I heard Kidjo interviewed on NPR yesterday and immediately was excited about her covers of the Talking Heads Remain in Light album (in its entirety) - her versions almost feel like THEY are the originals. Of course that's because of the deep inspiration Byrne et al got from West Africa in creating the soundscape of the album, but it also has to do with how she interpreted the sometimes seemingly nonsensical lyrics - they spoke to her in a way that translates to me. Even if that's not the case for you, it's a great interpretation and hope you enjoy this Most Important Song.
Tune-Yards - Look at Your Hands
Is this the first time we've had Tune-Yards on the Most Important? Looks like it is; that's surprising. Well, she (Merrill Garbus) has a new album out, I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life, and while it can be a hard listen at times, as it's both sonically and thematically confrontational (by design, I think), there are some good cuts. My favorite is "Look at Your Hands" which captures nicely all that Tune-Yards does really well.
RIYL: YACHT, Dirty Projectors, Animal Collective, Yeasayer, Tennis
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Goat - Union of Mind and Soul
Give me your time
Open your mind
Open your mind
See what you can find
Open your mind
Open your mind
It's Halloween! Let's get a bit weird! If you mixed heavy metal with Afrobeat you might get something like mask wearing Swedish psychedelic megaband Goat. Maybe.
This is some odd, yet undeniably cool stuff. It can be a bit hard to get into at times, but tracks like "Run To Your Mama", off their semi-ironically titled 2012 release World Music, and "Try My Robe" highlight a penchant for fun, funky grooves that I can imagine are a blast live. Today's Most Important "Union of Mind and Soul" stretches pushes the boundaries of that fun, funky sound, but, hell, I kind of love it. If you do too, check out their recently released album Requiem.
RIYL: Dead Can Dance, Foxygen, The War on Drugs, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, The Sword, Dead Meadow