"HUMBLE." - Kendrick Lamar I love this song and I love this video. "Ain't It Funny" - Danny Brown Danny talks about some pretty dark things in this song and Jonah Hill's music video is surprisingly perfect for this song. "Takyon" - Death Grips I've been re-listening to a lot of Death Grips recently, and this is just such a visceral and perfectly aggressive song. "Emily" - Joanna Newsom Joanna Newsom has opened my eyes to contemporary American folk music in the best way possible. "Chanel" - Frank Ocean This song has really captivated me since it came out. It's so smooth and Frank talks about some really big topics in this song. Plus I just love the way the vocals slide over each other. "Restless" - Jana Hunter Thanks to cgod for introducing me to this artist!
Oh hell yeah! I've been loving Slip Away by Perfume Genius. There is a music video, but the Spotify version is better and the complete version:
I found this incredible cover of 'Way Out of Here' by Porcupine Tree performed by Josie Charlwood. The lead songwriter of the band (Steven Wilson) is one of my all-time favourites so I went in sceptical, but I was blown away. It's really impressive how much she manages to make the song her own. Here's a link to the original if you want to compare.
Oh wow, Porcupine Tree. Now there's a band I haven't thought of in a long time. Used to be very, very into In Absentia and Fear of a Blank Planet.
I'd probably say Fear of a Blank Planet is my favourite of theirs overall too. But yeah, they've been defunct for a few years now. Fortunately Steven Wilson's last couple of solo albums The Raven That Refused to Sing and Hand. Cannot. Erase. have been fantastic. I definitely recommend a listen if you want a prog fix. There's also some great stuff on the collaborative album he did with Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt.
Zero Assoluto -- Svegliarsi la Mattina // helped me go through a tough time in one piece // found on the social network page of a person I neither wanted nor expected to see in the "recommended" feed Oomph! -- Unter deiner Haut The Chainsmokers -- Don't Let Me Down (feat. Daya) // surprising how this one got to me Chuck Ragan -- Landsick // soundtrack for The Flame in the Flood Electric Six -- Gay Bar On a sidenote: returning to the Bastion original soundtrack would be a good idea. Darren Korb did a fantastic job with the OST. It's beautiful and thoughtful, with a spice of the Old West. The final song weaves two of sadness and anger into one of hope brilliantly.
The only song that stands out to me this week is Red Vox's In the Garden: Between this and From the Stars I have to say I'm pretty excited for their new album. They're really starting to find their sound, not that What Could Go Wrong? was bad by any means.