NEWMUSICMONDAY: WATCHTHETHRONE, GRAMATIK, SLIM HARPO, AMYWINEHOUSE, ROSEROYCE

This definitely becoming more of a NewMusicMonday (every two weeks... haha)
But oh well. ON TO THE MUSICCCCCCC.
I warn you, its a little heavy this week. Not much usual light Indie tracks..

1.GRAMATIK - SO MUCH FOR LOVE

Its your regular instrumental track that you would crank up on a weekend's morning to get you G'd up for the humongous cleaning task you have ahead of you. Or at least that what I did with this song. I definitely love it enough to check out more stuff from Gramatik and I will definitely report back if I find some more interesting tracks like this one :)

2. SLIM HARPO - KING BEE

Oh my god, you have no idea how much I love this song. From the raspy tones to the really well written lyrics. Dig deeper and you'll hear Slim Harpo asking for an 8 ounce, and etc etc etc ... ;) I actually really reallllllyy want someone to remix this and bring it back to a more current audience, cause I think it would do well! Similar to maybe the I Love You track by Mr. Hudson ala Cassius, or Marlena Shaw's California Soul by Diplo.

3. AMY WINEHOUSE - IN BED

I wont lie, when I heard the news, I was absolutely devastated. I couldnt believe my ears. Well I guess I reacted similar to how most people reacted to Michael Jackson's passing. But I didnt connect with MJ... I definitely was in awe of  Amy Winehouse's talent. And since then, I have been listening to both her albums... But one track pulled me back to the Winehouse bliss... this track. I love it, I hope you do too.
I hear that the last song she ever recorded, will be released ahead of schedule this year. The song was a duet with infamous Tony Bennett.

4. ROSE ROYCE - LOVE DONT LIVE HERE ANYMORE

I heard this song in the last episode of Entourage. Can we just put it out there that Entourage probably has one of the best end credits music ever. Make that bets music in a TV show period. And people are always asking me where I get my music and artists from, and telvision is definitely one of the biggest ones. The only thing about that though is that they dont necessarily tell you who sings the song.. so you gotta keep an ear out for the lyrics and google that shizz. Anyway, off track - I digg this song, its so contemporary save the really really bad synths. ;) Although I have a sneaky suspicion that the version of this song on Entourage was a cover..if it is, then the cover version has got the vocals DOWN PACT! If anyone knows please let me know :D

And lastly, I finally (YESSSSSSS!) got my hands on a copy of Watch The Throne, but bloody JB Hifi didnt have the deluxe version :( BOOOO! Its delayed apparently. But hell if I'm going to wait a month for the deluxe version. In saying that I will most definitely buy the deluxe version as well. That should give you an indication of how much I love this album. But below are my top picks from the album.




AND OF COURSE...

The album just sounds like so much fun. Like both Jay-Z and Kanye had a ball making it.
Industry insiders are calling it luke warm and over hyped. But, fans are absolutely loving the sounds from the genius collaboration.

That is all for this Monday gang!
I really want to know more from you, what songs/artists/albums are you guys digging this week?

ALSO A QUICK SHOUT OUT TO ANOTHER AWESOME MUSIC BLOG:
SHEILA TAKE A BOW. Check it out, she's doing the 30 Day Music Blog Challenge :)


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