Disclosure – Who Knew? (feat. Mick Jenkins) [from ENERGY]
MXXWLL – LIGHT TURN GREEN (feat. John Givez, Rae Khalil, & CARRTOONS) [from SHEEESH]
Open Mike Eagle – Sweatpants Spiderman [from Anime, Trauma and Divorce]
Black Thought – Good Morning (feat. Pusha T, Swizz Beatz, & Killer Mike) [from Streams of Thought, Vol. 3: Cane & Able]
Brendan’s favorite LPs of 2015. When you’re done here, be sure to check out Billy’s favorite LPs and EPs. Need more Brendan? Find more here.
11 – D’Angelo // Black Messiah
(technically a 2014 release, but it might as well be a 2015 release and we never properly acknowledged this fine piece of music last year)
♩ Really Love
10 – Freddie Gibbs // Shadow of a Doubt
♩ 10 Times (ft. Gucci Mane & E-40)
9 – Khelani // You Should Be Here
♩ The Way (ft. Chance the Rapper)
8 – Leon Bridges // Coming Home
♩ Coming Home
7 – Travi$ Scott // Rodeo
♩ Antidote
6 – Vince Staples // Summertime ‘06
5 – Father John Misty // I Love You, Honeybear
4 – Kendrick Lamar // To Pimp a Butterfly
♩ These Walls (ft. Bilal, Anna Wise, Thundercat)
3 – The Weeknd // Beauty Behind The Madness
♩ The Hills
2 – Disclosure // Caracal
♩ Good Intentions (ft. Miguel)
1 – Jamie xx // In Colour
♩ Loud Places (ft. Romy)
Song of the summer (‘15) right here, love the homage to MJ. Almost sounds like ’83 Quincy Jones was in the studio. (bren)
♩ The Weeknd – Can’t Feel My Face [from Beauty Behind The Madness]
[theweeknd.com]
I am still continually listening to Disclosure’s debut album Settle, but the brothers from across the pond didn’t fall into the sophomore slump with Caracal at all. This record is a more straightforward pop/dance record compared to the soulful house music we all came to know and love but I love it. Miguel is one of the better artists working in R&B today and he lends his voice to this moody dance track. With big collaborators like Sam Smith, Lorde, and The Weeknd,this track might get overlooked but it might be my personal fave from the album.
♩ Disclosure ft. Miguel – Good Intentions [from Caracal]
[disclosureofficial.com] + [officialmiguel.com]
Fresh off his new Age of Transparency album, the follow up to his spectacular 2013 album Anxiety. “Panic Room” is an intense soul song with the same abstract production that we have come to know from Arthur Ashin. The Brooklyn producer also shares an incredibly awkward yet hilarious video for “Panic Room”.
♩ Autre Ne Veut – Panic Room [from Age of Transparency]
My favorite song right now…with my favorite female vocalist and a rad producer. Also check out the Chet Faker cover of “No Diggity” if you haven’t already
♩ Chet Faker ft. Banks – 1998 [single]
[chetfaker.com] + [hernameisbanks.com]
A few of my favorite new releases this week…
Arcade Fire//Reflektor (Deluxe) & The Reflector Tapes
[arcadefire.com]
Big Boi + Phantogram//Big Grams EP
[biggrams.com]
Blackbird Blackbird//Strawberry Light
[blackbirdblackbird.net]
CHVRCHES//Every Open Eye
[chvrch.es]
The Dead Weather//Dodge & Burn
[thedeadweather.com]
The Dears//Times Infinity Volume One
[thedears.org]
Disclosure//Caracal
[disclosureofficial.com]
Doe Paoro//After
[doepaoro.com]
Girl Band//Holding Hands with Jamie
[girlband.ie]
JR JR//JR JR
[jrjrmusic.com]
Julia Holter//Have You in My Wilderness
[juliashammasholter.com]
Kurt Vile//b’lieve i’m going down
[kurtvile.com]
New Order//Music Complete
[neworder.com]
Ryan Adams//1989
[paxamrecords.com]
U.S. Girls//Half Free
[yousgirls.blogspot.com]
Youth Lagoon//Savage Hills Ballroom
[savagehillsballroom.com]
What are your favorite new releases this week?
Kanye West, Disclosure, The Flaming Lips, Death Cab For Cutie, CHVRCHES, Chromeo, Jenny Lewis, Flume, Tycho, Trails and Ways, Lykke Li, Cut Copy, Mikal Cronin, Gardens & Villa, Haim, & more. More artists will be announced in the coming weeks. Tickets go on sale Thursday, April 10, at 10 a.m. PDT, here.