Resurrection

As the dark nights recede and a new year properly begins, I thought it might be an idea to resurrect the blog. So here goes...

The stripped down beat, simple piano loop, and heartfelt, melancholic lyrics work perfectly together in Earl Sweatshirt's "Chum". The video is stunner too - something sinister to it...

Earl Sweatshirt "Chum" from Hiro Murai on Vimeo.

Chum lyrics here

Veering away from melancholy to Oddisee's Ready to Rock, a track with an irresistible head nodding bounce off his first proper solo album People Hear What They See... Check it out from 2:14 in



And to throw things off the hiphop course, a cheeky one from techno/house producer Stimming off his latest EP:



Oh, and watch out for Lorde, I reckon there's potential for a rising star (you heard it here first):







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