The Staple Singers, "I'll Take You There"
This is such a majestic tune, absolutely irresistable.
De La Soul, "Thru Ya City"
I mostly think of the two AOI albums (this is from Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump) as kind of lost albums for De La,...
Otis Redding, "Love Have Mercy"
Man, Otis was really a force of nature.
The Presidents of the United States of America, "Froggie"
This insistent fever dream of a tune is an excellent example of why the Presidents were so much fun. It keeps barreling forward...
Earl Sweatshirt, "Grief"
Odd Future was a whole thing that is one of the earliest pop culture things that I might have liked but that I feel totally missed me. I know some vague things about it, that Tyler, the Creator was kind of the...
New Bomb Turks, "Girl Can't Help It"
Pissing Out The Poison is a compilation of the early 90s singles and miscellaneous appearances by the New Bomb Turks. As that's their garage-iest period, this is my second favorite release by them. As you would expect from...
The Coup, "Get Up"
The Coup got together with one of their peers on this one, Dead Prez, combining two of the most political acts in hip hop at the time for one great track. I don't know what else there is to say, they're...