Morning Becomes Eclectic
Anniversary of Nirvana's critically acclaimed debut and a summer jam in anticipation of forthcoming Jamiroquai
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Morning Becomes Eclectic
Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist, May 17, 2023
Genesis Owusu returns to KCRW with the US premiere of “Leaving the Light,” the first single from his just announced sophomore LP “STRUGGLER.”
Genesis Owusu returns to KCRW with the US premiere of “Leaving the Light,” the first single from his just announced sophomore LP “STRUGGLER.”
MBE has the US premiere of Ghanaian-Australian, genre-puncturing rapper Genesis Owusu’s "Leaving the Light.” It’s the lead single from his just announced sophomore LP STRUGGLER and you can peep the video now.
Or click in now to hear it, radio style, along with other impactful cuts from Owusu’s life: Yves Tumor’s “Echolalia” which he singles out for being a body-mover that’s maintains an air of mystery; Korean-Australian hip-hop group on the come up, 1300; and “Kick, Push” — the Lupe Fiasco classic that sends his nostalgia receptors into overdrive.
Plus, Morning Becomes Janet Jackson as we celebrate her birthday a day late. Connect the sonic lineage from Ms. Jackson (if you’re nasty) to songstress Jorja Smith to producer Jessy Lanza. And perk those ears up to detect a similar drum pattern from Jackson’s ’97 release “Empty” on UK electro-duo Overmono’s new album Good Lies.
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