Monthly Archives: May 2012

Listen: Kendrick Lamar – “War Is My Love”

Not quite sure how this came about, but the new Ghost Recon game will come with a brand new song by TDE’s Kendrick Lamar. Titled “War Is My Love”, the song features a synth-heavy beat that reminds me of Kid Cudi‘s “Mr. Rager”. As always, Kendrick kills his verses with his lyricism and haunting rhymes. The hook isn’t necessarily the greatest, but considering this was made for a game soundtrack, I guess it’s not too shabby. Give it a listen below.

MP3: Kendrick Lamar – “War Is My Love”

Listen: Blu – “Kiss The Sky (feat. Mela Machinko)”

When it comes to Blu, you know that whether or not his new music is mastered, mixed, or even finished, he’ll come hard with the rhymes. With his newest release though, there’s absolutely no need to be worried as it’s about as finished as can be. Released through Coalmine Records, new single “Kiss The Sky” features top-notch and not lo-fi verses from Blu, a fitting chorus from Mela Machinko, and some vocal samples from Lupe Fiasco‘s “Kick, Push”.

I’m still a fan of his glitchy, lo-fi style but I know a lot of you have been waiting for the Below The Heavens-style music to come back. If you’ve been a long-time fan of Blu, this is definitely a huge surprise and a great one at that. Blu hasn’t sounded this focused in quite a long time and it’s refreshing to see that he’s hopefully returning to the style of music that originally got him signed to Warner Bros. Give it a listen below and grab it on iTunes here.

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Listen: Asher Roth – “Outside”

Just in time for the summer season, Asher Roth released a brand new song titled “Outside”, an ode to the warmth and greatness of the world that isn’t online and in front of a computer. The song features a highly-appropriate sample of Cults‘s “Go Outside” on the chorus and fresh lines from the former “I Love College” rapper. Instant addition to your summer playlist right here. Asher’s Def Jam debut Is This Too Orange? is currently on the way and there’s currently no word whether or not “Outside” will appear on it.

MP3: Asher Roth – “Outside”

LITS Mix #2: Dynamis

LITS Mix is a weekly mix of five free songs curated by our ears with your ears in mind. With so much free music to listen to out there, we intend to showcase our favorite tunes in an easily digestible  manner, guiding you through the riff-raff to find the music. This week, we present the second edition of our mix, a 20 minute set of songs that’ll have you nodding along whether it’s the chilled-out vibe of Tycho’s “A Walk” or the thumping bass on Y Luv’s “Earthquakes”. Kick back and get lost in the sound.

MP3: LITS Mix #2: Dynamis

(0:00 to 5:14) The Weeknd – “The Morning”
(5:14 to 10:28) Tycho – “A Walk”
(10:28 to 14:03) Skizzy Mars – “Shangri-La”
(14:03 to 18:24) Y Luv – “Earthquakes”
(18:24 to 21:20) Ra Ra Riot – “Too Dramatic (The Morning Benders Remix)”

Animal Collective Announce New Album

Following last week’s unexpected release of “Honeycomb” and “Gotham”, Baltimore four-piece Animal Collective have announced, via a video on their website, that there will indeed be a brand new album this September through Domino. The album, which is a followup to 2009’s fantastic Merriweather Post Pavilion, will be titled Centipede Hz, and the band offers more hints about the tracklisting in the video. Listen to the two new songs below, or pre-order the Honeycomb/Gotham 7”  here. Stay tuned for more info on the album.

UPDATE: The album will be released September 3rd in UK/Europe and September 4th in North America. The words and phrases in the video have also been confirmed to be the tracklisting, which you can view below.

Centipede Hz Tracklist:

01 Moonjock
02 Today’s Supernatural
03 Rosie Oh
04 Applesauce
05 Wide Eyed
06 Father Time
07 New Town Burnout
08 Monkey Riches
09 Mercury Man
10 Pulleys
11 Amanita