Taking on probably my favorite track off of Crystal Castle’s latest, Robert Smith leads his one of a kind vocals to the remix version of Not in Love. The track is due out December 6 as the A-Side of a single.
I gave myself a deadline to finish my final grad school project by Nov 1st, but seeing as how it has nothing to do with music, fantasy football, and/or comics, I’ve got a lot of work cut for me. So if you notice a lag in activity here in the next couple of weeks (hopefully not months), don’t stress, i’ll be back, and with even more time to share the music I love. In the meantime, you can always visit 35mmBeats for more music and pop culture happenings.
But without further ado, here are three brand new tracks from some of my favorite artists.
I’m not really sure who started the recent indie/hip hop fad, or if it’s even that new, but I know one thing…I enjoy it immensely.
Not that I dislike the genre, but I’m much more picky when it comes to the hip hop I like, and let’s be honest, mainstream hip hop is nothing to brag about these days. But as of late, there is an influx of hip hop artists embracing their indie music love. I’ve included a few of my favorite artists and tracks below, plus links to their websites. Definitely check out the websites, all of these artists have their mixtapes/albums/experiments available for free download.
Childish Gambino is the hip hop alter ego of Community’s, Donald Glover. Mr. Gambino has released three albums, one being a pair of mixtapes, from which the track below hails from. The I Am Just A Rapper mixtapes consist of popular indie tracks by Sleigh Bells, Animal Collective, The Knife, and more, with Gambino’s flow and lyrical skills slapped right on top…simple, yet effective. These mixtapes, and more, are available for free download here.
Hoodie Allen is a NY based rapper and songwriter, who’s been gathering quite a buzz on the blogosphere as of late. Hoodie’s most recent work samples a diverse array of artists from UK pop singers (Marina & the Diamonds) and indie rock staples (Death Cab for Cutie). The new mixtape, Pep Rally, is available for free download here.
I did post of Rapdragons not too long ago (here), but in case you missed it, Rapdragons is the hip hop duo of Nick Often and Greg Ward. Hailing from Baltimore, MD, the duo recently dropped the mixtape, Featuring Baltimore, which is a collection of hip hop tracks each sampling a different band from Baltimore, including Beach House and Future Islands. Featuring Baltimore is available for free download here.
Crystal Castles is hitting the road and bringing their expiremental-electro/noise-pop sound to cities all over North America. The California dates are below, but you can see the complete tour schedule here.
