10-July Last week, I learned about the AFROPUNK FEST. While looking at the live acts page, I started counting and realized I've only ever heard of 5 of the 41 performers. π
In nerd-fashion, I set up a very long ToDo in Habitica with each act as a checklist item and the goal is to listen to 1-5 songs (minimum) by each act (even those I've heard of) by the time the festival starts (it's a convenient time-frame, I'm not actually going to the festival).
Legend:
- π€π½ Artists I'm familiar with
- π Artists who're new to me!
- π Date I listened
Methodology:
- As often as possible, I start with the 5 Popular tracks for each artist on Spotify
- When Spotify turns out to be a dead-end, I'll hop over to YouTube
Hee, I'm a fan from the Tony! Toni! TonΓ©! days, so, he's going to be the easiest listening in the bunch for me. π
π 10-Jul-2017
πΆ Songs I listened to & recommendations
Songs I listened to (Spotify):
- "Love That Girl"
- "Good Man"
- "100 Yard Dash"
- "Still Ray"
- "Let's Take a Walk"
- side project: Lucy Pearl
- "You Should Be Here" with D'Angelo
- That is good.
Verdict: still a fan.
π 27-Jul-2017
πΆ Songs I listened to
Spotify
- "GLOWED UP"
- "Come Down"
- "Am I Wrong"
- "Heart Don't Stand a Chance"
- "The Bird"
Verdict: I really dig "Come Down" and I don't actively dislike anything I heard, so I guess I'mβ¦Β neutral.
I mean, I'm claiming familiarity, but I don't think I've ever deliberately listened to his music before. I know his name, that's about it.
π 03-Aug-2017
πΆ Songs I listened to
- "Things Are Changin' - Live [Solo Acoustic]"
- "Bright Lights"
- "Don't Owe You A Thang"
- "Take Me Down"
- "Catfish Blues - Live"
Thoughts: I dig that live version of "Things Are Changin'" and the guitars in "Bright Lights" are like a siren song. By the time "Don't Owe You A Thang" started, I began to suspect Mr Clark puts on one hell of a show.
Verdict: purchased "Blak and Blu" with "Gary Clark, Jr. Live" on deck (sometimes imprinting on live versions of songs ruins the studio version for me, heh; see the Unplugged version of "Layla", I meanβ¦)
π 10-Aug-2017
πΆ Songs I listened to
- "Cold Little Heart - Radio Edit"
- "Home Again"
- "Cold Little Heart"
- "Love & Hate"
- "I'll Never Love"
Thoughts: On "Home Again", he reminds me of Ben Harper a little bit.
Verdict: π but not moved enough to pick up singles 15 days later it just shows to go ya, context is important. At a friend's place over the weekend, Kiwanuka's "Love & Hate" came on over the sound system and some combination of the company, sunset, and bubbles had me getting Shazam out like I'd never heard the song before. Ha!
π 21-Aug-2017
πΆ Songs I listened to
- "GOT IT GOOD"
- "YOU'RE THE ONE"
- "GLOWED UP"
- "TOGETHER"
- "BUS RIDE"
Verdict: eh! Not bad, not super my jam.
π 05-Sep-2017
πΆ Songs I listened to
- "Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) - Acapella feat. Caron Wheeler"
- "Keep On Movin' - feat. Caron Wheeler"
- "Get a Life"
- "Back to Life"
"Bumps to Life - Codes Remix"- "Jazzie's Groove"
Thoughts: I still love "Back To Life", sigh.
Verdict: the samples, the beats, still so enjoyably '90s.