Self deprecation is not a common feature of many rappers. It’s even more uncommon when the subject of the deprecation is the rapper’s own music. It paints a pretty pessimistic view about the art, and the artist itself. But it’s also very honest and self-aware, two traits that separate Milo from nearly any other rapper. […]
Archive | March, 2014
What is Ben listening to? Real Estate
In a manner contrary to many of the singers and rappers I listen to, I grew up in the suburbs. I was not raised in the urban, lower-income neighborhoods that most of my favorite artists happened to have spent their respective youths. Instead, I experienced the entirety of my childhood in suburbia, surrounded by strip […]
What is Ben Listening to? Sun Kil Moon
I’ve documented almost exclusively hip-hop acts in my previous passion blog entries. I’ve also documented almost exclusively positive, or at-least optimistically up-beat artists. It’s time to flip the script for my next post. Sun Kil Moon is a folk rock group from San Francisco, and in many ways one of the most melancholy band’s I’ve […]