Despite there being a line in this song that says "Don't need no feature on the blog", I decided to feature this new Classified track, "Filthy", as our Song Of The Day.
The rapper has a new album coming out in January and this video just came out the other day, and on the 6th (of November) the lead track "No Pressure", which features Snoop Dogg, will also be released.
Hey look! It's another instalment of my song(s) of the weekmonth "whenever I feel like it" segment! Here are a few songs; ones that are new, newish, or new-to-me for your listening pleasure. I'll also try to include at least some diversity in the selected songs.
Today there is a bit of a theme, with guest artists on songs in genres you would perhaps not expect them to be in.
Metric's Emily Haines and The Dears' Murray Lightburn join forces with k-os for this track. It is not a surprising collaboration, considering all have worked, in some capacity, with Broken Social Scene, have toured together and are buddies. All three of their voices mix amazingly well together, and the song itself is pretty damn good. It is off k-os' new album YES! and is quite possibly one of my favourite tracks of the year. Maybe only just a little because it features two of my favourite musicians, and now makes me really want a collaboration between Haines & Lightburn together. Download Uptown GirL by k-os artists website where you may listen to more and exchange monies for music
This Nova Scotian collaboration features rapper Classified with quintessential maritime musician, Joel Plaskett. Both artists have been around for over a dozen years and albums and are both pretty influential in their respective genres and scenes. It's a pairing that may sound like it wouldn't work, given their respective sounds, but it comes together excellently, and even features some of Plaskett's playfulness. It is off of Classified's thirteenth album, Self Explanatory. Download One Track Mind by Classified