Fresh Track: Mr. Kinetik “Black Hole Rap”
Indianapolis MC Mr. Kinetik dropped his new LP Black Hole Rap this week. The effort is his first solo release since Sounds of Soul hit airwaves in August of last year. The album features a heady sampling of classic funk, soul and R&B, with Kinetik’s message of peace, progressiveness, and self-promotion floating above it all. Listen to the title track below and grab the LP via Bandcamp for $5.
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Written by Rob Peoni
Ticket Giveaway: White Rabbits at Radio Radio – Indianapolis
Tonight, Fountain Square’s Radio Radio will play host to White Rabbits. The four-piece Brooklyn dance-rock outfit is fresh off the release of its third LP Milk Famous. The release arrives on the back of the band’s buzz-worthy 2009 release It’s Frightening. Watch a live video of White Rabbits playing the album’s lead single “Heavy Metal” at Santa Monica’s KCRW below. Bloomington, IN up-and-comers The Broderick will lend their support. I recently caught these guys for the first time at The Melody Inn and was really impressed. Listen to “On the Canvas” below.
GIVEAWAY!
We are giving away two pairs of tickets to tonight’s show. Simply head over to Thought on Tracks’ Facebook or Twitter pages and share or retweet our status about the giveaway. Winners will be contacted at 2 PM, so act fast! This is sure to be a show that you will not want to miss.
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Album Stream: Oreo Jones ‘Betty’
Indy’s own Oreo Jones is an artist that hadn’t really caught my ear in the past, but that’s not because he isn’t a talented rapper. I have a tendency to overlook a lot of local hip hop because of the scene’s lack presence on the national stage, but Oreo’s debut LP Betty has the potential to change all of that. “Frankie”, “Needy”, and “Joseph Kittinger Wings” are probably the three best, straightforward rap songs on Betty, yet they don’t sound anything alike, a testament to Jones’ ability to shift his style and his flow at will. “Joseph Kittinger Wings” is a particular favorite because of the obscure name-drop in the track’s title (see Wikipedia) and the fact that Oreo raps like a long, lost member of De La Soul.
Oreo Jones has been hit with the “party rap” label in the past, but it sounds like a label he’s attempting to shed. The album’s varied production might be a little too quirky for my taste at times, but Oreo Jones’ artistic focus is clear. “Rotate” is the last song on Betty, but it feels like the album’s emotional core with its revealing, introspective verses. My favorite song on Betty though is Jones’ self-produced banger “Burnt Circle”. The track’s buzzing reverb and hard hitting drums fit Oreo’s booming delivery perfectly and make you wonder why he didn’t make the track longer and why he doesn’t make more of his own beats. The deluxe version of Betty comes with 4 bonus tracks including the amazing “The Rifle”, a heartbreaking song about a boyfriend of Jones’ mother. Betty is easily Oreo Jones’ most ambitious project to this point and should expose him to a much larger audience. Stream and download the album below and get familiar with one of the best young musicians that Indianapolis has to offer.
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Written by John Bugbee
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