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Gooooooood day
Muuuuuusic Tuesday
I will wait
All week
For you
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Last week I pondered what impact new releases from Father John Misty and Kanye West would have on this week's Mixtape. The good Father manages one new song on the 'tape (#40's Hangout at the Gallows) and Mr. West (despite Ye not getting the critical acclaim he's historically been accustomed to) finds his way on at numbers 13 and 21 with what I consider the two strongest tracks on an album that I keep going back to. Ye doesn't innovate; it doesn't have truly wow moments (production, lyrically, or sampling) like each release he's put out since donning a backpack. It could lose its bookends and I wouldn't mind, but I can't say I hate any songs on it. I could do an entire piece on Ye (I won't). I could do an entire piece on my ride through Kanye's discography (I might). I can certainly nail down my 'tenultimate' tracks of his for a future 10FTW (it's coming). But there are other songs to talk about.
The Kanye-produced (damnit...this guy's everywhere. It's true, he'll be releasing a collabo with Kid Cudi this Friday as Kids See Ghosts) Pusha T album came out a couple weeks back and it's lead track, "If You Know You Know" is one of eight new songs on the list this week (including the aforementioned, but not yet mentioned by name, Kanye tracks, a surprise Gorillaz track featuring George Benson, and The Roots' BlackThought with his first proper solo effort). A lot of songs that have been in my ears the last five or six months finally fell off to make room for all the new tunes this week; songs that'll pop up on my year-end list for sure.
Okay. The highest new entry this week is "Ghost Town" at #13 by...you already know. I'll make this quick. Let me just say that the first time I listened to it, I got excited for this Friday. I mean, I instantly loved Kid Cudi's drunken, warbly vocals and was mesmerized by the 808s and Heartbreak-esque guitar appearing and disappearing throughout the track. I hope Kids See Ghosts continues on this path. While I always like Kanye's honestly raw lyrics like what he brings to the table here, the magic happens when the song hits around the two-and-a-half minute mark and 070 Shake steps up. I gotta say, I kind of had a moment when she let out her "Whoa". It was smaller scale than when Nicki Minaj took her turn on Kanye's "Monster" eight years ago and straight up owned that track. But 070 Shake makes the most of her time here, drippin' swag like Rihanna on N.E.R.D.'s "Lemon" last year and coming off larger than the songs (she also sings on "Violent Crimes") she's featured on. 070 Shake released Glitter a couple months ago and, who knows, maybe she'll have a Minaj-sized career at some point. She stole the show away from Ye. That much is hard to deny.
I swear, there are other artists to talk about. Childish Gambino sits on top of Mt. Mixtape for a 4th straight week while others slowly begin to threaten its reign. Snail Mail inches up to #3 while Beach House and Malkmus each climb a bit to numbers 5 and 6, respectively.
Elsewhere, if you're looking for a dance party (my kind of dance party at least), check out Hookworms (#8), Drake (#15), and Sink Ya Teeth (#25).
Feel like rockin' out instead of getting down? Crank your music player of choice to 11 and jam the latest from FIDLAR (#7), Thick (#28), and Blushh (#39).
Do you just need a hug? Let MorMor (#18) wrap his arms around you and slow dance your worries away.
On the horizon:
New releases I'm excited for this Friday include Snail Mail's debut full-length, Lush, and that Cudi/Kanye Kids See Ghosts thing. I expect that a song or two from one or the other (or both) will grab my attention, and maybe a spot on next week's 'tape.
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