November Playlist

Little bit of everything in here:

1. M83 with my 2nd favourite song with the title 'Intro' (1st belongs to The xx)

2. Funky stuff from Bonobo, thanks to Chiara

3. Class Actress with a feel-good track for a weekend

4. Kavinsky gettin grimey with the lead track off of the 'Drive' soundtrack

5. Drake - Underground Kings

6. A$AP Rocky - Peso

7. Florence & The Machine covering Drake (who was sampling Jamie xx)

8. Manchester Orchestra slowing it down with 'Deer'

9. James Blake rounding it out with a great Joni Mitchell cover off his latest LP

... Enjoy

R. Hunter

Azealia Banks: The coolest person of the year??

According to NME magazine she is. They recently released their "Cool List" for 2011 and this 20 year old lady from Harlem, NYC topped them all. To be honest I always read these lists with a fair amount of scepticism. I have found that magazines like NME and websites like Pitchfork sometimes try too hard to go against the grain and include some controversial selections in these lists (see Pitchfork's choice of Ariel Pink's Haunted Grafitti - Round & Round as song of the year in 2010). Up until today I had never heard of Azealia Banks, so the jury is still out for me. She does seem to represent most things that hipsters love these days, she's attractive, alternative, niche, foul-mouthed and she's making genre spanning music that can be classed as 'electro-rap'. I'll be interested to see how successful she becomes, for now you can check out her song "212" below and make up your own mind... you might want to put the earmuffs on if you're offended by coarse language, she says the C word a lot... Enjoy



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New: Drake & The Weeknd

It feels like I've been posting too much stuff from these two lately, but you can hardly blame me, they are everywhere at the moment. Drake's just released his 'Take Care' album, and it's very good, and this is a very good song from that album. I can't get enough of the glitchy hi-hat beats... Enjoy

Drake - Crew Love feat. The Weeknd


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New: Kendrick Lamar

This guy's album, 'Section 80' - released back in July this year, has taken up a lot of my listening time recently. There's something about his flow that works for me. He's got that laid back style that changes pace and intencity when necessary. Paired with the on-point beats and production it's a winning combination. Word is that Kendrick will also be featuring on a track for Drake's new album 'Take Care', keep your ears out for that one. For now here are two of my favourite tracks off 'Section 80'... Enjoy

Kendrick Lamar - Fuck Your Ethnicity


Kendrick Lamar - Rigamortis


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New: A$AP Rocky

My sister Chiara says it best about this track from A$AP Rocky: "Ridiculous". And if you haven't listened to Clams Casino yet (he produced this track) then you should click here or here as soon as possible. For now though check out some of A$AP Rocky's latest offering... Enjoy

A$AP Rocky - Palace


Also, A$AP put some lyrics to one of my favourite Clams tracks (originally called Numb) and you can check that one out as well:

A$AP Rocky - Demons


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New: M83

Go ahead and file this one under 'great music to listen to walking down a street on a dark night', or 'great music for a road trip', and even 'great music to listen to whilst snowboarding'. Whichever way you look at it this new CD is very good. You can check out the 1st single 'Midnight City' below, and also one of my favourite tracks. There's just something about the "sonic dreamscapes" that this guy creates (did I say that properly Chiara? haha)... Enjoy

M83 - Midnight City


M83 - Steve McQueen


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Under the Covers: Mr. Little Jeans x Arcade Fire

Not the first time that I have written about a very good Arcade Fire cover song, and hopefully won't be the last. Mr. Little Jeans takes this track and makes it something darker, gives it a pulsing beat and of course... the synth. It's another great example of when a cover works because it actually takes on an identity of it's own. Check it out below... Enjoy

Suburbs by Mr Little Jeans

R. Hunter