weworemasks presents: november 2011 mix (2011)

30 11 2011


photo credit: uncrate

FALL! i’m lovin’ the cool weather and the seasons that are a-changin’. those of you in the north – hush, texas is always late with this kinda stuff.

tracklisting:

1. the antlers – vcr (the xx cover)
2. b.o.b. – boom bap (feat. t.i. & mos def)
3. the black keys – run right back
4. black star – fix up
5. canary dynasty – cocaine dreams (feat. roy english)
6. cults – bad things (remix; feat. freddie gibbs)
7. doom, thom yorke & johnny greenwood – retarded fren
8. drake – the motto (feat. lil wayne)
9. jack freeman – slow dance
10. lewis – window
11. mobb deep – get it forever (feat. nas)
12. the niceguys – ari gold (remix; feat. bun b)
13. o brother – lo
14. of montreal – wintered debts
15. skruncha-roo – cranberry

[DOWNLOAD.]

-grizzly





video: eminem, slaughterhouse and yelawolf – 2.0 boys [live footage] (2011)

30 11 2011

while this is being promoted as live, the video features the recording – which is a bit disappointing. footage this good should’ve definitely left the live audio on. not like this will be happening again anytime soon or anything.

-grizzly





mixtape: play cloths holiday mixtape (2011)

30 11 2011

the clothing line byproduct of the clipse is quite the urban line. while i’m not a fan of a lot of it in general, play cloths kinda pushes the boundaries a bit, including the fact that they’re back this xmas season with another mixtape that’s full of good verses, surely.

peep the tracklisting here and download it below.

download:

play cloths official holiday mixtape

-grizzly





video: fun. – sonic live webcast + interview (2011)

30 11 2011

a while ago, we posted a clip stolen from this webcast – a live performance of the gleeful “we are young.” sure enough CoS were kind enough to put the entire webcast up, which includes the interview up top, as well as performances of “we are young,” “all the pretty girls” and “walking the dog.” them good times, folks.

watch:

fun. – highlights from the sonic live webcast

-grizzly





video: hollywood floss – so much to say [f. brian angel] (2011)

30 11 2011

speaking of hard work, when ISN’T floss working? he links up with fellow emcee rob jay (no, not for rapping), who directed the hell out of this clip. and in case you forgot, this is from floss’ latest tape, one fan at a time.

download:

hollywood floss – one fan at a time [mixtape]

-grizzly





video: girl talk – girl walk [pt. I] (2011)

30 11 2011

not a single fuuuu shall be given about girl talk, but the ambitiousness of this project has me ridiculously intrigued. every tuesday and friday, the gothamist will be posting a new clip, until all of girl talk’s all day record is covered —- IN DANCE.

-grizzly





video: cyhi the prynce – care to explain (2011)

30 11 2011

the good music rookie keeps workin’ hard, putting out videos left and right. the next one is from the first royal flush, and director vitamin e does a great job of capturing the live band energy of this one.

-grizzly





video: common – life’s a bitch (2011)

30 11 2011

common puts his soulful voice to the tune of his favorite verse from a nas classic.

-grizzly





video: t.i. – interview with the juice (2011)

30 11 2011

i personally hate when people do shit like this. 3 parts to a video and it’s all under 5 minutes? CMON MAAAAAN. anyway, t.i. sits down with billboard to discuss trouble man, a failed signing of meek mill and his addictions. 2 and 3 after the jump.

-grizzly
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free album: hash brown – break something (2011)

30 11 2011

our boy hash is back at work again. here we have his latest LP, ready to distribute among the masses. while the production mainly comes from himself, he catches a few friendly features from thurogood wordsmith, john dew and most notably – stones throw’s guilty simpson. the album is available for free download here, but don’t shy from streaming it at bandcamp and throwing hash a mere $5 for the jams.

oh and if you’re into it, catch the trailer for the record.

download:

hash brown – break something [free album]

-grizzly





video: chromeo – interview with karmaloopTV (2011)

30 11 2011

chromeo sits down with karmaloop to discuss funk, music videos and their progression up until this point.

-grizzly





quest – the memories (2011)

30 11 2011

new quest, but this mt. eden produced track won’t be featured on the upcoming fear not failure, dropping in early 2012.

download:

quest – the memories

-grizzly





video: yacht – i walked alone (2011)

30 11 2011

yacht sure knows what desert livin is about. the band set up camp in marfa, tx for see mystery lights and in their new video for “i walked alone,” from their latest album shangri-la, jona and claire return to to the rocky terrain and get their dance and cult on. check it out above.

- sunbear





video: lykke li – youth knows no pain [live acoustic] (2011)

30 11 2011

these gothic in-studio videos that the lykke li camp have been churning out have all geen gold. filled to the brim with some intense gazing, candelabras, and what is possibly the sexiest and most abrupt walk-off i’ve ever seen, check out “youth knows no pain,” up above.

wounded rhymes is out now.

- sunbear





video: tinariwen – tenere taqqim tossam [ft tv on the radio live on colbert] (2011)

30 11 2011

i was unaware of tinariwen before this year’s fun fun fun fest in austin, texas, where the malian music collective performed to outstanding reviews. fast forward to the end of the month, and the guys are performing on the colbert report with a little help from their friends tv on the radio. so prolific!

catch their performance of “tenere taqqim tossam” up above and their interview with mr. western culture himself, colbert after the jump.

- sunbear
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video: the dodos – don’t try and hide it [ft neko case live on fallon] (2011)

30 11 2011

how the dodos were able to wrangle up neko case and have her guest on their late night with jimmy fallon performance of “don’t try and hide it” is anyone’s guess. she’s a lovely addition for someone who seems to have stolen meric long’s chair. catch the performance and an overly giggly jimmy at the link below.

no color is out now.

watch:

the dodos – don’t try and hide it [ft neko case live on fallon]

- sunbear





video: cymbals eat guitars – keep me waiting (2011)

30 11 2011

the young members of cymbals eat guitars are just odl enough to remember what the smashing pumpkins’ video for “1979″ was like, as apparent in their new clip for their song “keep me waiting” from their lp lenses alien. well, almost all “1979,” until the final car battering two young’uns receive at the clip’s climax.

- sunbear





video: dr. dog – that old black hole (2011)

30 11 2011

philadelphia lo-fi-ers dr. dog have a new album, be the void, set for release on february 7th. you can check out the album’s first video for “that old black hole,” featuring everyone’s favorite moment when the velocity of a breakneck hamster wheel catches up to the furry critter inside, up above.

- sunbear





charlotte gainsbourgh – paradisco (2011)

30 11 2011

a collaborative effort from gainsbourgh, beck and ex-ariel pink’s haunted graffiti/current the samps member cole m.g.n., “paradisco” is set to appear on the upcoming stage whipsers, a double lp collection of live and unreleased material from gainsbourgh, due out december 13th.

stream the retro “paradisco” at the p4k link below.

stream:

charlotte gainsbourgh – paradisco

- sunbear





the black keys – five songs from el camino (2011)

30 11 2011

you read that right – there are now five, count ‘em, five songs that are available for your listening pleasure from the black keys’ seventh studio album el camino, due out december 6th. the album was once again produced by danger mouse, who helmed the keys’ rowdy attack and release.

stream the el camino tracks for the price of an email at the black keys link below.

stream:

the black keys – five songs from el camino

- sunbear





video: cant – too late, too far (2011)

30 11 2011

chris taylor, bassist and producer for grizzly bear. recently released a music video for his solo project, cant. there’s much forest wandering and a spaghetti monster that doesn’t so much fly as it does jig (disappointing, i know). catch “too late, too far” above.

dreams come true is out now.

- sunbear





fucked up – i hate summer (2011)

30 11 2011

before they split for the bruise cruise, toronto hardcore elite fucked up parts way with a previously-unreleased track set for a release on a split with the dirtbombs. a return to the simpler “balls-out” fucked up, check out the gruff and tumble “i hate summer” below.

stream:

- sunbear





video: morrissey – people are the same everywhere [live on conan] (2011)

30 11 2011

mighty moz hits conan with his young band to perform his latest single for what i’m assuming was plenty of unsuspect strangers. he’s so graceful.

-grizzly





stream: the roots – undun. (2011)

29 11 2011

not gonna lie, probably won’t listen to this until it’s not a webrip. these guys have too many layers and textures to be stripped of.

but for those of you who don’t care about that…

stream:

the roots – undun. [via NPR; full album stream]

-grizzly





the throne – niggas in paris [VS fashion show] (2011)

29 11 2011

damn models + the throne, where the hell you been?

“stronger” below the jump.

-grizzly
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