FKA Twigs -"Pendulum"-mp3

FKA Twigs with another fine piece of art "Pendulum", she calls it "one of my favourite songs on my record", from her full length debut LP1, which is out August 12 via Young Turks.

FKA Twigs -"Pendulum"-mp3

Doomtree - ".38 AIRWEIGHT"-mp3

Minneapolis massive Doomtree let go of new track ".38 AIRWEIGHT". Doomtree also has a new 500-page photo book Every Single Day coffee table book. And Doomtree's Dessa also has new video for "Fighting Fish".

Doomtree -".38 AIRWEIGHT"-mp3
Dessa -"Fighting Fish"-video

Banks -"Beggin For Thread"-video

Banks keeps it sultry with new clip "Beggin For Thread", albums out in September.

Banks -"Beggin For Thread"-mp3

Sinkane -"How We Be"-mp3

Sinkane with "How We Be", first impression, it's baby cool. From his long-player Mean Love, which is out September 2nd on DFA.

Sinkane -"How We Be"-mp3

FKA Twigs -"Video Girl"-mp3

FKA Twigs with another stunner "Video Girl" from her upcoming full length debut LP1, available August 12th via Young Turks.

FKA Twigs -"Video Girl"-mp3

Allan Kingdom -"Already"-mp3

Allan Kingdom with a new burner in his own unique lane with a track produced by MaffYuu of Phony PPL. You can also hear his track "Damn" with Ryan Olson on the New Space: Moon Rock Vol.1 mixtape. Allan Kingdom will be performing at the New Space show at First Avenue Fri. Aug. 1st.

Allan Kingdom ft. Kevin Abstract -"Already"-mp3

Sound Verite reviews Shabazz Palaces -Lese Majesty

Sound Verite reviews Shabazz Palaces new Lese Majesty

Ishmael Butler, aka Palaceer Lazaro, along with his sonic partner Tendai Maraire, are Shabazz Palaces. Shabazz Palaces seems to be on a mission to politic, exploring music in a post hip-hop landscape surrounded by the mysteries of the universe. Following up his Sub Pop debut 2011′s masterful Black Up, with Lese Majesty he stays in his lane, that is, that unique space between science, political, cultural traditions, self identity and be-bop, birthed in hip-hop’s weird first alternative division. Keep in mind, Lese Majesty premiered at Seattle’s Pacific Science Center, which make perfect sense. From “throwing cocktails at the Führer,” on “Dawn in Luxor” to considering conspiracy theories and celebratory shouts out to various black revolutionaries both musical and political.

Lese Majesty opens with a trio of the strongest tracks: “Dawn In Luxor”, “Forerunner Foray” and “They Come In Gold”. “Forerunner Foray” is soaked in sub bass and glittering drums, with dark ghostly vocals: “We respect Muhammad, peace upon him, connected with pirates …every time I rock it’s a tongue kiss”. “#CAKE” features Catherine Harris-White of THEEsatisfaction. Lines like “Party like a diplomat….life a bitch, but she’ll get you back” on “Motion Sickness” at first feel simple but their double meanings give them a more complex definition.

There’s no climatic moment as the record ends, it’s simply over. This is conceptual, groovy, thoughtful black art. No hooks, chorus or gimmicky catch phrases. This feels similar to Butler’s first group 20 years ago, Digable Planets, who fused hip-hop’s cool with jazz understated swing, opening new territory. In the spirit of Sun-Ra, Charles Mingus and KRS ONE, Shabazz Palaces keeps looking into where else hip-hop should go, without losing tradition, adding on to the culture great sonic explorers with respect to Fab Five Freddy, De La Soul and Divine Styler. Black New Wave, not quite, this is science. 82/100.

Originally posted at Reviler

Shabazz Palaces -"They Come In Gold"-mp3