This week’s Listenin’ Booth includes music from the acclaimed collaboration of lyrical wordsmith Black Thought and D.J. producer Danger Mouse. Plus four other essential tunes you should be listening to right now.
Strangers – Black Thought & Danger Mouse A$AP Rocky & Run The Jewels
After nearly two decades of on and off collaborations, the veteran musicians, Black Thought & Danger Mouse finally reach the finish line with the first full-length together, “Cheat Codes”, yielding a dozen tracks of solid, bare-bones hip-hop that include the single, “Strangers”.
Down For You – Suzanne Sheer
Philly-based Suzanne Sheer, a soulful R&B powerhouse, combines her sexual and surreal compositions with experimental electronic music. Her works suture some of our deepest wounds, pinning loneliness to the ground.
Tim Lyre is an Afro-fusion artist from Lagos, who is an integral part of Nigeria’s alté renaissance. On his latest single, “Present” Tim weaves outernational poetry through word and sound, set to a buzzing, psychedelic Lagos backdrop. Brilliant!
This has been out for a hot second but it’s completely brand new to us. “Your Mind”, a tripped-out neo-soul stepper, effortlessly drifting between 70s soul and reggae. It needs to be heard to be believed.
As Romare, Archie Fairhurst’s music is rooted in collage, building vivid new songs out of existing material. Playful and immediate, but also deeply researched and compelling.
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