Statement from A Tribe Called Quest on the death of Malik I. Taylor - Press Release

Statement from A Tribe Called Quest on the death of Malik I. Taylor p.k.a Phife Dawg The 5 ft. Assassin:

Our hearts are heavy. We are devastated. This is something we weren't prepared for although we all know that life is fleeting. It was no secret about his health and his fight. But the fight for his joy and happiness gave him everything he needed. The fight to keep his family happy, his soul happy and those around him happy, gave him complete and unadulterated joy... until he heeded his fathers call.

We love his family his mother, his father, his son, his wife, his nieces, his family here in New York, Atlanta, California and Trinidad.

Thank you for the outpouring of prayers and support from the fans, fellow artists, music outlets, blogs, radio stations, DJ's, social media and the music community at large. This too is part of his joy and means a lot to him. His family is overwhelmed by the support, well wishes and are thankful. His music and what he's contributed is seismic and hard to measure. He's affected us as much as he's affected all of you. We're inspired by his daily joy and courage. He wasn't in pain. He was happy.

We take comfort in knowing he will be beside his grandmother. 

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Memory Man

Juke Jaxon's "Memory Man" sounds impossibly familiar, like a strange melting pot of everything from Arctic Monkeys to The Black Keys and Franz Ferdinand to The Raconteurs but still remarkably fresh with a drag you in and get you hooked chorus, the perfectly light touch of brass and dreamy vocal hooks, and an all around beautiful production.

A relaxed beat, soulful vocals, and overall soothingly minimal sound has us addicted and, when it comes down to it, "Memory Man" is one of our favorite tracks of 2016 and we can't wait to hear what the Bristol two piece does next.

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Nothing Ever Seems To Last

Team William's "Nothing Ever Seems To Last" is weird and dark like a dream slipping away from you with this hopeless optimism still running in the background, and we absolutely love it.

Echoes and memories and whispers and whistles come together on a lilting single from Team William that turns growing up and moving on into a subdued lullaby, so check out the track and follow all the links below for more.

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Cassius release video for "Action" featuring Cat Power & Mike D - Press Release

French duo Cassius made their return last week with surprise single "Action" featuring Cat Power and Mike D, out now via Interscope / Polydor Records. "Action" marks the group's first new song in years and stays true the classic Cassius sound that helped shape the future of electronic music, while bringing a forward-thinking production attitude honed on recent albums for some of the biggest global artists of our time. The video, directed by the TOILET PAPER crew, follows the band to a playfully-retro tropical dance party that rapidly gets out of hand.

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