Tomorrow marks the official release of Boo Boo, the latest album from Toro Y Moi. In advance, the synthpop musician has shared the LP in full via a short film. Directed and produced by Company Studio, it follows Toro Y Moi as he’s driven around the beautiful Bay Area. Stream/watch it up above.
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De La Soul’s contributions to hip-hop over the past three decades are mighty, but the Long Island trio has often been challenged by its own creativity. In an era where music is becoming increasingly accessible, De La’s catalogue has been noticeably absent from iTunes, Spotify, and other free and subscription-based platforms due to issues with sample clearances. It’s a war Posdnuos, Dave, and Maseo have been waging for years: How do we make music on our own terms without interference from lawyers, labels, and other industry gatekeepers?
Bonobo is one of my top-three favorite artists of all time, so it goes without saying that I’m pretty much losing my shit at the prospect of a new album coming out early next year.
As if that news wasn’t good enough, there’s a new single called “Kerala” to come along with it, and it doesn’t disappoint. In fact, it’s pretty darn amazing — at least to my ears. Hopefully you’ll find the same.
Turntable Kitchen recently commissioned Yumi Zouma to cover a classic record in its entirety for the site’s Sounds Delicious subscription service. After months of deliberation, the Yumis eventually landed on Oasis’ landmark 1995 LP (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, and without giving away too many spoilers, let’s just say they nailed it.
Alex Cameron – Candy May
A while back, after having caught Australian musician Alex Cameron as an opener for Angel Olsen, I was pretty enamored of his performance, and the assuredness of its shtickyness (and yes, it is shticky). If you can appreciate Lana Del Rey for her mellifluous lists of hollowed signifiers and decoupaged images of millennial-imagined withering Americana, you might likewise find it easy to appreciate elements of Cameron’s aesthetic (though perhaps there’s some withering Austral..iana there, too).
DJ Khaled might not actually do anything, but whatever he’s doing, or not, it’s working. He’s still the best famous-person-wrangler around, and he’s managed to round up a truly absurd posse of superstars on his upcoming album Grateful. You’ve already heard the #1 Justin Bieber/Quavo/Chance The Rapper/Lil Wayne team-up “I’m The One” everywhere on the radio, and you’ve probably already heard the Drake collab “To The Max” and the post-Grammys Beyoncé/Jay Z duet “Shining” too. Now, Khaled is sharing “Wild Thoughts,” which features Rihanna and Bryson Tiller and samples Santana’s “Maria Maria” guitar riff.”
In Pharrell’s own words, “He makes music for the subconscious with colorful layers and unexpected water slides. He writes and produces dream sequences.” This is how he describes German-born, LA based singer NoMBe. Blending genres with music that infuses elements from almost everything, he is fast becoming one of the most unique and talked about artists around.
In this week’s instalment of TIG TV, we listen to Bob Dylan’s 2016 Nobel Lecture in Literature and take at look at...
中目黒の中心エリアから少し外れた裏路地に佇んだショップ『Waltz(ワルツ)』。開放感のあるファサードに重厚感のある漆黒の鉄扉が印象的なここは、良質な”アナログ”をキーワードに貴重なカセットテープやヴァイナル、国内外のヴィンテージ雑誌、ラジカセなどが揃う専門店だ。繁華街や大通りに面することなく、ひっそりと構えたお店の場所からも既に名店を匂わす薫りが漂ってくる。オーナーを務める角田さんは、かつて「アマゾン」でリテイル部門の事業部長を長年務めていた経歴を持ち、流通や音楽業界には明るい人物。昨年、昔からの夢でもあったという自身のお店をオープンさせたのだという。しかし、なぜ今カセットテープなのか。そして順風満帆であったはずの環境から脱却したその真意を訊いてみた。「時代の流れとともに革新的な技術の進化とインターネットの普及によって、前職では大きな躍進を体験できました。しかしその反面自分が好きなアナログへの価値観が一般的に排他的になっていくようにも感じられました。そんな中で、その反動を逆手に、今自分のやりたいコトにチャレンジするしかないと一念発起したんです」。
Lia Lia's name apparently stands for "Live Impact Area Legacy Interface Adapter," an assortment of words that meld human and electronic elements together in such a way that they roll off the tongue and immediately get stuck in your head, just like her awesome debut single "OLYMP."