5. Kanye West – ‘Real Friends’
Kanye announced Swish will be released on February 21st last week and dropped a song and a half as part of his Good Friday series which we can expect to happen weekly until that date. ‘No More Parties in LA’ features Kendrick Lamar and a beat by Madlib. It’s presented in snippet form but ‘Real Friends’, the full-length track of the two is Kanye at his contemplative, vulnerable and slightly-ridiculous best.
https://soundcloud.com/kanyewest/real-friends-no-more-parties-in-la-snipped?in=nialler9/sets/best-tracks-of-the-week-jan-4
6. Kelly Lee Owens – More Than A Woman
…A cover of Aaliyah’s ‘More Than A Woman’ by Kelly Lee Owens, a singer who recently featured on Daniel Avery’s Drone Logic album and who has been working her way towards a debut album later this year. Production on the cover is by James Greenwood and Owens and it takes a bubbling acid arpeggio take on the original while Kelly Lee Owens pays a fine tribute to the singer that continues to inspire.”
https://soundcloud.com/kellyleeowens/more-than-a-woman-klo-aaliyah-cover
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.
