Marlowe, "Spring Kick" Marlowe, the collaboration between L'Orange and Solemn Brigham, put out their second album (entitled Marlowe 2) and continued in the same vein. It's all gnarly breakbeats, surprising samples, and rapid-fire rhymes. Lovely stuff. Hybrid, "Doomed to Failure" There are a lot of...
Mephiskapheles, "Satanic Debris" As a statement of purpose for a band, it doesn't get a whole lot stronger than this one. From the opening backwards masked vocals, to the dark lyrics, the subtle distortion of the guitar lending some additional menace, to the hallmark solo...
I've legitimately missed this. It was a bit of a grind at times, and I'll have to find the right pace, but it's nice to be back in the saddle. And it's nice to explore the dusty corners of my music again. Here is today's...
Still hanging in there on my streak. It's been close for a few days! Hattie Littles, "Here You Come" I know nothing about Hattie Littles, but this song is such an exemplar of that early Motown sound, it's hard not to smile. This comes from...
Shuffle's kind of been killing it lately. Marvin Gaye, "Your Unchanging Love" Marvin Gaye, here on a single from 1967. It's impressive to listen to the difference between this and what he'd make a mere four years later with What's Going On. Mephiskapheles, "Plan B"...
