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THE BEST:
‘Tyko’ – Sal Dulu
Dublin producer Sal Dulu delivers this dreamy synthscape laced with oriental vocal samples and other hallucinatory sounds. It’s the kind of futuristic ambient music that I could imagine hearing in an aquarium on Mars in two centuries time.
‘bless
ur heart’ – serpentwithfeet
Eccentric
soul artist serpentwithfeet is back with an epic beard and a new beautiful
single titled ‘bless ur heart’. It starts intimately with pianos and a lone kick
drum, but ends with a triumphant finish as big as the musician’s beard.
However, the most captivating feature has to be serpentwithfeet’s vibrato
vocals – I’m not usually a fan of this style of singing, but serpentwithfeet
makes it sound so controlled.
‘All That’ x ‘Alien Boy’ – Oliver Tree
California weirdo Oliver Tree is in a lane of his own - and not just because of his wacky appearance and wacky music video (yes, he’s holding a bazooka on a horse). ‘Alien Boy’, the second track in this video, is like nothing I’ve heard before. It’s like hearing a male Katy Perry over synthfunk.
‘It Runs Through Me’ – Tom Misch ft. De La
Soul
Hip
hop veterans De La Soul have long rapped over jazzy beats, so they’re the
perfect choice of guest for Tom Misch’s latest groovy jazztronica song. As
always, Tom’s voice and silky guitar playing are delicious. The artist has a
new album coming out titled Geography
scheduled to be released on April 6th.
THE WORST:
‘Morning
is Coming’ – Sting & Shaggy
Whilst
the idea of a Sting and Shaggy collaboration is entertaining, the result is
disappointingly bland. Apparently, they’ve got a whole reggae album planned together.
Coming to a bargain bin near you.
‘Been Ballin’ – Lil Uzi Vert & Steve Aoki
Generic
trap rapper and generic EDM producer collide to create a generic party anthem.