I still have a lot more to study on this album, but he and Rashad are at the top of my albums of the year list so far.
Many times the mark of a great song is when you say to yourself, “No other artist could have made this song what it is.” Staples does this numerous times, specifically in “ARE YOU WITH THAT” (maybe the most familiar sounding track to his older stuff) “TAKING TRIPS,” “LIL FADE,” “TAKE ME HOME.”
I’ve been blown away by his latest album, Vince Staples, because he shifted his cadences, his beats, his sound, his whole palate. He’s one of few introverted rappers, a guy who, album after album, seems unhappy and consumed with rawness of the world before his eyes in his hometown, Long Beach, California.Įach of his six albums, starting with his debut in 2014 (like Rashad), are unusually short (4 of his albums are 21-23 minutes!), which I love, and unusually different, which I love even more! Rashad hasn’t released an album in five years, and I’ve been loving him since his phenomenal 2014 debut, Cilvia Demo.īut today’s mixtape is more about Vince, a rapper I’ve been writing about for years. So this is bordering on a ridiculous amount of music I have to listen to, and all I’ve had on repeat the past few weeks is Vince Staples (on this week’s mitxtape) and Isaiah' Rashad’s new album released on Friday (which will be featured on next week’s mixtape). And don’t forget about Inhaler, a young Irish band who are writing some catchy rock songs. Then Billie Eilish, Clairo, Leon Bridges, and Logic released an album. Power duo, Big Red Machine (Justin Vernon and Aaron Dessner) released an EP with some other superstars collborators like Fleet Foxes and Taylor Swift. Brittany Howard, lead singer of the great Alabama Shakes, released an album of remixes to her solo album, including remixes by Childish Gambino, Bon Iver, Little Dragon, 9th Wonder, Jungle, to just name a few! Hello, all! There’s been much great music released in the past few weeks, I can’t fit nearly everything into one mixtape! Two of my favorite rappers, Vince Staples and Isaiah Rashad, released my two favorite rap albums of the year. But I can’t disrespect Brooks & Dunn, that’s just a great damn song. For the record, both covers were phenomenally well done, and I thought the INXS cover was better than the original. This week’s mixtape features a number of tracks Band of Horses played at the show, including two covers, one by Brooks & Dunn and another by INXS. I gave him a fist bump, helped him get on his feet at the end of the show, and we went on our way. I turned my head to locate the tap, and a gentlemen, sitting down, with a walker to his left, easily 80 years old, gives me two thumbs up with a big smile on his face, basking in the enormity of sound. I came to the show solo, sitting in the balcony in line with the sound engineer. My ears were awash in sirens of ringing, and I could do nothing but smile as a few people rushed to the exits in dismay.Īs the song ended, someone tapped me on my shoulder. Band of Horses graciously reminded me this past week as they ripped and their speakers EXPLODED in distortion during “Is There a Ghost.” All concerts are loud, I suppose, but sometimes, they’re really, really, loud. I had forgotten how loud indoor concerts could be.
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