All Blog Posts Tagged 'Phony' (3)

The sprawling 9 piece hip-hop collective Phony Ppl are nothing if not ambitious. Barely 7 months after their debut LP, their new EP nothinG Special cements their status as one of the most exciting new acts of 2012. The band moves effortlessly between sampled, sequenced and full band; switching genres and sound on a dime. Anchored by one of the tightest rhythm sections in the game, the EP is a slice of retro hip-hop, soul, and disco. But unlike many the many groups who…

Time for the BIG announcement. Fasten your seat belts, this year's Afropunk Festival line-up is banging! Erykah Badu & the Cannabinoids, Janelle Monae, Gym Class Heroes, Toshi Reagon and BIGLovely, Straight Line Stitch, Das Racist, Skindred, Toro Y Moi, Reggie Watts, Spank Rock, Ninjasonik, The Memorials, Bad Rabbits, Gordon Voidwell, Cerebral Ballzy, Phony Ppl, Body Language & more to be announced. In a word: get your @ss to Commodore Barry Park in Brooklyn August 25th…

According to the calendar it’s harvest time. All the hard work put in over the summer months shows itself as a bounty of good things to share with loved ones. I guess this applies to vegetables, but I’m talking about music. Bands put in countless summer sessions, tour in the most blazing of months and we in turn, get to enjoy the harvest of the beat. Phony Ppl are the 8 piece funk-hop R&B rock boys I was introduced to this summer. I dug them immediately and would play their…