I had the pleasure of seeing Empress Of this past Tuesday at Rickshaw Stop here in SF. It was one of those shows when you’ve been listening to an artist and an album so much lately, that it just felt like a special occasion that they’d happen to be coming through town at the same time. There was a memorable opening set from electro R&B up and comer ABRA and Trails and Ways’ Keith Brower-Brown dropped a super sweet DJ set at the start of and end of the night that kept the vibes going long after Rodriguez left the stage. (Also, I must’ve watched this 10-second clip of Empress Of’s enchanting, “Threat”, twenty times before I hit the hay that night.)
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Jay Stone and Monster Rally Drop Video for “Recollection”
One of our favorite hip-hop projects of 2015 has been Oakland rapper Jay Stone’s & LA producer Monster Rally’s Foreign Pedestrians EP. Stone’s complex and zany rhymes pair smoothly with Monster Rally’s psych-tropical beats, that at their core, are still forged in hip-hop.
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It’s Not Too Late For Despot To Take Over The World
Queens MC Despot has been a bit of a hip-hop punchline for quite some time. Dude has flow for days, but he’s never put out an album. But that’s ok, cause as the title of this post says, I’m here to tell you that “It’s Not Too Late For Despot To Take Over The World.”
If today’s cool new video for “House of Bricks” is any indication, biding his time looks like it can work in his favor. Despot works in a strange corner of art/nerd rap and there’s a massive void in the post-Das Racist era of that sphere. He’s co-signed by some well-accomplished friends (El-P, Dev Hynes, Vampire Weekend) and if he continues to actually put out music, the formula is in place for when his album finally arrives, for it to be slapped with the coveted red BNM tag from Pitchfork.
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Baio’s “Sister Of Pearl” Video
The solo project of Vampire Weekend bassist Chris Baio (Baio) is materializing into something far more accessible for indie rock heads than his first two predominantly electro/dance EP’s. “Sister of Pearl,” the first single from his upcoming album, The Names (out 9/18 on Glassnote Records), is one of the most interesting and downright infectious tracks of the first half of 2015.
Introducing…HAELOS
London’s HAELOS lie somewhere between the tribal get-up grooves of fellow-Londoners Jungle and sultry electronic outfit London Grammar…That’s a lot of London’s, I know. But where HAELOS set themselves apart, is in their gravitation to 90’s trip-hop vibes.
Kendrick Lamar’s “King Kunta” Video Bleeds Los Angeles
Wow…Kendrick’s latest video from the brilliant To Pimp A Butterfly is for “King Kunta” and it’s the most LA rap rap video I’ve seen since sometime in the 90’s. Directed by Director X, it’s filmed entirely in Compton, with shots at the Compton Swap Meet and in front of the house Kendrick grew up in. It feels like a new school gangsta party in the shades of classic LA rap videos like “Nuthin’ But A G Thang.”
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Watch the New Video for Hot Chip’s “Need You Now”
All the feels on this one. Hot Chip is on top of their game it seems. Their new album, Why Make Sense? is out on May 18th and the 2nd single just dropped with an epic video featuring frontman Alexis Taylor in an Eternal Sunshine-esque search for lost memories. No more words, just your beautiful moment of zen:
New Playlist Additions
If you’re not subscribing to our Indian Summer playlist, then you’re sleeping on some kick-ass new tunes with some essential classics sprinkled in. Click this link and “follow” Indian Summer. Here’s a highlight of a few recent additions and the full spotify playlist below:
February Music Round-Up
We’ve been asleep since the year started apparently. Pardon that, but here’s a round-up of things that made us excited in February:
– Purity Ring‘s 2nd LP, Another Eternity, is officially out on Tuesday March 3rd, but it’s already streaming on NPR. Go ahead and file “Flood On The Floor” as the biggest, baddest, boldest and yes I’m saying it….best track I’ve heard in this young year. Mark it down.
Everything Ecstatic’s Top 35 Songs of 2014
Welp…Here’s the final Everything Ecstatic post of the year folks. Chronicling our 35 favorite songs of 2014. Look for audio and video below some of the tracks and a spotify playlist (in order) at the bottom of the post. Enjoy!
35. SBTRKT (ft. Sampha)– “Temporary View”
While most of the buzz on Wonder Where We Land was around “New Dorp, New York” featuring Ezra Koenig, “Temporary View” was the most SBTRKT of them all. It sees Sampha and Aaron Jerome doing what they do best: elevating each other and creating soulful soundscapes.
Everything Ecstatic 