Monthly Archives: February 2010

hiphop

Chosen Few

Understanding

from "New World Symphony" (Hieroglyphics)

"With a steady, heavy kick and entrancing chords this song gives you the option to recline in your whip and drift away, or hit the dance floor and stomp out some stress."
blues

Bill King

Easy, Easy, Easy

from "The Best of Bill King's Saturday Night Fish Fry" (7 Arts Entertainment)

Bill King "Easy, Easy, Easy" (mp3) from "The Best of Bill King's Saturday Night Fish Fry" (7 Arts Entertainment)
dance

DJ Dealer

You're All I Need (feat. Lisa Millett) (Word of Mouth Remix)

from "You're All I Need (feat. Lisa Millett)" (feat. Lisa Millett)

DJ Dealer "You're All I Need (feat. Lisa Millett)" (mp3) from "You're All I Need (feat. Lisa Millett)" (Look At You Records) More On This Album
hiphop

TRUTHLiVE

Broken

from "The Unlearning" (Interdependent Media)

"TRUTHLiVe spits cold actuality and defiant advice while The ARE's headstrong rhythm commands your attention."
dance

Mark Farina

That's How

from "Geograffiti EP" (Great Lakes Audio)

Mark Farina "That's How" (mp3) from "Geograffiti EP" (Great Lakes Audio)
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indiepop

Jason Collett

Love Is A Dirty Word

from "Rat A Tat Tat" (Arts & Crafts)

"With Love is A Dirty Word, we get more of Jason Collette's Dylan-meets-country dancefloor sensibility, which makes for a smart fit on a long car trip."
electronica

Nedry

A42

from "Condors" (Monotreme Records)

"Once you get over the obvious Bjork-ness of Ayu Okakita's voice and tempo, the originality of Nedry blossoms, with a dustup here and a jazz riff there."
altrock

Spoon

Got Nuffin

from "Transference" (Arts & Crafts Mexico)

"Years of seasoning strips Spoon down to the essentials: intense, slightly beguiling, but intentional alternative rock."
blues

Lurrie Bell

I Believe

from "Chicago Blues - A Living History" (Raisin Music)

Lurrie Bell "I Believe" (mp3) from "Chicago Blues - A Living History" (Raisin Music)
hiphop

Ruste Juxx

Rearview

from "The Exxecution" (Duck Down)

"A monsterous Marco Polo beat and Juxx's bloodthristy delivery evoke memories of mid-90's hardcore hip hop fervor, with an updated formula."
electronica

Outputmessage

Get Away

(Outputnoise Records)

"Bernard Farley lends his pop aesthetic and clean voice to an already padded pedigree of sonic skill-set, and vaults Outputmessage into a new segment of audience."
indiepop

Zeus

Marching Through Your Head

from "Say Us" (Arts & Crafts)

"The ELO soaked intro soon gives way to a punchy, gratifying narrative delivered with the kind of energy that lifts a good pop song above the fray."