Charlotte Gainsbourg - Paradisco
ZZ Ward - OVERdue
…“OVERdue” tells it like it is. Angry, soulful and bluesy. From ZZ Ward’s forthcoming Eleven Roses mixtape.
ZZ Ward is a soulful Southern-style rocker whose brand of “back porch music” marries dirty beats with contemporary interpretations of the blues. The singer/songwriter cites artists such as Muddy Waters and Big Mama Thornton as musical influences. She plays piano and guitar, and gigs in and around the Los Angeles area
Azealia Banks - 212 (Ft. Lazy Jay)
…Warning: this song is raunchy and NSFW but it is really good.
19-year-old Harlem rapper Azealia Banks is inevitably going to elicit more than a few comparisons to Nicki Minaj. Like Minaj, she’s a New Yorker who attended Manhattan’s drama-friendly Fame school. And while this song’s squelching, uptempo beat is more akin to Kid Sister or Amanda Blank, “212” highlights a characteristic both Minaj and Banks share: the unpredictable vocal range of a former theater geek. In three and a half minutes, Banks delivers solid, straightforward flows, guttural yelps, top-shelf singing, triple-X raunch, and a smug talk-rap cadence that shuts down potential adversaries. - pitchfork.com
