I mean one of those tracks that you just CANNOT take off of repeat.
Let me take you back a few years. There is little to no information available on the supposed greatest source of information in the world about this track and/or this band. I think it’s reasonable to guess that the guy in the album art is staring longingly at Lucy. (more…)
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