People who know me in real life have probably heard me wax poetic about my recent trip to San Diego and how I’ve been inspired to put some more care into my crib. It’s always been nice, but I think it’s time I really take it to the next level. Next up is a new HD TV…perhaps even copping later today.
After all, as Muhsinah reminds us, “home is where the heart is.”
We can only hope!
If you haven’t heard the news yet, Phonte and Nicolay, collectively known as The Foreign Exchange, have been nominated for a Grammy Award for their song, “Daykeeper.” Normally, I hate award shows and rarely care about the Grammys at all, mainly because they not only pick awful songs (big songs do not equal best songs) but they also nominate artists out of category too much.
Thankfully, and perhaps just by enough trial and error, they finally seem to have gotten something right. With any luck, Tay and Nic will walk away with a Grammy in hand, completely independent and thanks to their passion for making great music they believe in. Artists take note.
Wow. An excellent video from Phonte, Nicolay, Muhsinah, and Matt Koza for an excellent song off FE’s Leave It All Behind opus. I hope you younger cats are feeling Foreign Exchange, cause their music is so necessary for when you’re feeling grown like I do these days.
Seattle people: Phonte, Nicolay, Yahzarah, Carlitta Durand, Darien Brockington, and Zo! will be performing at Nectar on September 15th and it’s sure to be an incredible show. Even the opener, The Physics, will be great, so everyone 21+ needs to be there. We’ll be giving away tickets each week on Sound Session leading up to the show and we’ll also be holding a contest here on TAOD to sit in on our interview with them. Stay tuned and make sure to be there! More info right here.
One of my favorite songs of the year, Phonte & Nicolay’s “Daykeeper,” finally has some excellent visuals to go along with it. If you missed my interview with Tay a few weeks ago, we talked a lot about how part of the beauty of Leave It All Behind is that it’s so open to interpretation. I think the same can be said for this video. One thing’s for sure though, it’s wild how a song like this can really change your mood everytime you hear it. Definitely a “night song” and I always tend to get very reflective when I hear it. Great stuff.
Peep that interview with Phonte right here and be sure to stay up to date with everything FE on their site.
Anyone who reads TAOD knows how excited I am for the upcoming Foreign Exchange album, Leave It All Behind. Well this weekend at Rock The Bells, the big homey Phonte was kind enough to play the album for me and I was floored. It picks up where Connected left off and takes it to the next level - musically (Nic KILLED this album), lyrically, and emotionally. I’ll have an interview with Tay about the album (and his other projects) coming later this week, but in the meantime, they just leaked the first single, “Daykeeper” with Muhsinah.
Download it at the new Foreign Exchange site right here and be sure to subscribe to their blog as well!