Some moments on Slowthai‘s incendiary 2019 debut ‘Nothing Great About Britain’ saw the Northampton rapper take a much-needed breather from being the album’s in-yer-face master of ceremonies. Both the chopped-up sample-heavy ‘Gorgeous’ and ‘Original Pirate Material’-style ‘Toaster’ saw Slowthai reflect on the ups and downs of his tough upbringing, back when “responsibility [was] another chapter“.
Nearly two years since the release of his debut album, A Louder Silence, and London-based singer and producer Leifur James is back to announce a brand new collection, Angel In Disguise, dropping April 24 via Night Time Stories.
25 of our favourite tracks from the Playlists of 2019, including Bon Iver, Billie Eilish, Angel Olsen, Sharron Van Etten and many more. A big, big thank you to everyone who has supported the Playlist this past with purchases made at The Shop.
Cashmere Cat has released PRINCESS CATGIRL, a new album featuring contributions from SOPHIE, Tory Lanez, Benny Blanco, Tove Styrke, Kota Banks and more as well as samples of songs by Christina Aguilera and XXXTentacion.
Traditionally, I have not been a Tycho fan. I’ve often found Scott Hansen’s music to be the sonic equivalent of a screensaver, a form of ambient Muzak fit for little else besides zoning out while completing a mindless task. “Easy,” the single he released last month, was that kind of song. I didn’t like it.
There was a time when a mixtape was clearly defined in opposition to an actual album. It was a free, low-key, interstitial release that enabled the artist in question – usually from the fields of hip-hop and R&B – to work without worrying unduly about the troublesome business of sample clearance. But that definition went out of the window some time ago.
In this, the first instalment of TIG TV of the year: we journey to Japan’s most remote ramen shop; look at how to name a product; and discover the reason why coffee shops all around the world are beginning to look the same; explore the idea of guaranteed basic income, see how happy Finland really is, and as always, much much more. –P
Dev Hynes has returned to Negro Swan – the latest album under his Blood Orange moniker, released back in August — for a remix of “Smoke,” the project’s closing track.
“We get to choose our families; we are not limited by biology. We get to make ourselves, and we get to make our families,” says Janet Mock at the beginning of “Charcoal Baby.”
Dev Hynes directed and edited the clip, which captures the singer/songwriter playing instruments in an empty apartment and an assortment of dancers showcasing their moves on rooftops. Hynes also appears in front of the flag of Sierra Leone, which is painted on a wall. The album borrows its name from Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone where Hynes' father was born.
Hope you are having a great weekend. I was hoping to have this week’s Five Songs up sooner, but it’s a long...