“An album that deserves much more attention than it's got. Great melodies, and lyrics with a bite and a smirk. Certainly one of my tops for the year.”
This isn’t a competition. It’s a collaboration.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ PATCHWORK GUILT
“Fold your clothes properly. Recently I watched one episode of Tidying Up With Marie Kondo and it was life-changing, for now at least. There’s something about even this small action which I’ve found to be really calming and good for the mind.”
FANDCAMP: The Pursuit of HappyNess: The Story of Mickalascage.
“Mick Jenkins has been behind some of my fave rap tracks these last few years (‘Jazz’, ‘Understood’ to be specific) so I thought I'd come see if there's anything on Bandcamp &… jazzed to find some smooth early stuff not available on the you know who's.”
SHUFFLE UPDATE: JUNE 17, 2019
Another SHUFFLE UP’D EIGHT have been pulled from the latest HI54 WEEKLY SHUFFLE update.
FANDCAMP: Teens Of Denial
“This album is better than taking a hot shower after being outside in -20 degree weather for eight hours straight with no jacket on.”
SubmitCloud | June 2019
A monthly Soundcloud playlist for the Submithub submissions approved during June 2019.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ DAY JOY
“Don't waste your time comparing yourself to others. Remember that the race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself.”
EPS 100 | THE MIX TAPE RADIO SHOW
“Well, it finally happened: the episode count for the Mix Tape Radio Show is now in the triple digits.”
Fandcamp: Constance
“The whole album is absolutely gorgeous! Lovely modern chamber music! Strings are impassioned, the piece with piano by its mix of the styles is perfectly unusual, slow pieces give me a feeling of clean frosty air, electronics, which is used very carefully, makes it all the rage.”
20X17 | 340 TUNES FROM 2017
“The truth is, putting together an end of year playlist based on the math that happens when you put an X between the 20 and the 17 is a really good (albeit, slightly daunting) way to do a deep dive on the year that was.”
SHUFFLE UPDATE: JUNE 10, 2019
Another SHUFFLE UP’D EIGHT have been pulled from the latest HI54 WEEKLY SHUFFLE update.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ DON VAIL
“Be humble. Take care of the people around you. Get off instagram for a bit and live your life.”