A Mellow Daydream
a break from reality to get lost in a dream – featuring artists like Cage The Elephant • Szymon • Devices • Nick Drake • Drugdealer • Club Kuru • Andrew Jackman • Sleeping Jesus
Maggie Is Napping – One Of Them
A quiet, mellow, contemplative piece – complete with soothing Owl hoots – that wrapped my psyche in a warm acoustic blanket and gave me the gentle encouragement I needed.
MASSA – Tyler, The Creator
Hop on the freedom train with one of the standout tracks from the mid-year candidate for Album of the Year.
Wolves – Kota the Friend & Statik Selektah
Separate from the pack with the leadoff track from Kota and Friend and Statik Selektah’s outstanding album
Let Me Fly – DMX
One degree of separation between me, my grandmother, and DMX
Try Again – Ovrkast.
Underground Bay Area hip-hop. What else do you need to know?
Beam Me Up – Gloria
While the band is on the verge of releasing a new LP, Sabbat Matters on March 5, 2021, this track is off of In Excelsis Stereo (2016). And if their new album is as great as this one, then we all have some fantastic tunes to look forward to in our near future.
freetime – Schwey feat. Satchy
Start off your newfound escape by grabbing a drink and playing this track. Either Johnnie or Crown will do.
Harder Than My Demons – Big Sean
The trials and tribulations of Big Sean have been thoroughly documented over the past decade. It’s that perseverance and devotion to God that he raps about on this track, that manifests itself as success despite the obstacles.
The Bug Collector – Haley Heynderickx
At a time that simmers in fragility and fear – words are paralyzing. Sharing feels weighted in heavy uncertainty…
Stranger To Yourself – Loving
Are you a stranger to yourself? A habitually threaded thought stitched on the surface of an overcrowded mind…
Canada – Desmond Cheese
A song best explained in sounds. Sounds that feel almost familiar – but not quite – like a foggy memory…