#5. Major Lazer Feat. Kali Uchis – Wave
I cannot quite wrap my head around Major Lazer. Their sound, their image, their rabid, cult-like fan base. I mean I kind of get it, but a bigger part of me feels like I just missed the boat. However I’ve really been digging a release they had a couple weeks ago that features the delicious vocals of Kali Uchis. I’m not a big reggae fan (which tends to permeate through a lot of Major Lazer music), but this one hits me just right.
#4. Angus Dawson – Listen
Battles was Angus Dawson’s release this past week; but, being the first time I’d had the pleasure of listening to Mr. Dawson, Listen is actually the track that caught my attention. A superbly simple song, one made for late night music sessions on your back patio in candlelight.
#3. Jarreau Vandal Feat. Brasstracks & Niya Wells – Nobody Else
This one grew on me. It’s weird and has unusual pacing (especially in the chorus). There’s some very heavy sounds that kind of seem unpleasant on the ears upon first listen, but somehow it all comes together after a few rounds… to the point where it’s addictive. Sometimes the unusual is good.
#2. Jodie Abacus – Hot Kitchen
Apparently the theme this week is weird music – but this one isn’t weird for sound. It’s weird for content. The lyrics are odd, but goddamn is it not catchy. The way he sings just begs to be danced too. Some kind of urban funk going on here.
#1. Kehlani – Tore Up
It will come as no surprise to anyone who knows me personally, but I rate all my music (in iTunes). It’s a scale from 0.5 – 5 (you can get iTunes to show half-stars). Most songs that I post on my weekly blog get a rating of at least 3 stars. I think there’s been maybe one 2.5 star song to crack the list ever, and that was probably a real slow week. On the flip side, it’s very rare that I rate anything over 4 stars. The top 10 list page of my blog are mostly all songs that sit at 4 stars, with maybe one or two being 4.5 and maybe one or two being 5. In my collection of 4000+ songs, I only have twelve songs rated at 5 stars and maybe another fifteen at 4.5. ALLLLLL this is to say, the second I finished my first listen of Kehlani’s Tore Up, it made the 4.5 star category. That’s unusual first a first listen. It’s good. Real real good.
...Because It's Sunday 