I must admit, I slept on this one at first. The first time I listened I thought "ehhhhh" and that was that. I saw the instrumentals on iTunes and snatched them, and that gave me the second listen I needed. This joint is great! With the instrumentals, I found a new appreciation for the whole set. A great underground hip-hop find. Evidently, the gift for great music-making runs deep in the family genes.
Love this as much as I did a few years ago, the entire album, tight.
The first HUGE new release day of 2012, so strap in and get ready for a pretty comprehensive rundown! Dave Sumner's got your jazz picks, and I've got the rest. Here we go! Cloud Nothings, Attack on Memory: ALBUM OF THE DAY. Dylan Baldi grows up in a nanosecond, making a snarling rock record that hurtles forward with the speed and fury of a meteor. The sonic touchstones here are '90s emo greats like Jawbreaker, the… more »
