I'm a big believer that, as I've written before, a lot of music fits best in a certain season. The National, for example, have for years been a fall band to me. Something about falling leaves and heartbreaking piano ballads just go together marvelously. Similarly, Sigur Ros has always been a band for snowy winter days.
But, folks, now it's summer. And, hot damn, I found a perfect summer jam.
It's Mos Def's new track with the Japanese DJ Deckstream.
Yup, I'm as surprised as you.
It's been a little while since we've heard Mos Def sound as smooth, laid back and stress free as he does on this wonderfully floating and bobbing track, appropriately titled "Life is Good." HIs last full, official record, The New Danger, was full of half-baked ideas, most of them angry — so a breezy summer track like "Life is Good" is a pretty staunch change in direction.
But it couldn't have come at a better time — I mean, shit, it's summer!
Deckstream's jazz-piano over splash-crash percussion sounds like walking down a Manhattan street in the middle of August without a care in the world — the chaos is all there, but you're blissfully floating above it.
While I'm sure there'll be many more perfect summer songs to come, this one's got me in the mood. Thanks Mos Def. I needed this.
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