New year, new logo, same breezy outlook on life. Brothers From Another start off 2015 with 3-Peat, an EP that belies the cooler weather outside. More than ever before, this suite of songs sounds like a victory lap for the trio of Tiglo, Cole and Beeba.
Herein lies the debut music video from Hightek Lowlives, the unexpectedly accomplished electro R&B act responsible for 2014’s Humanoid Void, an album that stands up in quality against any R&B release from last year from any city of your choosing. Believe that. Front man Otieno Terry looks, sounds and acts like a star in the clip.
Flyer than most, surfacing above the clouds in a supernatural state, but always just that: Natural. THEESatisfaction dropped “Recognition,” the first video from their upcoming album EarthEE (due February 24 on Sub Pop). This clip serves as deference to the movers and the shakers, the inspiration and the makers, of Black American art everywhere. Filmed on location at the Schomberg Center in Harlem, and the homes of John Coltrane, Sun-Ra and Marian Anderson in Philadelphia, the video is fittingly humble and resplendent in its simplicity.
International playboy Kublakai with a new drop from his already-kinda-sorta-released Wheels Up (due digitally on February 2). Kubi, friend of this website and penguins everywhere, posted this heartfelt essay about the creative process behind Wheels Up. Dare we say, based on the first three tracks from the album, it looks to be the best, most honest body of work yet from the underground hero.
Raz Simone’s music is all about quiet moments amidst madness; distilling turbulent thoughts into the things that matter most. “So Many Things,” as it turns out, is actually about a slight handful. From the forthcoming Cognitive Dissonance: Part 2 (due January 28).
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