Osheaga this weekend! Today, Sampha. Tomorrow, Solange. Here they are together.
For more of the artists that will be playing this weekend's festival, check out this playlist on Pandora Premium (mobile-only).
2016 is shaping up to be an incredible year for music. While we've been rocked by the loss of several of our greatest legends -- from Bowie to Prince -- the next generation of artists (Anderson .Paak, Kaytranada and Solange, just to name a few) have been releasing some truly meaningful work that, I believe, will stand the test of time.
And it just keeps coming. In anticipation of her new album, Here, out this Friday, Alicia Keys earlier this week released her short film The Gospel, directed by A.V. Rockwell. Roam the streets of Keys' New York City as Rockwell captures everyday moments and stories, get lost in the cinematography that propels you forward, in constant motion, as the film addresses the impacts of police brutality.
I'm looking forward to all the remixes I'm sure are about to drop in the coming weeks of today's track, "In Common," bound to be a club anthem this winter.
The remixes for this track just keep on coming in, and they are good. Real good. First, Kaytranada's banger dropped last week, and yesterday Common released his version with a verse exclusively on The FADER.
Check out the gorgeous cinematography, choreography, and costume design in the official video below, directed by Alan Ferguson and Solange herself, or visit Solange's website to read her beautiful digital lyrics book via ISSUU.
🎶 Sometimes I don't want to feel those metal clouds 🎶
In an email to The FADER, Common explained just how special the song is to him.
““Every once and a few years, there are certain songs that come out and have the sound of forever. “Cranes in the Sky” is that song for me,” he said. “Every time I listened to it, I keep wanting to hear it again and again. I started mumbling some words to it and then decided I want to write a verse. This is an un official remix simply inspired by the love of art. Check it out.””
This album is all kinds of magic.
The guest appearances from Sampha, Q-Tip, Raphael Saadiq, Tweet, The Dream, Kelly Rowland, BJ The Chicago Kid, Lil Wayne, and those interludes with Percy Miller (aka Master P of No Limit, the soldiers that made you say "ugh, na na na na").
Full album credits here, thanks to The FADER.
I'll have more to say in due time, after only 3 days this is already quickly becoming one of my favourites of 2016. ✨🔮✨