Jamie xx Remixes Gil Scott-Heron, Album Out February 22

To kick off my long holiday hibernation from blogging, I decided to take left turn. Instead of wiritng about the hottest young talent for the new year, I am listening to the reworking of last year's release by a 62 year old. Gil Scott-Heron has been at it for over 4 decades and his 2010 album I'm New Here honored and continued his great lineage in the annals of funk, rap, soul and hip-hop. Enter Jamie Smith of The xx to add his remixing skills to the master's vocals and make a whole new piece of art. The new collaborative entitled We're New Here has a street date of February 22 on XL Recordings.

The first track was the deconstruction of "New York Is Killing Me", a thumping stepper with bewitching elements creeping into the mix. However, the latest taste comes from "I'll Take Care of You" whose sweet ache has been replaced by house piano and bass rumble coupled with sparse guitar stabs. It balanced in its graceful joy and ageless longing. Just beautiful.

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Purchase I'm New Here here.

Purchase the first two singles from We're New Here here.



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