Sometimes you hear a song or an album that makes you think, “If I had any talent, I’d make music like that!” Tanya Morgan’s music is like that for me. I dig almost everything they make, especially this new track, “Whatever That’s Mine”. The lyrics are insane, and the beat may be the best I’ve heard all year. Something about those voices, whatever they’re saying.
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Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood teamed up with DOOM to record a song, and it sounds exactly like you’d expect: strange but somehow compelling.
Childish Gambino is Community‘s Donald Glover, who plays Troy, and also happens to be a rapper. His first album, Camp, is scheduled for release next month. This track is the second release from that album. It’s got a stirring, airy feel to it, the lyrics are clever and self-deprecating, and it benefits from a great hook.
Any day the Roots release new music is a good day in my books. This track, featuring some absolutely beautiful synths (listen closely for them at the end, especially), is from the band’s upcoming album, .
Here’s some more NC dopeness for you (see The Away Team’s newest track, below). The beat is nice, but where this track really shines are the first and third verses, which feature some ill wordplay: “The summer solstice, peep the shine on the track.” Hah! Check it out:
This beat is blowing my mind! The drums sound off-kilter, somehow, but they fit the sample perfectly, and Sean Boog flows nicely above them. From The Away Team’s new album Scares and Stripes.
As you’ve probably noticed, we’re on a bit of a hiatus here at 4080. All of us are off doing various summer-y things. We’ll be back in the next month or so, so definitely stay tuned. Until then, enjoy the sun.
