I never know what to write in these introductory segments, so I'll just leave you with this inspirational quote from topical artist of the day Jaden Smith: 'How Can Mirrors Be Real If Our Eyes Aren't Real'
THE BEST:
'Labor V2' - Jaden Smith
No, I haven’t lost my marbles. Not all of them anyhow. The-Karate-Kid-actor and deranged-Twitter-yogi (he also happens to be the son of The Fresh Prince of Bel-air) has also been trying his hand at rap in recent years, the result of which has been largely awful, but now he’s delivered this all-bars-no-hook genuine gem titled ‘Labor V2’. Reminding us that he’s ‘only eighteen’, the young emcee proceeds to spit some confusing-but-amusing rhymes over a beautifully cinematic string-based beat. I’m especially liking ‘your banana flows they don’t appeal’.
'Deep Blue
Sea' - Eleusia
Brilliantly describing themselves as ‘4 talented procrastinators who come together to get intoxicated and jam
some tunes into a delicious sandwich’, Kent quartet Eleusia meld the groove
of Steely Dan and the wah-wah-addiction of Jimi Hendrix into a solid piece of
funk-rock psychedelia that’ll have you air guitaring your mate’s bong.
'SP' - Big Jesus
How can a song sound both incredibly lively and yet
incredibly chilled? Atlanta rock group Big Jesus are clearly capable of
miracles. The grungy guitars and zen vocals make for a heavenly combo.
'Char' - Crystal Castles
Don’t get angry, but I’ve never listened to Crystal Castles
before. Just never got round to it. Until now. A similar clash of ying and yang
to that Big Jesus track above, Ethan’s violent synth arpeggios and new vocalist Edith’s
choir-like singing make for a single that’s pretty but equally spooky. Is it as
good as their old stuff? Better, definitely. (I haven’t listened to any of their old
stuff, but I’m going to pretend I’m an expert on the matter, because that’s what us
music bloggers do).
'Action!' - De La Soul
‘What is this
corny-ass shit?’ was my first reaction to this new bouncy goofball track
from Hip Hop old-timers De la Soul. ‘It’s
kinda funky and adorable though, especially that beat’, was my second
reaction. ‘Oh no, it’s for that loathsome
new Angry Birds movie isn’t it?’, was my third reaction. ‘There must be a reason I keep returning to
this track …’ was my reaction on my fourth listen. In other words, this is
dope.
THE WORST:
Fergie - M.I.L.F. $
To be honest, it’s not that bad on mute.