February 2011
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G5: Childish Gambino
1. I dig this video for “Freaks and Geeks” from Donald Glover, fun production on the track too. Initially I though his Childish Gambino side project was something he did for fun, almost as a joke. Over the last few months, it’s become clear that rapping is something he takes seriously, and expects fans to take seriously as well. He certainly comes with a lot of energy. ...
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TV on the Radio, Will Do
I was pretty bummed when I heard TV on the Radio were going on a year long hiatus - they have been responsible for a lot of my favorite music over the past couple of years. I don’t know if it has actually been a year since that announcement or if Dave Sitek, the hardest working man in music, just couldn’t sit still any longer, but either way, they are back! Their new record, Nine Types...
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G5: Thursday, 2.24
1. NPR’s The Record blog has a great piece on Odd Future with loads of great insight from Noz. Also, Brick Stowell spent the last few weeks touring with the OFWGKTA crew and has loads of great shots up on his Tumblr.
2. Noz also wrote a rundown of XXL’s 2011 Freshman class. Some GREAT lines in here: on Diggy Simmons’ skills: “2/10 No. Just no.”; on Fred the...
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LCD Soundsystem, Dance Yrself Clean
Yes! Probably my favorite song of the last year gets a deservedly fun video. James Murphy does sort of sound like Kermit the Frog. Or maybe I am just saying that to get back at him for prematurely ending LCD and robbing me of the chance to ever see them live.
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Arches, Wide Awake
My good friend, Julien, from Arches just informed me that they are done with their debut album! A pretty epic effort considering they did the whole thing by themselves without the support of a label. You can help them get their music out to the world on vinyl by showing them some love at their kickstarter page and you can stream the whole thing below. That first track still sounds as fresh as it...
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Yuck, The Wall
I saw these guys open for Smith Westerns a few weekends back and this song in particular really stuck with me. They have a really strong, enveloping sound live that comes through well in this recording. The rest of their debut album is worth a listen as well.
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All of the Lights
WOW. The intro, Gaspar Noe biting, standing on top of cop cars, Rihanna doing Rihanna things (singing hooks, looking incredible, etc.), the way the whole thing is shot, playing with focus. Man, just, wow.
I could’ve gone with Nicki Minaj being featured instead of Cudi, but no matter, it’s a terrific video. The track was a favorite of the blog’s in 2010 and Hype Williams...
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Radiohead, King of Limbs
Radiohead continue to surprise everyone and have made King of Limbs available a day ahead of schedule. Go here to download your copy today! I am very interested to here everybody’s first reactions.
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Odd Future on Fallon
My feelings on Odd Future can be framed quite simply: • They terrify me and make me feel old. • Their talent (particularly that of Tyler, Earl and Hodgy) is undeniable and their willingness to hustle (in the non-selling of crack sense of the word) deserves recognition. Last night on Jimmy Fallon’s show, Tyler, The Creator and Hodgy Beats put on one of the better performances I can...
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Young Galaxy, Cover Your Tracks [EP]
I already thought of the new Young Galaxy album as a bit of a remix album, the band sent their tracks off to Sweden for a total reworking by Lissvik, waiting nine months before they could hear the finished product. But now they have gone ahead and released an EP of remixes for “Cover Your Tracks”, perhaps an intimidating assignment for any budding remixer: following in the footsteps...
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Smith Westerns, Bottom of the Hill
I recently relocated to San Francisco and have been itching to get out to see some live music. My inaugural outing finally came around this past Sunday when I went to see Smith Westerns at Bottom of the Hill, a great little venue over by Potrero Hill. At the time I hadn’t done much listening to the Smith Westerns most recent album, Dye it Blonde, but new the stat sheet well enough:...
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Jamie XX & Gil Scott-Heron, We're New Here
Jamie XX created a fair amount of buzz with his dub-y remix of Gil Scott-Heron’s “NY is Killing Me”. Now you can here the full album of remixes which Jamie XX is calling We’re New Here. A good cross-generational collaboration and further proof that the XX, or Jamie at the very least, will be sticking around for years to come. Plus, “Running” is a total jam.
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Radiohead, King of Limbs
In a surprising (but very welcome) announcement, Radiohead will release their 8th album, King of Limbs, this Saturday!! Get all the details and pre-order the album here.
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Tyler, The Creator, Yonkers
I am always very curious why certain rappers are embraced by the blogging community. OFWGKTA, led by Tyler, The Creator, seem to be on everyone’s tongues these days. In their case, I am pretty convinced (besides the music, obviously) it is because white indie kids simply can’t figure them out. And if this video is any indication, Tyler knows it. He knows it and he is going to use it....
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"No Battleships Today, That's Nice"
Last week, I was catching up with Rachel, a dear friend of the blog, and she asked me what had been in my headphones recently. After a few false starts in writing a list of stuff to her, I thought to myself, ‘Wait, you’ve been absolute crap with your posting consistency at CotP. Why don’t you re-evaluate your neglect and write this for the blog?’ So without further...
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Distant Relatives
Do you miss the days of over-the-top After Effects in hip-hop videos? Do you like smoke machines, burning torches and lions in your music videos? Are you nostalgic for absurd interpretations of iconography? Me neither, but there’s plenty of each to spare in the latest video from Nas and Damian Marley’s Distant Relatives collaboration. It must be strange as a performer to shoot...
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G5: Wednesday, February 9
1. To the internet, I say, “Good on you” for the baby Kanye West meme that took off yesterday. 2. Cut Copy just seem like some bros we’d all like to chill with, playing the dozens and whatnot. 3. Pitchfork caught up with Slug about Atmosphere’s upcoming album The Family Sign and his persona as a rapper:
…there are a lot of fictitious narratives on this one, too,...
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More Toro Y Moi?
More Toro Y Moi. Such a jam. I’m trying to place the progression of the synth… is that a sample? Have we heard this somewhere before? Brownie points and a shout out to anyone who can help me out with this in the comments.
You can stream Under The Pine in its entirety over at Urban Outfitters.
(Can’t you just see the UO people talking in meetings about their brand as a...
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G5: Tuesday, February 8
Thelonius Monk, the picture of cool. (via)
Bobby Hundreds went to visit Epitaph Records and came away with some cool shots.
A project worthy of your support: DJ Rupture is headed to Morocco to record native musicians over there. Help him out over at Kickstarter.
Take a listen to Theophilus London’s debut EP Lover’s Holiday. It’s out today, so if you like what you hear, you...
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Young Galaxy, Shapeshifting
I stumbled across the video for Young Galaxy’s “We Have Everything” a few days ago and wondered how I had not heard anything from them before. Then, listening to the song on my Ipod today I realized they were the same people responsible for “Peripheral Visionaries”, a song I obsessed over for a while when it showed up on Said the Gramaphone’s year-end best of...
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Rural Alberta Advantage, Stamp
I got a good kick out of this tongue-in-cheek video for The Rural Alberta Advantage’s latest single, “Stamp”. I think we have all given the accidental brush a try at a concert before.
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