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Music Mania! (The Mowgli's, Bon Iver, Danny Brown)

10/6/2016

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1. Where'd Your Weekend Go? by The Mowgli's - I have had the pleasure of seeing this band live two times, including this past spring in anticipation of this new album.  The new album is a solid Mowgli's album, full of joyful songs and fun pop.  In my opinion, Kids in Love stands as their best album still, but Where'd Your Weekend Go? shares a lot of similar style with their second album.  Nothing about this stands out as an amazingly unique album, but it gives the listeners the moment to realize that music can be about jamming with friends and having a good time.  Sometimes it is nice to step back from innovative Pink Floyd albums and Kanye rants to just have a good time listening to people that love to play music as a hobby.  That is exactly what encompasses the spirit of The Mowgli's.
Notable Tracks: "Automatic", "Freakin' Me Out", "Monster"

2. 22, A Millon by Bon Iver - Bon Iver do what they do best, relaxing the audience and bringing them straight into a dream world.  This is definitely my favorite Bon Iver album thus far, considering that the other ones never really took off for me.  You have to be in the right state of mind to listen to Bon Iver usually, but this album starts off with a great track to put you into that state of mind.  Bon Iver's beauty comes from high vocals and experimental instrumentals.  I love the innovation of the band, creating their own genre that rests between experimental and soft rock.  Some songs give me chills as others push me back in my chair to concentrate on everything going on in the layered backgrounds.  
Notable Tracks: "22 (Over Soon)" and "8 (circle)"

3. Atrocity Exhibition by Danny Brown - Danny Brown caught my attention with his great single, "Grown Up".  Ever since then, I started to get hooked on his fresh and brutal rap style.  This is not an album for your grandma, but your grandma probably doesn't listen to rap anyways so we shouldn't have to worry about that.  Brown reminds me of Childish Gambino's fast and high rhymes.  Yet Brown seems a lot rawer, with no self-control and so much explicit content.  Danny Brown will continue to release whatever he wants, but now he should be able to get more collabs in.
Notable Tracks: "Rolling Stone", "Really Doe", "Ain't it Funny"   

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By Sam Prickett - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=51576765
By Moses - Bon Iver 2, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45231886
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