This week’s podcast is a special one courtesy of the incredibly dynamic producer, Morgan Zarate. If you haven’t heard of him yet, you probably will sooner or later, thanks to his upcoming Hookid EP coming out this month on Hyperdub.
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The beautiful British pop-soul singer and renaissance woman VV Brown entered the stage barefoot, tall as an amazon. She was dressed like an Egyptian Goddess; long white velvet dress with a golden loincloth, and a red stripe across her face. She was backed by a six piece band, including a 3 piece brass ensemble to funk things up from her debut Travelling Like The Light. Her style of music goes from vintage girl group sound, to rockabilly, punk and soul. The gifted singer-songwriter has the lungs of fellow brit Shingai Shoniwa of the Noisettes and the playful attitude of Janelle Monae. She had a versatile set, even including an afro-beat jam and a cover of Drake’s “Best I Ever Had,” minus the smoothness in favor of some grit. …
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Little Dragon, KCRW’s second most-played band (right behind Radiohead!) will be zipping across the States this spring. The buzz around the group is much deserved, as they have toured extensively and won fans left and right. We can also expect two tracks on the new Gorillaz album… Catch them if you can. Dates after the jump.
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