Internet Songs of the Week
Aw yisss, another round of the most notable tracks from Crack staff
This week, though cold and rainy down by our Bristol HQ, has been something of a heartwarming one. Corbyn was elected as Leader of the Opposition despite being the underdog from day one, and Benga used Twitter to speak out about the mental health issues that led to his retirement, concluding “that was easier than I thought!”
In less heartwarming news, Young Thug released a mixtape with Lil Wayne featured on it, despite them being at each other’s throats for while now. He’s a cheeky one, our Young Thug. Oh, and Kanye screened his second Adidas-collaborated collection, Yeezy Season 2, into cinemas globally, which makes us feel nothing at all apart from a strange sense of the inevitable.
Ready to be moved by the power of music? Us too. Check this out.
TRAAMS - Silver Lining
FatCat RecordsSilver Lining is evocative of fuggy, dragging periods of your life when everything has gone to shit but things have been so shit for so long that you’re merely existing in the shit, because you’re fed up of fighting against said shit. Because there’s no point: you wake up and everything is shit, and you go to bed and everything is shit. Repeat. Repeat. Try and fight against the shit. No change. Repeat. Repeat. “How long till the silver lining? / I keep crying out but it don’t look likely” deadpans guitarist and vocalist Stu Hopkins, drained. The acceptance of the unnamed, vague misery is here too: “There’s a calm washing over me, oh no / And then it’s over.”
Listen and let it sit where that feeling sits – deep in your stomach – and then let it go away. Pure catharsis. I’m obsessed.
Mavado - Gal Yuh Sexy (Dark Temptation Riddim)
Troyton MusicIt’s been a long time coming but Mavado’s finally jumped on Troyton’s Dark Temptation Riddim for Gal Yuh Sexy. If his signature brand of off-key crooning doesn’t do it for you then just wait for the refrain of “go Rihanna” and I dare you to try and stay seated. The verse pops, the beat pops and it’s nothing but pure Jamaican sunshine to close out the summer. Gal Yuh Sexy is easily one of my favourite dancehall drops of the year so far. Everything about it is pure vibes.
Let’s just ignore that cover art though, yeah?
Trust Image - Doing You Wrong
1080pWhile keeping up with 1080p’s release schedule is exhausting, now and again there’s something on Richard MacFarlane’s Bandcamp-centred label that feels really special. Following recent releases from CFCF and Project Pablo, the latest in the Vancouver imprint’s slew of off kilter cassettes is this dreamy roller from New York producer Trust Image. Underlying the label’s sun drenched haze with some grit, Doing You Wrong is taken from the “fantasy jungle tape” Rory’s World – a slice of hazy rave nostalgia crafted with the wide-eyed enthusiasm of a bedroom producer. Amazing artwork too.
Jam City - Dream '15
Night SlugsEven during the peak of my pre-teen nu metal phase, I never really connected with The Deftones. They always seemed a bit too clever. Having said that, Jam City’s inclusion of their 1997 track Dai the Flu in his Earthly III mix remains one of the greatest curveballs I’ve ever heard, and so when it came to this year’s Dream a Garden album, I was willing to at least entertain the idea that this guy is a bit of a genius.
In early October, Jam City is releasing the Earthly Versions EP, which includes “bass-heavy, club-ready extensions” of two Dream a Garden tracks alongside the previously unheard song Dream ’15. The track sees him back his trademark sensual mush with massive drums and a brimming sense of optimism and, in my opinion, it’s easily as good as anything from the album.
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