Ep.32 | Kelela | Raven

This Is Not Happening - An Album Of The Month Podcast

In Part 1 we explore the mesmerising (but opinion dividing) 2nd album by Kelela, 'Raven'. In Part 2 we play 'Spin it or bin it?' ... but do we really? The theme this month is our favourite De La Soul tracks ... is anyone really going to bin a De La Soul track?
Part 1 | Album of the Month | Kelela | Raven
It's Joey's choice this month and we're focusing on an intriguing, vibe of an album called Raven by Ethopian-American artist Kelela. It's 15 tracks, over an hour and plays out like a late-90s, early-00's post club mix tape. There's lots of opinions on this album, in the critical sphere they're almost universally (really) positive, the album being on of the best reviewed albums of the year. However, its a 100%, unquestioning love-in on This Is Not Happening.

• Go listen to the album - Here
• Go watch some videos - Here
• Go buy some of their stuff - Here

A few 'Raven' that we highly recommend checking out;

• A really interesting review of the album by BPM - Here
• 'Unmistakably Black' interview with Mixmag - Here
• Live Jimmy Fallen performance of 'Enough for Love' - Here

Part 2 | Spin It or Bin It | De La Soul tribute
After the sad passing of Trugoy the Dove, we pay tribute to De La Soul. This is the 1st time that the question 'spin it or bin it' is completely redundant.

1. Nolan chose - Stakes is High
2. Guy chose - So No Go
3. David chose - Trying People
4. Joey chose - I am I be

Check out our 16 track De La Soul tribute playlist (4 tracks each) can be found - Here (this is a good one!)

Next Month
In part 1 Nolan brings 'Fuse' by Everything But the Girl as our Album of the Month, in Part 2 we play 'Spin it or bin it' with new tracks for the last 3 months.

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