Matisyahu‘s new single “One Day” is the first release from his upcoming album, Light due in August. I think it’s obvious when you listen to this song that it’s going to be a big hit. Most people know Matisyahu for ”King Without A Crown” his first hit song. ”One Day” might be bigger. I’m not saying it’s better, but I do think it has the potential to reach a much larger audience and become more popular than “King Without A Crown” ever was. For some reason, it makes me think of Pixar movies- like the song will be the musical equivalent of successful family films. At least, I’m sure it will be used in films, TV, and commercials since it is such an uplifting anthem.
Listen to ‘One Day’
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Vitamin String Quartet is great… and hilarious. I’m always surprised at how much I like the covers they do. I wouldn’t have thought string quartets covering popular contemporary music would come up with anything I was interested in, let alone a whole album. Vitamin String Quartet performs In Rainbows was released June 2nd and it’s absolutely great. Their version of Radiohead’s latest masterpiece is fun and highly enjoyable. Just listen to “15 Steps” and you’ll see what I mean. LaLa.com released the whole album online so we can check it all out. Here it is:
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Two new artists for us all…
- The first is Will Dailey from Boston. Someone who works with Will wrote and suggested I check him out. Her favorite track, “Never Be Your Baby” is an upbeat, catchy and impressive track. Dailey’s planning on releasing an EP every 3 months for the next year so it seems like he’s got a lot of material and I’m anxious to hear what he’s got in store. Check out his myspace page here.
MP3: Will Dailey – Never Be Your Baby (Live)
Will Dailey
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- The second is Kurty Durty. The rapper from Bakersfield definitely has some serious skill. I love the production on “You And Me” and Durty’s solid delivery was more than enough for me to decide to check more out. You can get his mixtape here.
Here’s a little history- Kurty Durty had “the opportunity to open for Ice Cube & WC in Bakersfield. Having performed so well at that show he was invited back to open up for Snoop Dogg later that year, performing on the same stage as [and finishing the tour with] Snoop, Warren G, DPG, The Twinz and Lady of Rage.” - DubCNN.com
MP3: Kurty Durty – You And Me
Kurty Durty backstage with Ice Cube