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sorcerer said:
Ameer Vann's new EP is great. He has some real fucking bars on it for Brockhampton.
"I ain't no boy in a band, I am more than a man"
"N****s s'posed to stick up for their family, but we see they don't.
I got all that meaning and that gutter they been fiending for"
"Money complicated every issue.
Man it's crazy how the deal with you.
Talk about it like they still with you.
Money complicated every issue."

For those of you that dont know, Ameer Vann is an ex-member of the hip hop boyband Brockhampton. He left the group in May of last year after being accused of being emotionally manipulative, a cheater, and too into bdsm-style sex with two of his exes, along with apparently setting up a friend of one of the Brockhampton members', whom he owed money to, to get robbed.
He admitted to basically all of that on multiple songs b4 the accusations surfaced, and on Twitter during the controversy, though he never told his coworkers who exactly it was he set up to be robbed. He also initially denied the reports regarding his exes to his coworkers (really more like ex-friends now. Some of them he knew since he was a teenager).

While Brockhampton has moved on without Ameer (for better or for worse,) Ameer took a year and a half long break out of the public eye. No one really knew what he was up to, and we only got glimpses of him thru his trainers Instagram and his uncle. That was until a few days ago, when his EP was announced.

A lot of people will hear the EP and feel like he's not apologizing at all, but that's misguided criticism. Half of the EP's subject matter is about how he's fucked up and how he had demons and how his past still effects him.
The shots at Brockhampton just prove that we dont know the whole story. Even now we've only heard the detailed story from Brockhampton. Ameer has only given us bits and pieces of info through songs.

It's likely UMG, the company BH signed to before the Ameer split, gave some sort of ultimatum regarding kicking Ameer out and the rest of the members chose the deal over their friend. Neither Ameer nor his fans absolve him of the guilt. It's just that prior to his departure, BH seemed intent on getting him therapy and working through this with him, so things are fishy. But I dont know shit about shit, so I'll stop there.

As for the actual music, his rapping is better than it's ever been. The biggest fault he had while he was in Brockhampton was that his flows were almost always the same. That isnt an issue at all here, and his versatility as a rapper is further proved because of that.
The beats are the weakest part of the project, but none of them are below average. I expect this is something that'll be improved on any future releases from him.

Anyways, if you're into hip hop, check it out:



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Glock 19 goes hard!
 
There's not many artists that can become a legend off of exactly one album, but that's just what Willis Alan Ramsey did. At least in Texas singer songwriter circles. This is his first song in almost 50 years, and this version was recorded as part of Bruce Robison's "The Next Waltz". This is a really lovely, laid back, country blues tune. New album forthcoming too.

 
New Mount Eerie album incoming:



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Mount Eerie With Julie Doiron - "Love Without Possession"

In the time since Mount Eerie’s last studio album, Phil Elverum has gotten married to Michelle Williams and separated from Michelle Williams, moved from Anacortes, Washington to Brooklyn and back, put out a live record, and played his first show as the Microphones since 2003. So yeah, he’s been...
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Very happy about this:

"Contributors include Autolux drummer Carla Azar, Warpaint’s Stella Mozgawa, Scissor Sisters’ Jake Shears, ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, Primus’ Les Claypool, and Matt Sweeney Check out the Vols. 11 & 12 tracklist and artwork below.

Previous contributors to Desert Sessions include members of Homme’s bands Queens of the Stone Age and Kyuss, PJ Harvey, Dean Ween, Twiggy Ramirez, and others. The last Queens of the Stone Age album was 2017’s Villains."



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Josh Homme Announces First New Desert Sessions Album in 16 Years

The musical collective, who released 10 albums between 1997 and 2003, returns next month with Vols. 11 & 12
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Lee Newman said:
If I’m honest, I don’t know how I feel about the new Sturgill. There are aspects I love. There are parts that are weird. And I don’t think he pulled the whole sound of as well as Shooter did. I’m gonna need to live with it for a bit.
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I've only listened to it once. My first impression was: wow, this is rather different than his previous works and I think I like it.

But I haven't been pressed to return to it. So, did I really like it or was I distracted by its difference? I shall find out because I have a few more listens before I decide if it stays or goes.
 
Teeeee said:
I've only listened to it once. My first impression was: wow, this is rather different than his previous works and I think I like it.

But I haven't been pressed to return to it. So, did I really like it or was I distracted by its difference? I shall find out because I have a few more listens before I decide if it stays or goes.
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I genuinely respect his willingness to take chances. It’s also not that I dislike it.

There are a couple of things that bother me about. Number one the vocals are buried and his lyrics are a big draw to me, so this one feels like more work. The other thing is I can’t get over how multiple listens in I’m just taken aback by how weird it is.

When Shooter released Countach, it was weird but it was also immediately brilliant as well. Three listens in and I’m still trying to piece this one together and it may end up being a grower and ahead of its time ala 808s or Kraftwerk or something, but that status can only come with time.

Also, I think I may finally understand overproduced. There are times like it just sounds like they threw everything at it.
 
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I had another thought just now. I’ve been listening to Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. On circle, Roy Acuff says taking multiple takes, you lose something with each take. So get it right the first time. In the Joe Rogan interview that @Chucktshoes posted in the Americana thread, Sturgill and the band state that they try not to second guess themselves, but Sturgill also states that he mixed the album three times...
 
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Chucktshoes said:
With Sound & Fury, make sure you give the anime a watch as well. It definitely adds the the overall experience of the album.
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Strong disagree. I thought the anime was nonsense, and I'm a pretty established weeb. The random dance number, the different unrelated stories, it was a mess. The action bits were cool, though.

I love the album, though I do wonder how much he was listening to this song while recording it...

 
Max Sterling said:
Strong disagree. I thought the anime was nonsense, and I'm a pretty established weeb. The random dance number, the different unrelated stories, it was a mess. The action bits were cool, though.

I love the album, though I do wonder how much he was listening to this song while recording it...

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I’m not a weeb, I wonder how much that affects what we got out of it.

The dance number isn’t as random as it may appear. It’s a nod to some classic Japanese cinema.
 
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