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Hot Jam of the Day: Tory Lanez, “LA Confidential”

Posted on February 3, 2016 by TP1.COM in Hot Jam of the Day | Comments Off on Hot Jam of the Day: Tory Lanez, “LA Confidential”

Tory Lanez “LA Confidential” Digital Single I know I just wrote about Tory last week, and *ughhhhhhhhhh you only write about the same ten people*, but if he keeps putting out great songs, I’m going to write about them. “LA Confidential” is a new look for the Toronto native with hi-gloss production from heavyweights Cashmere Cat, Benny Blanco, and Pop Wansel (of Pop & Oak) and a songwriting assist from Mr. Wildheart himself, Miguel. The latter’s fingerprints are all over this one. … →

Images & Words: DJDS, “I Don’t Love You”

Posted on February 1, 2016 by TP1.COM in Images & Words | Comments Off on Images & Words: DJDS, “I Don’t Love You”

DJ Dodger Stadium “I Don’t Love You” Stand Up And Speak (out now on Loma Vista) One of the standouts from Samo Sound Boy and Jerome LOL’s excellent second album together gets striking visuals from Daniel Pappas. “I Don’t Love You” employs a number of slow-motion, up-close shots, which are reminiscent of a pair of clips from Samo’s recent LP, Begging Please. That style fits especially well with their hyper-emotional, cinematic songs, which slowly unravel over their running time.

Hot Jam of the Day: DAWN, “Not Above That”

Posted on January 30, 2016 by TP1.COM in Featured, Hot Jam of the Day | Comments Off on Hot Jam of the Day: DAWN, “Not Above That”

D∆WN “Not Above That” RED*emp*tion (out soon on Our Dawn) I’m consistently disappointed by the lack of Dawn Richard remixes lying around the Internet. That’s partially because she remains criminally underrated, but it’s also because few pop and R&B artists have embraced progressive dance music as fully as the New Orleanian. Many of the songs producers would be likely to rework — “Calypso,” “Billie Jean,” “Warriors,” “Dance” — are already packed with the kind of dance breaks, unique instrumentation, and … →

Images & Words: Zayn Malik, “Pillowtalk”

Posted on January 29, 2016 by TP1.COM in Featured, Images & Words | Comments Off on Images & Words: Zayn Malik, “Pillowtalk”

Zayn Malik “Pillowtalk” Mind of Mine (out 03.25) It’s hard to decide which is more smoldering — Zayn Malik’s bone structure or his first post-One Direction single. “Pillowtalk” brilliantly balances Malik’s sadboi lothario (think: Drake circa Take Care) tendencies with his blockbuster vocals. That voice allows him to veer toward a darker, moodier sound, while retaining the lightness and innocence of his early work. In other words, it’s the kind of song that hordes of teenagers can sing (read: scream) along to … →

Hot Jam of the Day: AMTHST, “Thug Passion”

Posted on January 28, 2016 by TP1.COM in Hot Jam of the Day | Comments Off on Hot Jam of the Day: AMTHST, “Thug Passion”

AMTHST “Thug Passion” Euphoria (out 02.17 on Sick Wid It) California natives and vowel haters, Ramona Gonzalez (Nite Jewel) and Droop-E, combine forces on a new EP. Gonzalez has been pretty quiet since 2012’s quality, One Second of Love, but it looks she’ll be busy this year, also dropping a long-awaited new NJ record this summer. “Thug Passion” sounds a lot like a Nite Jewel track with languid synths and a slow-mo bassline that beautifully frames her graceful, alluring vocals. … →

Hot Jam of the Day: Father John Misty, “Maybe, Sweet One, You Won’t Have Nightmares Tonight”

Posted on January 28, 2016 by TP1.COM in Hot Jam of the Day | Comments Off on Hot Jam of the Day: Father John Misty, “Maybe, Sweet One, You Won’t Have Nightmares Tonight”

Father John Misty “Maybe, Sweet One, You Won’t Have Nightmares Tonight” Digital Single The other morning, my girlfriend and I were talking about how weird it was that in dreams everything seems normal, no matter what. You might be taking a wildebeest on a Tinder date with earthworms for fingers, but while you’re dreaming, it all feels as normal as showing up for a morning meeting. Josh Tillman explores this phenomenon on this lighthearted track, originally written for the Colbert … →

Hot Jam of the Day: Tory Lanez, “Say It” (Shlohmo Remix)

Posted on January 28, 2016 by TP1.COM in Hot Jam of the Day | Comments Off on Hot Jam of the Day: Tory Lanez, “Say It” (Shlohmo Remix)

Tory Lanez “Say It” (Shlohmo Remix) Digital Single Fresh off the release of a pair of mixtapes, the Toronto crooner gets a fresh coat of paint on his 2015 smash, courtesy of regular collaborator Shlohmo. You can tell that the two have worked together before by the way the Angelino treats Tory’s soaring vocal track. Shloh’ heaps mounds of foreboding sub-bass and layers of percussion into the mix before deftly pulling back and leaving us with delicate resolution. Hopefully, this is … →

Hot Jam of the Day: LUH, “I&I”

Posted on January 27, 2016 by TP1.COM in Hot Jam of the Day | Comments Off on Hot Jam of the Day: LUH, “I&I”

LUH “I&I” Digital Single Being a fan of ex-WU LYF frontman Ellery James Roberts is equal parts frustrating and exhilarating. His brooding, howling WU LYF burned out as quickly as they caught fire, leaving us with a pair of phenomenal singles and one unique, vital LP. Just as their buzz was reaching its apex in 2012, Roberts was out; “I’m Done,” he explained in a rambling post on YouTube. In the three years since, he’s released basically one song per … →

Stream This Shit: Majical Cloudz, “Wait & See”

Posted on January 26, 2016 by TP1.COM in Download This Shit | Comments Off on Stream This Shit: Majical Cloudz, “Wait & See”

Majical Cloudz Wait & See EP (Matador) “I never show it, but I am always laughing” sings Magical Cloudz frontman Devon Welsh on “Silver Car Crash” — one of the real high points of the Montreal duo’s towering second album, Are You Alone? It was a surprising admission, as Welsh’s lyrics tend to be obsessively, occasionally suffocatingly serious . But on further reflection, there’s a deep-seeded black humor there, a little like a Samuel Beckett novel or a late-stage Goya painting. The chuckles continue on this new … →

Images & Words: Wet, “Weak” (Live on the Tonight Show)

Posted on January 23, 2016 by TP1.COM in Columns, Featured, Hot Jam of the Day | Comments Off on Images & Words: Wet, “Weak” (Live on the Tonight Show)

Wet “Weak” (Live on the Tonight Show) Don’t You (out 01.29 on Columbia) I don’t normally write about live performances, but I was just so struck by how far the Massachusetts trio has come in the last two and a half years. I first wrote about Wet in September of 2013, after falling in love with their debut single, the crushing break-up ballad, “No Lie.” A few months later, I caught (what I think was) their first ever gig in … →

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