Friday, April 10, 2015

Music News, News, News: Brand New and Tyler, the Creator new music?!

        This blog post is going to be slightly different than the last few. Not only am I going to inform you of some news of two of my favorite artists, but I am also going to nerd out in the process, so bear with me.
Tyler, the Creator
        First, I am going to explain what is going on with Tyler, the Creator. To effectively do this, I'm going to give you a history of him as an artist. Tyler is a California alternative hip-hop artist. He got his start in his career in his late teens, when he self-released his first mixtape, Bastard. He also formed the rap group known as OFWGKTA, better known as Odd Future. Since he has self-released his debut mixtape, he has released two more records by the names of Goblin and Wolf. 
      Now, about two years after his last released, he has announced a new record by the name of Cherry Bomb. This has left me properly stoked. As a huge fan of Tyler and his music, I am really excited for this release. He has also announced two singles, one being
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called F*cking Young, and the other being called DEATHCAMP (WARNING: EXPLICIT TRACKS). These tracks seem really hopeful, and as I stated previous, I am excited to listen to his new music. As of now, his record is scheduled to release on April 14th, 2015.

    What is next is what I will really nerd out about. This next topic is concering a band called Brand New, who I have already discussed in a previous blog post. Brand New is a four-man band hailing from Long Island. They have released for records, their last release being called Daisy in 2009. But, more recent times has brought about interesting circumstances and contemplation concerning the band and their new music's whereabouts.
      One thing you should know about Brand New is this: they are a very, very cryptic band. From lyrics that tell vague stories with religious underlying subjects, to ambiguous messages presented through media and music involving them, Brand New never fails to raise proper hype from their fans. They have such a dedicated fan base, but have little to no media interaction. They don't do interviews, they don't regularly update their social media. So how
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could they have such a crazy fan base? Perhaps this vagueness and little involvement with their fans is a brilliant way to market. They produce brilliant music and are always keeping their fans interested, evem after 6 years without any new music...

      Here recently, some interesting things have happened that have brought back the hype for their upcoming US tour. Without going into immense detail, Brand New has effectively gained the attention of their fans for this upcoming tour. Now, here is where things get exciting.
     At there first show on their tour, they opened with a new song called Don't Feel Anything. This song is great, and gives me high hopes for any material they have coming up in the future. Even though there isn't a study recording available yet, feel free to give it a listen on the video shown below.
     So... yeah. Thanks for giving me the change to nerd out guys. This music means a lot to me and I just had to explain my excitement. Check out the video below btw.


Thanks for reading.

2 comments:

  1. Hey man, do you have any good recommendations for something a little less explicit?

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  2. As far as rap, yeah. Here ya go, this is the Kidz Bop version of Thrift Shop, as made famous by Macklemore. I hope you enjoy it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UxVGCBNKTg

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