Happy that spring is finally here in DC but I've been laid-low by a combination of hay fever and some sort of illness. Hard to tell one from the other, but I do know that my head feels verrrryyy heavy, and everything aches. Not nice, but NPR's got a couple of first listens up that I'm enjoying in my sickly state. First up, an album by West Coast producer Teebs. Found this to be really mellow music while I sat in my office and tried to will the pain away (and also read the paper). Click here to see if it's still on NPR.
Next, a new East Coast rap group that I'm listening to right now. It'll take a more in-depth listen for me to really decide how I feel about this but the fact that King Krule is on the album is a plus point. Check out Ratking here. They're on XL Recordings. That makes sense.
While I'm at it, I may as well drop in something about a new mix up at Fact by Damon Albarn. First mix I've ever heard by him and I must say I found it rather pleasant. Not sure about the Tupac track but other than that, nice. Can't embed so go here.
