Category archive for ‘Featured Artists’
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Oh! Tiger Mountain Roars on New EP
During live appearances, Oh! Tiger Mountain, the alias of the captivating French songwriter Mathieu Poulain, will often don and perform behind a tiger mask. Poulain’s decision to hide himself comes off as particularly bizarre in light of his new EP, New Religion, out next week on Microphone Recordings. The five-song EP finds Poulain singing in a more powerful [...]
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Listen to Trails and Ways — Do yourself the favor
Ever since the release of Vampire Weekend’s self-titled album there has been a seeming void (and demand) for a sunny (indie) album imbued with the same Paul Simon inspired African guitars and rhythms. Meet Trails and Ways. Like the aforementioned Columbia grads, Trails and Way is comprised of four college friends from UC Berkeley freshly embarking from a nudist/idealist [...]
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Lee Foss on Boiler Room and Essential Mix
Lee Foss may not be a “household name,” but he sure seems like it. Two weeks ago we caught his session on the Boiler Room (which if you’re not familiar with them–we suggest you take a gander); and, just last week he performed on the famed BBC 1 Essential Mix. The deep house DJ is co-founder of the [...]
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JJ Doom Keys To Kuff on BBC Radio 4 [Featured Artist]
Last Monday, JJ Doom released its first album Keys To The Kuffs. Like previous collaborations Madvillian (Madlib + MF Doom) and Danger Doom (Danger Mouse and MF Doom), JJ Doom is the combined title of Jneiro Jarel (JJ) and MF Doom. This is the first album since 2009 which features the masked rapper taking the mic. Fans of the villain got [...]
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Lianne La Havas Is Your Love Big Enough?
There is something special about Lianne La Havas. Her vocal are unwavering. Her guitar strumming is entrancing. Combining elements of nu jack swing with a bluesy folk, Justin Vernon described her as “refreshing.” Vernon went on to say she is “somebody who could play their instrument, somebody who could use their voice, but in their own way. She [...]
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Featured Artist: Polica
POLIÇA began as a collaboration between fellow Gayngs’ members Channy Casselle and Ryan Olson in June of 2011. By July they had completed 11 songs, made the key additions of drummers Ben Ivascu and Drew Christopherson, bass player Chris Bierdan, and headed into the studio. After Mike Noyce (Bon Iver) lent his voice on Lay Your Cards Out and Wandering Star, the record was [...]
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[Featured Artist] G-Eazy and Doo-Wop Music
Earlier this month, Bay Area rapper and producer, G-Eazy submitted to SF Critic his video “Runaround Sue.” Many of the tracks in his library and on The Endless Summer (download), like ”Runarround Sue,” sample 50s and 60s era doo-wop, circa the Motown and Stax label era. It’s hard not to reflect on the 60s era doo-wop. The original sample [...]
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Balam Acab “Apart”
The intricate production of Balam Acab wisps you away into a dreamy fairy tell space, faded, and bizarre. On many of his tracks, including “Apart,” Balam Acab layers bright notes over slow rhythms and inserts an inaudible “chipmunk” like voice. And while the dreaminess of his music may read like bad Disney music, he adds distortions and lo-fi [...]
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NewVillager [Featured Artist] “Light House”
Say hello to NewVillager because you should know them. We were first introduced to the duo with “Rich Door,” a track from Ghostly International’s Moongadet Nocturnal Suite album (reviewed here). It was one of our favorite songs. It still is one of our favorite songs. From “Lighthouse,” the first single from their new album, set to be released [...]
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Featured Artist: The Fieldz
Young rapper, The Fieldz, is as I said a while back on my site, a “prodigal product from Chesapeake, Virginia.” This kid is only 16, he’s come out with five bangers that are a staple to my “All g’d up” playlist on my computer/ipod. Being from neither the suburbs or the projects/inner-city, Andre (The Fieldz) has the versatility to [...]
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