Taking advantage of the Goldsmiths Staff Strike to stay home and put together another top 5.
DJ Shadow ft. Run The Jewels - Nobody Speak
It'll come to no surprise to anyone who's checked in with this blog or my general music taste that I adore anything Run The Jewels touch, and this is one of their best collaborations yet. Infectious one-liners abound.I don't work for free, I am barely giving a fuck away
Aesop Rock - Rings
The most dexterous rhymer in the game remembering his art school days just as I soon will, mine.
I used to draw. Hard to admit, but I used to draw...
Madvillain - Accordion
One of the best rap albums ever I'd say. This blog will not be complete until I've had every track from it on a list. Doom is running rings around everyone in under two minutes of dazzling, dense, droll rhymes and a timely reference to Joe Tex.
Royce Da 5'9" - Startercoat
Had Layers from this new discovery on a list a few weeks ago, but the more I listen, the more this stands out as my favourite track on the album...
James Blake - Love Me In Whatever Way
The new James Blake album is a vast treasure trove, that will take its time to truly get to know, but suffice to say it's full of shamelessly gorgeous melodies.
