I’ve been discovering a lot of great music lately, and thought I’d share a few album recommendations:
Blakroc (2009): I’m not sure how I missed this one, but my friend Nirav just loaned it to me on vinyl a few weeks ago. It’s a pretty sweet hip-hop album recorded by The Black Keys featuring a ton of artists including Mos Def, Ludacris, RZA, and Jim Jones. Raw blues hip-hop fusion. Amazing.
Old Crow Medecine Show – O.C.M.S. (2004): Everyone loves bluesgrass. Some people just don’t know it yet. These guys are a good place to start.
Lupe Fiasco – Lasers (2011): It’s just solid. Not much else to say.
The Strokes – Angles (2011): The Strokes are back with their first album in five years. It starts off strong, but loses me towards the end. Regardless, it’s worth a listen.
Heavy Trash – Going Way Out With Heavy Trash (2007): These guys are a bit below the radar, but they’re a lot of fun. Rockabilly. And this video is downright strange.
Foo Fighters – Wasting Light (2011): Dave Grohl has yet to put out a bad record. ‘Wasting Light’ is reminiscent of some of the Foo Fighter’s earlier stuff off ‘There’s Nothing Left to Lose’ and ‘One by One’.