Hype Monitor: Illa J, The Foreign Exchange and French Miami
Every week, Hype Monitor wades through the most buzzed-about bands all across the Internet.
The Band: Illa J
The Buzz: Brother of legendary hip-hop producer J Dilla salvages some of his brother’s unused beats and uses them to build an album of relaxed R&B.
Listen If: You (rightfully!) have no fear of the phrase “late-period De La Soul.”
Key Track: “R U Listenin’?”, where rapper Guilty Simpson joins Illa for a laid-back track specifically engineered for head-bobbing.
The Band: The Foreign Exchange
The Buzz: Dutch producer Nicolay gets Little Brother’s Phonte to trade rhymes for serenades, resulting in a record of smooth, silky grooves.
Listen If: You’ve got an impatient lady in the next room and you’re sick and tired of waiting for a new D’Angelo record.
Key Track: “Daykeeper,” a dusky number lit up by powder blue piano and Phonte’s aching croon.
The Band: French Miami
The Buzz: San Fran psychopaths craft skull-collapsing post-punk, wiry (and Wire-y) guitars [...]
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