Monday, January 25, 2016

Best of 2015 #7: Shamir - Ratchet (XL Records)

I'm a total sucker for styles of music that borrow from multiple genres, especially if it makes something that's totally unique. Shamir Bailey's debut full-length debut from the summer is such an album. Shamir mashes together high-energy electro, modern R&B, indy pop and hip-hop, then adds in his own oddly high, Prince-esque singing. His music doesn't sound like music of anything being created today. It's also insanely catchy.

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