Almamy

I'm heading back to school tomorrow, where, I expect I'll be writing more, even though I should be having less free time. Funny how that works. I spent this past weekend at a pig roast up at a friend's cottage in Boothbay Harbor, doing pig roast-y things, like drinking and eating pig. After a very tired and somewhat sickly-feeling car ride home, I wound up with a surprise in my inbox: a couple tracks from Almamy, an electronic musician from New York. I'd heard of him before (Senegalese origin, dancer turned musician), but never listened to anything, so I was excited to hear the sound. The first track, 'French Kiss' is off his new double single 'Don't Ask Me/French Kiss.' The second time I listened to it, I liked it better, but it's still not my style. I'm fine with instrumentals, but when the vocals don't grab me, I don't see so much of a point. What I liked better was the bonus track he sent, an En Masse remix of his song 'Like You Do.' Very sweet. The distorted vocals work well here and the beat is killer. I'll be interested to check out some more of Almamy's stuff to see which song is more representative of his overall catalog. En Masse continues to impress me, though, and hopefully they'll put out some more songs soon.

Almamy-French Kiss
Almamy-Like You Do (En Masse Like We Do remix)