^EP: I am no longer alone, by Silent Land Time Machine

Recent literature on neuroscience might be summarized: Even in the healthiest of brains, there is not one unanimous will, there are several. Some urges are louder and more persuasive, while others are hopelessly outgunned....

2012: the midterm

There is something unnerving about the idea of eternity, even for inanimate things. Regina Spektor captures this inverted notion of legacy quite deftly in her track "All the Rowboats." A tour through an art collection...

2012: the midterm

If we've learned anything in nearly four years of obsessive music consumption, it's that names mean things. It's only been two months, so we're still working on the title for Stash, but as for Cock...

2012: the midterm

We continue our review of the year's best. Depression and anxiety never resound quite so triumphantly as they do for The Eye Of Time's self-titled Denovali release. Massive drums, a chorus of strings,...

2012: the midterm

For the rest of June we'll be reviewing our favorite albums of the year. Most of it will be sans Patrick (he's headed to the Potato State, something to do with Alter Bridge). ...

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^cover: Fela Kuti’s “Lady,” by Tune-Yards et. al.

June 5, 2012 | by Bloodhound

Now we’re talking. From Knitting Factory Records:

In support of the (RED) Rush to Zero initiative to help end the transmission of HIV from moms to their babies, we are donating proceeds of this wonderful remake of Fela’s “Lady” by tUnE-yArDs, Angélique Kidjo, ?uestlove, and Akua Naru to the charity. We would love your support! Stream the track below and buy the track exclusively from iTunes.

The remake preserves the source material’s scorching acoustic jazz and acid-blues-arena-rock McCartneyism, while paring off some limbs, offering a second-verse rap, and — not insignificantly — letting the women speak this time around. This far exceeds anything Merrill Garbus released on Whokill. Play it loud.