This is a quasi-cover of Prisencolinensinainciusol by Adriano Celentano. Featuring the charming Francesca Anderson.

Rainy Girls

The "Definition Sickness" album is available now at: http://tinyurl.com/DefinitionSickness 

Stand outs in the indie-rap haven of Minnesota, No Bird Sing combines the talents of emcee Joe Horton, drummer/producer Graham O'Brien, and guitarist/producer Robert Mulrennan. With Definition Sickness, the trio has maintained the integrity of their live-band roots while exploring a more produced sound that ranges from stark minimalism to lush expansiveness. 

The first single, “DON’T THINK”, is a brooding track where Horton shares vocal duties with SFR label head SAGE FRANCIS. Other guests on the album include FIX cohorts Crescent Moon (Kill the Vultures) and Kristoff Krane, as well as Sadistik, Chastity Brown, James Diers (Halloween, Alaska), Aby Wolf, Adam Svec and Molly Dean.

NBS released their eponymous debut to critical acclaim in 2009. Their 2011 follow-up, "Theft of the Commons", along with the US tour dates that followed, served to expand their loyal, burgeoning fanbase across the Midwest and beyond. 

Their SFR debut,  Definition Sickness, offers a meditative commentary on modern life, owing much to leftist political theorists like Howard Zinn as well as Eastern-leaning philosophers like Alan Watts and Lao Tzu. Musically the dark, transcendent instrumentation of the record creates a rich and varied soundscape that will immediately entice fans of multiple genres. Repeat listeners will be rewarded by both the layered lyrical themes and the ear candy that’s provided by the nuanced sonic compositions. 

"If you took away the vocals, you'd never know it was hip hop," admits drummer/producer Graham O'Brien. "We're just investigating the relationship between hip hop and other genres—taking the spoken, rhythmic word and putting it in other places."  

"That's what creativity is," vocalist Horton says. "It's coming to this point where you don't know exactly what you're doing and having to figure out what to do. The second you're not doing that, you're just rehashing old shit."
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"Don't Think" - NO BIRD SING feat. SAGE FRANCIS

Latest podcast - Good music and dumb talk over pints of tea. 
Biscuits, DJ battles, hashtags, sandwiches, and the usual nostalgic drivvle. 
"I have no idea why you want to listen to this...it's stupid"

RADIO RUST - EPISODE 37 - THEORY 77 & DJ FORMAT

Hostile Noise & Minor

From the "Working Man" LP.
Digital download + CD PACKAGE DEALS at: http://tinyurl.com/WorkingManLP
The digital version is also available on Bandcamp: http://strangefamousrecords.bandcamp.com/album/working-man
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<a href="http://tinyurl.com/WorkingManLP">PROLYPHIC</a> (Providence, RI) was signed to SFR in 2005 when Sage Francis partnered up the introspective lyricist with his long-time production partner, Reanimator. The subsequent album, THE UGLY TRUTH, received critical acclaim even though it didn't quite match the success of the auto-tuned raps it sat beside on the charts that year. That was 2008, and by today's standards that's practically a lifetime ago. 5 years later the snarling, pessimist emcee has emerged once again, this time with eclectic DJ/Producer extraordinaire <a href="http://tinyurl.com/WorkingManLP">BUDDY PEACE</a> (London, England,) to answer the question: "Where has Prolyphic been?" The content of this new album makes it abundantly clear; "in the same hell as you."

<a href="http://tinyurl.com/WorkingManLP">WORKING MAN</a> takes the all-too-familiar tales of family turmoil, cancer scares, lack of health care, unemployment woes and then forges them into blue collar anthems. Buddy Peace's obscure loops and dusty breaks give the musical backdrop a quintessential "golden age" throwback sound, while Prolyphic uses grim life experience as the launching pad for an exploration of realities that are bigger than one man's experience. This is a collective experience and it comes across as such. We all know someone with cancer. We all feel the pinch of the bad economy. Now it becomes a matter of what to do with that frustration and how to address the bigger picture.

<a href="http://tinyurl.com/WorkingManLP"><img class="alignnone" title="Prolyphic &amp; Buddy Peace!" src="http://www.strangefamousrecords.com/sfr-images/prolyphic/workingman_prolyphicbuddypeace_pressphoto_470px.jpg" alt="" width="470" height="196"></a>

Prolyphic uses the personal approach and goes for the throat like never before. On songs like "DRUG DEALER" we hear about doctors pushing pharmaceutical products on his mother to treat her cancer, and why her ultimate decision was to refuse them. "SIX FEET HIGH" tells the story of his father losing the family business in the floods that overran New England a few years back. With his unique honesty in full view,  Prolyphic courageously tells the story of what it meant to rebuild everything from scratch without help from the Government, and why experiences like this have working class New Englanders "losing faith in the Democrats."

It's not all doom and gloom though. The first single, "BUSINESS AS USUAL," has Prolyphic double-timing his vocals while weaving lyrics around a catchy, Buddy Peace bounce pattern. "DEATH OF THE BOOMBOX" is a playful posse cut that features SFR label mates <a href="http://www.strangefamousrecords.com/store/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&amp;search_in_description=1&amp;keyword=%22sage+francis%22">Sage Francis</a> and <a href="http://www.strangefamousrecords.com/store/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&amp;search_in_description=1&amp;keyword=metermaids">Metermaids</a>. Songs like "FUCK BANKS" use clever metaphors which help to illuminate the reasons why everyone is so disgruntled over their paychecks being "held for ransom." If the new generation of hip-hop fans are no longer interested in deriving meaning from their music, the intricate beat layering and masterful wordplay used throughout makes it more than worth the journey for them. However, in a musical climate where so much airtime is wasted on throwaway bars and the latest dance crazes, it's refreshing to see a duo like this making brave, honest music.
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"BUSINESS AS USUAL" - Prolyphic & Buddy Peace, WORKING MAN LP

remember groundhog day? Imagine if everyday felt like groundhog day, but even worse it was a monday, this is what this song represents, where weekends aren't long enough, and mondays come way to soon.

Monday

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El P + Killer Mike = Run The Jewels. Rap's most dangerous duo have teamed up with Fool's Gold for a free album. Ten tracks of speaker obliterating beats and razor sharp verses, laced with searingly honest emotion and pitch black humor.

Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels

Welcome to my page. I have been creating music for a long time now. Always up for a collab, please dont hesitate to ask. For news on upcoming music please like .. https://www.facebook.com/#!/Hostilenoise?fref=ts
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Hostile Noise & Minor

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