This may be the first time I’ve written about Tanya Tagaq on this blog, but it won’t be the last. It may not even be the last time this week. But on the song at hand: a collaboration between Tagaq and a Tribe Called Red was a matter of time and fate. On her own, Tagaq’s brand of inuk throat singing is mesmerising; transcendental. But against the backdrop of friends A Tribe Called Red’s colossal beats and production, becomes something even grander. Sonically, “SILA” is a force of nature. In every second of its 3:29, there’s a different texture to explore; a mesmerizing cacophony of beats and screeches and breaths.
“SILA” will be part of A Tribe Called Red’s third album We Are the Halluci, which drops on September 16th. But you can – and absolutely should – get this in your headphones right the hell now.
Columbus GA’s Tivory Geddie’s influences are clear: Southern Hip Hop legends UGK (in particular Pimp C), and the storytelling of Kendrick Lamar. That story? A man so driven to find his way in Atlanta’s scene, he lived out of his car and on the streets, “sold cars, drugs, CDs, blood and worked 9 to 5 to make this dream a reality”. “Want You” may not be his latest, but it’s one of the best examples of just how pro Geddie’s style is. It also features newly-minted R&B superstar Bryson Tiller.
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