Music Monday 30.

I'm excited about this week's post. It appears that my music taste is increasingly being taken over by hip-hop. I'm not complaining though.

The Bullits Ft. Lucy Lui and Jay Electronica



The Bullits is a one man show by Jeymes Samuel (mixed by Oliver Wright in Miloco Studio's MusikBox), who is, and will be, joined by a load of people from Jay Elec to Lucy Lui to Tori Amos. It's shaping up to be one hell of a show. I literally can't stop listening to this song. The beats, the hooks, Lucy's voice. And then comes in JAY ELECTRONICA. Not that we should be surprised, but this man steals the show. Can't wait for more stuff from him and The Bullits, but this will more than do for now.

Shad & City and Colour - Live Forever



I've been waiting for this song for AGES. After seeing Dallas casually mention that he was collaborating with one of my favourite artists of the year, I was searching on an almost daily basis for the track. And then it came. It's not the greatest sound quality, it's got a phone ringing over the end and Dallas pretty much only sings the chorus. But none of that matters. Dallas' voice is beautiful as usual and Shad is presenting our ears with some of his best rhythms. Hopefully this combination of Canadians will increase Shad's fanbase to a wider audience, because he deserves it like no other.

Cadence Weapon ft Shad - Baby I'm Yours



Oh, it's Shad again. This track needs little explanation. It's got some old-school, summer hip-hop flavours, some genius wordplay (as expected). Canada is quickly becoming the source of all things musically great.

The Streets - Going Through Hell



Back to the UK. And what artist represents the UK more than The Streets? Ok, the last album was a bit of a dud, but for the genius that was Original Pirate Material (closely followed by A Grand Don't Come For Free and The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living), I'm sure we can let Mike Skinner off. This track is set to be off "Computers and Blues", the last ever Streets album. Sad stuff. But if this track is anything to go by, Skinner is going out with a bang.