This collection is pretty much how my year in music looked, or at least how my year in free music looked (according to my iTunes I listened to Feist so much they’ll probably report me for stalking).
The “cover star” is Lianne La Havas. For me she’s a great example of the kind of talent coming out of the UK at the moment, making really incredible music but who a couple of years ago might have been stuffed unfairly in to a small box or passed over entirely as a marketing nightmare, instead in 2011 she was taking the industry by storm.
Whilst usually I would only expect most people to enjoy a handful of tracks from the usual “We Love” compilations, this really is a no-brainer selection of great music, so if you only download one from PMOI, let it be this one.
Music is never really “free”, the artists who make it and generously share it with us put their all in to it and deserve our ears and our support, so please listen, spread the word, buy their albums and go to see them live.
Amanda Diva – Manchild
Avant (Jorge Takei Remix) – Seperated
Azealia Banks – 212
Big K.R.I.T. – Free My Soul
Bon Iver – Calgary
Boom Clap Bachelors – Løb Stop Stå
The Bullitts ft. Roisin Murohy – The Persuaders
Cam’ron & Vado – Hey Muma (Cookin Soul Remix)
Carlos Nino + Miguel Atwood-Ferguson – Into Eternity
Common x Cocaine 80s – Summer Madness
Elle Winston – Fallen
Francis Bebey – Akwaaba
Goapele – Play (Los Rakas Remix)
Homeboy Sandman – Fully Equipped
J.Cole – The Good Son, Part I
J*DaVeY – Quicksand
James Blake - A Case Of You (Joni Mitchell Cover)
Jhene Aiko – Sailing NOT Selling (feat. Kanye West)
Lianne La Havas – Final Form (Everything Everything Cover)
Marques Toliver – THE ANSWER
Mia Doi Todd – Summer Lover
Mobb Deep – Must Go Hard
New Look – Janet
Oddisee - I’m From PG
Omar S. – Who’s in Key ft. Theo Parrish
The Park – Belleville
Robin Hannibal - Transit
Sbtrkt ft Yukimi Nagano - Wildfire ft Drake rmx
Shystie ft Lioness & Lady Leshurr – Warning
Sonnymoon – Yes 2 (Cover Song)
SOSA - Exit Wounds
Szjerdene – Think it Through
Tawiah (Hejira Rework) – Run
Thundercat – For Love I Come
14th – Hide Yourself
Big K.R.I.T. – Country Shit (Remix) (feat. Ludacris & Bun B)
The Bullitts ft. Roisin Murohy – The Persuaders
Carlos Nino + Miguel Atwood-Ferguson – Into Eternity
Company Flow – N2N BURNERS LOST MIX
Curren$y (ft. Trademark & Young Roddy) – Still
Dam Funk – Inside Of U
Dauwd – Ikopol
DIVA – Glow Worm
DTMD ft Godly MC & Kev Brown – Raw
James Blake – Enough Thunder (live on KCRW)
James Pants – California
Jhene Aiko – Sailing NOT Selling (feat. Kanye West)
Kae Sun – Weh-Weh
Lana Del Rey – Video Games (Jamie Woon Refix)
Los Rakas – Abrazame ft Faviola (Hold Yuh Riddim)
Mia Doi Todd – Summer Lover
Omar S. – Who’s in Key ft. Theo Parrish
Paul White – One Of Life’s Pleasures ft. Danny Brown
ROSTAM – Wood
Szjerdene – Leila’s Tale
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If you’re not from California, don’t be put off by the title of this album. These are not the musings of annoying hippie, they’re the heartfelt reflections of an incredible artist with an exceptionally pure heart and voice to match. I promise. Mia has one of the most distinctive voices of our time, it’s almost so beautiful you forget to listen to the words, like a Victoria’s Secret model delivering a keynote.
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Mia Doi Todd – Canto de Lemanjá
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Purchase: Mia Doi Todd – Cosmic Ocean Ship
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