04/run the jewels feat. zack de la rocha/close your eyes (and count to fuck)
before getting started and pressing play here, the boys ask that
you please close your eyes, and count to fuck. Not ten, not five, not
three, but fuck. that's enough time and enough syllables 'cause, as the
title (and as you soon discover while listening, the song itself )
makes clear, the quicker we get to this, the better, 'cause there are
some things that will be and need to be said that you need to hear. yes,
close your eyes, count to fuck, and brace yourself. everything you
have read and heard about mike, el-p, & their run the jewels two
this year is correct. it, like this song, is fiery, urgent,
confrontational, and direct. it has no time for fashion look books, and
turns this mothafucka up like rikers island. there's a riot going on, in
our cities, across the nation, and in these streets. who will survive
in america? with this track, run the jewels and their very special and
(much welcomed) guest zach de la rocha come forward to say "us. we
will", and you absolutely believe and agree with this. close your eyes
is the sound of the present, of being present. rat-a-tat-tat message
heavy hip-hop at its finest. it is the sound of three men who refuse to
wear blinders, won't be silenced, and give no fucks about what you think
about that. fuck the slow mo, they running jewels by you fast. lock in, get with the program, and make sure you keep up.
05/beyonce feat. jay z/drunk in love
06/chris brown, usher, and rick ross/new flame
07/todd terje feat. bryan ferry/johnny & mary
08/parquet courts/ducking and dodging
09/lady gaga/g.u.y.
10/ilovemakonnen feat. drake/tuesday
11/haim/if i could change your mind
12/sisyphus/rhythm of devotion
13/tweedy/high as hello
14/black lips/boys in the wood
15/julian casablancas + the voidz/take me in your army
16/sbtrkt & ezra koenig/new dorp. new york
17/banks/this is what it feels like
18/avey tare's slasher flicks/little fang
19/metronomy/love letters
20/st. vincent/birth in reverse
21/the black keys/turn blue
22/death from above 1979/right on, frankenstein!
23/fka twigs/lights on
24/jessie ware/you & i (forever)
25/jenny lewis/just one of the guys
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