gorilla vs. bear’s SONGS OF 2018
Presenting our favorite songs of 2018*...
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Hana Vu covers Fleetwood Mac’s Gypsy
We've always thought Hana had just a twinkle of a Nicks-ian quality to her soulful, beyond-her-years voice, so it's pretty sweet to hear her take on one of Fleetwood Mac's classics. Listen to Hana's glittery, heartfelt rendition of "Gypsy" (which Stevie wrote almost 40 years ago!) below, and catch Hana live at Noise Pop in 2019.
premiere: Teen Daze – Hidden Worlds
Toro y Moi – Ordinary Pleasure
Toro y Moi drops another shimmery funk jammer from his new record Outer Peace, coming early next year on Carpark. Listen to "Ordinary Pleasure", which shares an opening line with one of the best songs of the last decade, below:
Gorilla vs. Bear’s ALBUMS of 2018
Presenting the list of our favorite releases from an overwhelming year, posted up way too soon like we always do:
Kaytranada drops new NOTHING LIKE U / CHANCES single
stream Earl Sweatshirt’s new record Some Rap Songs
Earl drops his dizzying new record Some Rap Songs, on which he beautifully channels the legends Lord Quas and DOOM, conjures the spirit of Dilla's living, breathing Donuts-era beats, and even elicits vibes of Mica Levi's flickering and soulful but sometimes mournful loops that glowed up the brilliant new Tirzah record, all in under 25 minutes. Plus he shouts out Ish Butler in the first 20 seconds of track one, quickest way to our hearts. Incredible, haunting stuff. Listen below:
Grimes – We Appreciate Power (feat. Hana)
Yaeji shares “One More” remixes
Montreal band Pottery share debut single “Hank Williams”
Young Montreal band Pottery are making some big waves these days for a group that, until right this very moment, had zero music online. But after seeing them play two of the most thrillingly visceral and endearingly brash packed-out shows I've experienced all year up in their hometown in the last couple months, I can confidently report back that these dudes are for real...