Well Summer is starting to fade, but here’s one last quick summer anthem coming out of the 609. Song’s dope and the lyrics talk about a lot of Princeton spots so it should be refreshing. Check out L.A.N.K, hopefully the next big thing out of the dirty jerz. Kudos to MC for this one.

-Timmy

Here’s to summer. Here’s to having time to break my fast deliciously. Don’t forget the warm butter and maple syrup.

Daft Punk, Miles Davis, and Curren$y. Served fresh and hot for everybody out there.

Daft Punk/ Something About Us
This song woke me up to the full range of music Daft Punk can hit us with. Off their 2001 sophomore album Discovery.

Download: Daft Punk/ Something About Us

Miles Davis/ Will O’ The Wisp
Wow. What this guy can do with a trumpet is unbelievable. This song is from the album Sketches of Spain, which paired Davis together with arranger composer Gil Evans. The song is originally from a ballet from the Spanish folk tradition, El Amor Brujo by Manuel de Falla.

Curren$y ft. Stalley/ Address
Thanks to Pinkeye for getting me up to date on this. Curren$y is a New Orleans-born rapper whose 2009 mixtape with Wiz Khalifa, How Fly, is a must cop.

It’s the middle of summer. Get off the computer!

KiD CuDi feat. Kanye West / Erase Me (Radio Rip)

KiD CuDi / Mr. Rager (Live)

Diamond Pistols by Fresh Espresso is one of those songs that’s beat just immediately takes over and gets you into the song. I hope everyone enjoys their 4th of July weekend. Happy Birthday America.

-Timmy

So my internet has been down lately at home keeping me from adding some new posts, but I thought I’d start back up this week with a song from The Dirty Heads, a band that I think is going to blow up soon. Their songs remind me of Sublime with a mix of reggae/rock mixed with rap. Speaking of Sublime, they have recently reformed without front runner Bradley Nowell (RIP), and have added Rome Ramirez an up-and-coming singer/guitarist whose vocals sound really similar to Nowell. For the song I chose this week, Rome has teamed up with the Dirty Heads to make an awesome song with a reggae fusion version of Bonnie & Clyde. I think I read in Rolling Stone that they actually wrote the song in like an hour or something. I might be making that up though. Anyways, I hope you all enjoy and get ready for big things out of The Dirty heads in the future. Their entire album is pretty awesome, so if you like this song then check out Any Port In a Storm and you won’t be disappointed.

-Timmy

Hoodie Allen – You Are Not A Robot (feat Marina & The Diamonds)

The Very Best/ Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa

The Very Best is a trio made up of Malawian singer Esau Mwamwaya and british production duo Radioclit, go cop their album Warm Heart of Africa

Johnny Clegg and Savuka/ Dela
Johnny Clegg (known as The White Zulu) is a South African musician who is widely lauded for his ability to mix traditional Zulu and Western music styles. He has partnered for the African band Savuka for this uplifting anthem.

Goldfish/ Hold Tight
Goldfish is an electronic band for Cape Town that is on their shit. They often will headline at Pacha clubs around the world. Gotta love the horns on this track.

Sorry it’s been so long. I’m not the best at keeping in touch. Sometimes I lose sight of what I love. The last couple months were crazy with finals and all. I’m finally seddling down for a quiet summer in the bay. Anyways, shit has been popping on the music front. If you haven’t heard Eminem’s leaked album Recovery you should torrent that ish fast. Drake’s Thank Me Later can be found as well. I’m also excited for the new Stars album which is set to drop June 22.

All these albums have got me thinking about how short our generation’s attention span is. The new thing is definitely to find hot singles and spread them around. While this strategy definitely increases exposure and diversity I’m worried we’re only getting to know artists superficially. Sometimes we should just set aside an hour and pop in an album. Listen to the bad, the good, the hits, and the flops. Anyways, these are just thoughts – and you can bet here at seddled we’ll still be sharing our favorite jams as they come through.
Here are a few for the summer.

Mumford and Sons/ Little Lion Man

Mumford and Sons came out of the London folk scene in 2007. Their music is throaty and stringy and moving and honest. If you enjoy this song look for more off their debut album Sigh No More. I highly recommend The Cave. White Blank Page is also an emotional tour de force (I’ve always wanted to use that phrase).

Download/ Little Lion Man

Nas & Damian Marley feat. K’naan/ Africa Must Wake Up

Africa is an enchanting place. I need to get myself over there asap. My sister has just been traveling through Mozambique and South Africa for the past month and it all just sounds so stupendously epic. Anyways this song is from Distant Relatives, a collab effort from two significant artists of our generation, Nas and Damian Marley. It’s crazy how two sounds can build on one another and result in something completely new. I would have loved to witness the give and take and learning that must have occurred in the studio between these two.

Thanks for your time. A new force is coming to seddled real soon. Keep checking back for that new new.
Don’t stress.

Tiësto/ Escape Me and /Kaleidoscope

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros/ Home

Florence + The Machine/ Raise it Up (Switch Remix)

Deadmau5/ Moar Ghosts N Whatever

Gorillaz/ Clint Eastwood

David Guetta/ No Gettin’ Over

The Whitest Boy Alive/ 1517 and /Courage

The XX/ Crystalised

via flickr