

The duo worked together in Red Bull’s newly built studios in Copenhagen, shelling out five features for JOSIAHWISE IS THE SERPENTWITHFEET JOSIAHWISE’s Sunday bred voice and CHLLNGR’s dub-centered ear shake like a real Timberland dancing with a jug of juice studio connection.

The follow up to 2012’s Datter EP and his 2011 murky debut Haven, the all-caps intermediate of CHLLNGR and JOSIAHWISE IS THE SERPENTWITHFEET on “Without Yours” triumphs on a trait past collaborations on Haven miss hit: fluidity. Denmark-by-some-way-of-California: Steven Jess Borth II) is stepping up swinging with “Without Yours” off his sophomore LP Form of Release. You'll get what I'm saying from the first couple tracks 😇Īlright! I'm off to work on the next TWIJ! I hope y'all enjoy listening to this one.CHLLNGR (a.k.a. Drum beats: This past week I was all about powerful drum beats. Not done with 2021 tho: I know all of you listened to my 2,000+ song playlist (y'all are the best), but if you missed some jams it's ok 😭This playlist has great tracks from Little Simz, Aminé, Cleo Sol, Tierra Whack, and Anderson.

2022 is here: sure, we're only five weeks in, but Saba and Lady Wray released albums that need to be on EOY best album lists 🔥 check out great tracks from TWIJ fave artists Amber Mark and Denzel Curry as well as tracks from soon to be favorites KAINA and Maverick Sabre 🙌🏿 This week's playlist has a few key intersecting themes and patterns: #blacktea #tea #elujay #hxns #soul #rnb #hiphop #rap #london #newyork #chicago All sharpened by the finesse of HXNS’s production, the track elegantly walks the line between absolute bop and poetry that hits hard in the real world.Ĭheck out and on the newest edition of Black Tea, on Spotify, YouTube, and ! A hypnotic, driving beat moves the track forward, while Elujay’s gently building, perfectly restrained vocals fill out every centimeter of sonic space. A song about our addiction to technology, Elujay muses about unplugging in the same way you might break up with a partner. This week we’re featuring his 2021 single “1080p”, featuring Bay Area producer HXNS. While the energy of the music is undeniable, the lyrics are real, occasionally heavy, and deeply meaningful. Moreover, Elujay’s stunning lyricism weaves verse after verse of complex ideas and feelings, authentic statements from his soul, spoken directly to the listener. Elujay effortlessly blends varietals of R&B, jazz, soul, and pop in every track. Immediately awakening, heightening your senses, piping hot, and perfectly smooth. With a sound that instantly grabs your attention, Elujay’s music and energy is like a dynamite cup of coffee. It's a taste of what Rumi was on when he wrote, "Be drunk with Love, for Love is all that Exists." I like to think that if Rumi were alive today he'd be dancing to lovers rock. Listening through today's mix, you'll witness how slow-as-honey basslines, dreamlike dub reverb, and angelic vocals coalesce into soundscapes of blissful intoxication. For today's mix, I use the term more liberally to refer to any reggae love song across five decades, from rocksteady pioneer Alton Ellis to the 21st-century alt-R&B auteurs Elujay and serpentwithfeet. Leaving your burdens at the door jumping into bed like it's an Olympic-size swimming pool rolling up, dropping out, streeeetching out alongside your beloved- my goodness, it's like being on vacation without the airfare.įor a long time, I've associated this loved-up lethargy with lovers rock, the romantic reggae ballads made by the Jamaican diaspora in Britain in the late '70s and early '80s. One of the most intoxicating experiences known to humankind is being layed up in bed with your lover.
