Steve Lacy, guitarist for the Internet (one of my favorite new bands), released this little ‘demo’ at the beginning of the year and I just found it. It sounds fucking great and we get to hear a distinct style from someone we’ve only really heard collaborating in a group. And this truly is a one man demo. Lacy recorded vocals and instruments through his iPhone, drum patterns on Ableton, and mixed it himself. The music being made by young, new artists is extraordinary, encapsulating influences from early 2000’s hip-hop to old school soul and funk, and the ways in which they’re doing it are even more impressive. I’m late to the party but I’m glad I found it.
I found this in an interview with the group on Pharrell’s Beats show. I only wish they released the entire interviews, there’s a lot of great guests on there.
P.S. Spotify’s running a sale until the end of the year, $100 for a year of premium as opposed to $10 monthly, so you’d save $20. Check it out if you’re interested.