Joy Jones - Over

With this blog's ever-budding focus on the music videos of often undiscovered gems, I've too been discovering tons of videos by artists I love that I never knew existed. Joy Jones' "Over" is one of those videos. Listening to her album "Godchild" makes me feel like I'm traversing through a futuristic jungle full of life, color, rhythm, soul and a bit of jazz along the way. Definitely a favorite of mine in recent months!

Flying Lotus - MmmHmm

I had been hearing tons of buzz about Flying Lotus but I slept on him for quite a while. This was during a time I had already OD'd on hip-hop instrumentalists and didn't want to check out another. However, after one day seeing Cosmogramma on sale, I had to pick it up and see what all the fuzz was about.

First and foremost, Flying Lotus is so much more than a hip hop instrumentalist. He truly is a jazz musician in the realm of hip hop. I was and continue to be blown away by "Cosmogramma," at times not as much by the individual tracks but what the album as a whole speaks of and just how incredible of a ride it is. The album is truly a masterpiece and as a result I will be picking up the rest of his work whenever able.

Please enjoy the video below of "MmmHmm" off of that album. At first I loved the Man/Mother Nature motif but then after realising "Mother Nature's" leaves are of a very recognisable and popular plant, the video took on a bit of a different meaning lol.

Jean Grae - My Story

It's the underrated and under-appreciated videos like this that made me want to create this blog in the first place. Behold the very honest and powerful video for "My Story," by one of the most absolute best MC's out there, Jean Grae. It's a shame that mainstream seems to think there is only one coveted female MC spot with so many other talented artists out there!

Brittany Bosco - Blues for Blue

I had picked up Brittany Bosco's "City of Nowhere" EP a couple years back and was very impressed with her custom flavor of progressive soul. Then she released her Spectrum EP and I instantly fell in love with the jazzy cut "Blues for Blue." Her music video for that song does a great job of capturing the tune's essence. Enjoy!

Amanda Blank - Might Like You Better

I was apprehensive to buy Ms. Blank's CD for quite a while. I was afraid that she was just some Ke$ha clone (that alone is enough to make me run for the hills) but after seeing a video of a live performance of her's I decided to take the gamble and pick up her "I Love You" LP. Glad I did because it is one fun dirty electro-pop ride!

Less like Ke$ha and more like Princess Superstar meets Kid Sister, I thoroughly enjoy "I Love You" from start to finish. Be that as it may, would a consider it a guilty pleasure? Just a tad. I'd also consider it a great album who knows what it is and doesn't take itself too seriously. I'm sold.

Boom Clap Bachelors - Tiden Flyver

I was first introduced to this song and Boom Clap Bachelors from one of AFTA-1's stellar L.O.V.E. compilations. While I can't verbally understand an ounce of the lyrics (I believe they're in Danish), this song oozes soul, sensuality and seduction. If I were gonna make a 'Baby Making' mix any time soon, this would be included more than once.

While looking for a video to post of Tiden Flyver, I ran across the incredible Live version above. It is 100% pure everything (and gotta love the spandex!).  Bonus points if anyone can send me a transcript of the interview that follows!

Check out the album version below:

Andreya Triana - Lost Where I Belong

Andreya Triana is one artist that I've been hearing some buzz about recently and I finally bit the bullet and bought her CD. Solely listening to album snippets, I couldn't quite gauge how absolutely wonderful her album was since it's such a lowkey, laidback affair. Nine songs in length, the album "Lost Where I Belong" leaves you wanting more with it's honest, minimalistic production and catchy hooks. Andreya Triana has a beautiful, sultry voice and refreshingly realizes the importance of taking it easy and letting it simmer. She never over sings and always sings with such conviction and sincerity.

Check out the video for the title track "Lost Where I Belong," to catch a glimpse of this surely soon to be rising star!

35Bag f. Julia Spade - Remember the 90s

I ran across 35bag on one of my favorite music blogs, Moovmnt and I enjoyed "Ring My Telephone" so much that I bought the whole album on iTunes.  35bag's self-titled album is an eclectic hip hop/soul record that time travels from the 60s all the way to the future with it's imaginative production and song selection.

I adore the video for "Remember the 90s", which is the first official one that I've seen from the album.  It has such a charming home-made vibe to it that it makes me smile everytime I watch it.  I particularly love the guest vocalist Julia Spade, who I consider the standout vocalist of the album with her handful of appearances.  You can also find the song "Ring my Telephone" below!

Amanda Diva - Manchild

I've been following Ms. Diva's music career for a few years now and I love watching her truly grow into her artistry and into adulthood.  I do not understand why she continues to be so slept on!  Enjoy her latest video, "Manchild"!

James Blake - Limit To Your Love

It seems like I've been hearing tons about James Blake lately.  I had heard a couple snippets of work from his Klavierwerke EP released last year but wasn't able to get a full gauge of his work.  Then I ran across his excellent dub-step-ish cover of Feist's "Limit To Your Love" and I've been an official fan ever since!  His take of the song is hauntingly sparse with an ambience filled video that compliments it quite nicely.

Apparently he went to the same music school Amy Winehouse and Adele attended.  There's got to be something in the water there!

Cee Lo's "Bodies" Music Video

Cee Lo Green - Bodies VIDEO directed by Mikael Colombu from Mikael Colombu on Vimeo.


"Bodies" is hands down my favorite song off of Cee Lo's latest effort, Lady Killer.  So I was extremely excited to hear there was a video in the works for it.  I was not expecting it to be as incredible and imaginative as it is.  I am sure that I'll be seeing more work by Mikael Colombu, the director of this masterpiece.

Seaming

I first came across Seaming years ago after hearing her incredible operatic vocals on the opening of Herbaliser's "Something Wicked This Way Comes."  Recently I listened to that album again and finally had to look her up.  I'm glad I did because Seaming is gearing up to release her first full album shortly.  Her solo material seems to have a minimalistic almost electronic fun house vibe to it.  Extremely eerie at times and always beautiful.  Can't wait to get my hands on it once it's finally out!

Seaming's official Myspace page:  http://www.myspace.com/seaming