This is schmaltzier than what I normally go for, but I'd make a million exceptions for Frank Ocean.
This is the future of RnB, and his new mixtape is up for free download.
This has got it all - stuttering drums, a glitchy instrumental and post-modern lyrics (that balance between bravado and hopelessness is pretty on-point).
EDIT: The YouTube upload has been disabled by the record label... But you can download the whole album (the Lonny Breaux Collection) for free and legally. You'll have to sift through 64 tracks to get it, but it's worth it!
Showing posts with label OFWGKTA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label OFWGKTA. Show all posts
Wednesday, 15 June 2011
Thursday, 28 April 2011
Tyler the Creator - French
To be fair, most of y'all won't like this. It's growly-voiced and foul-mouthed, from the new young contender: Tyler the Creator. He's kinda a big deal on the internet.
Best things about this? Unexpected rhymes, fluid flow, and an incredible vocal quality. Also I'm in a terrible mood, and this is some proper aggy music.
Best things about this? Unexpected rhymes, fluid flow, and an incredible vocal quality. Also I'm in a terrible mood, and this is some proper aggy music.
Tuesday, 5 April 2011
Frank Ocean - Novacaine
Apologies for the absence - I was far away, living the high life. Now I have a headache.
In recompense, I'm going to give you what is doubtless my favourite RnB album of the year. I've got it on heavy rotation, and it just gets better and better: the harmonies are more complex than they seem, the lyrics are quietly clever, and it just sounds good.
Frank Ocean takes the brutal freshness of OFWGKTA, and packages it in honey. There's a nice little interview with him here, but all you really need is the album, which you can download here - I don't think the Pitchfork review does it justice.
This little number covers love and drugs and fame and music. In just over 5 minutes.
Without sounding trite. This is like nothing you've ever heard before. Move over Marvin.
In recompense, I'm going to give you what is doubtless my favourite RnB album of the year. I've got it on heavy rotation, and it just gets better and better: the harmonies are more complex than they seem, the lyrics are quietly clever, and it just sounds good.
Frank Ocean takes the brutal freshness of OFWGKTA, and packages it in honey. There's a nice little interview with him here, but all you really need is the album, which you can download here - I don't think the Pitchfork review does it justice.
This little number covers love and drugs and fame and music. In just over 5 minutes.
Without sounding trite. This is like nothing you've ever heard before. Move over Marvin.
Wednesday, 16 February 2011
Tyler The Creator - Yonkers
This is the most spectacularly dark and twisted thing I've heard in a while. Tyler's getting lots of hype from important people, who are far more articulate than I.
Suffice to say, you'll have to give it a few listens to desensitize yourself to the video. But then the lyrics are something else: he promises to "stab Bruno Mars in his goddamn oesophagus". Which, although cruel, would definitely make the Grammys more interesting.
He's only 19: could he be the new hardcore Kanye?
Suffice to say, you'll have to give it a few listens to desensitize yourself to the video. But then the lyrics are something else: he promises to "stab Bruno Mars in his goddamn oesophagus". Which, although cruel, would definitely make the Grammys more interesting.
He's only 19: could he be the new hardcore Kanye?
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