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Welcome to Kue's List! This is a weekly collection of fresh and fantastic tunes curated by yours truly, Jonah Kue. So, without further adieu, here's this week's Kue's List, followed by Apple Music and Spotify links to it: Pnau - "Chameleon" Pond - "Paint Me Silver" Tinie Tempah - "Holy Moly" NJOMZA - "sad for you" Jessie Reyez - "Gatekeeper" Lana Del Rey - "Lust for Life (feat. The Weeknd)" Big Boi - "Kill Jill (feat. Killer Mike & Jeezy)" Joywave - "Content" R3hab - "Trouble (feat. Vérité)" Tash Sultana - "Murder to the Mind" Frank Ocean - "Lens" Click for Apple Music playlist link Click for Spotify playlist link

Welcome to Kue's List! This is a weekly collection of fresh and fantastic tunes curated by yours truly, Jonah Kue. So, without further adieu, here's this week's Kue's List, followed by Apple Music and Spotify links to it: Rina Sawayama - "Cyber Stockholm Syndrome" Kendrick Lamar - "DNA." Logic - "Black SpiderMan (feat. Damian Lemar Hudson)" Kiiara - "Whipping (feat. Felix Snow)" Goodbye June - "Fear of Jesus" Banks - "Crowded Places" Abir - "Girls" Grace Mitchell - "NOW" Paramore - "Hard Times" Talib Kweli & Styles P - "Nine Point Five (feat. Sheek Louch, Jadakiss, & NIKO IS)" Joseph of Mercury - "Find You Inside" Click for Apple Music playlist link Click for Spotify playlist link

Welcome to Kue's List! This is a weekly collection of fresh and fantastic tunes curated by yours truly, Jonah Kue. So, without further adieu, here's this week's Kue's List, followed by Apple Music and Spotify links to it: Frank Ocean - "Biking (feat. JAY Z & Tyler, the Creator)" Little Dragon - "High" Drake - "Passionfruit" Halsey - "Now or Never" Incubus - "State of the Art" Anik Khan - "Habibi" Gorillaz - "Let Me Out ( feat. Mavis Staples & Pusha T)" Joey Bada$$ - "TEMPTATION" Belly - "Glorious" Puffy L'z - "RiRi" Jynx - "Feather Dance" DREAMCAR - "Kill for Candy" Click for Apple Music playlist  Click for Spotify playlist

Welcome to Kue's List! This is a weekly collection of fresh and fantastic tunes curated by yours truly, Jonah Kue. So, without further adieu, here's this week's Kue's List, followed by Apple Music and Spotify links to it: Kendrick Lamar - "HUMBLE." alt-J - "In Cold Blood" Gorillaz - "Ascension (feat. Vince Staples)" Dimension - "Generator" KWAYE - "Cool Kids" MisterWives - "Oh Love" Joey Bada$$ - "ROCKABYE BABY (feat. ScHoolboy Q)" QUIN - "Lightspeed" Tei Shi - "Justify" Gawvi - "God Speed (feat. Andy Mineo & KB)" Jamiroquai - "Cloud 9" Body Count - "No Lives Matter" Click for Apple Music playlist link Click for Spotify link

Welcome to Kue's List! This is a weekly collection of fresh and fantastic tunes curated by yours truly, Jonah Kue. So, without further adieu, here's this week's Kue's List, followed by Apple Music and Spotify links to it: Kendrick Lamar - "The Heart Part 4" Smino - "Spitshine" Rag'n'Bone Man - "Human" Blackbear - "do re mi" Gabriel  Garzon-Montano - "Sour Mango" Snoh Aalegra - "Nothing Burns Like the Cold (feat. Vince Staples)" Gorillaz - "Andromeda (feat. D.R.A.M.) Amir Obe - "Wish You Well" ZAYN - "Still Got Time (feat. PARTYNEXTDOOR)" Nnamdi Ogbonnaya - "hOp Off" Goldfrapp - "Moon in Your Mouth" Amber Mark - "Lose My Cool" Click for Apple Music playlist link Click for Spotify playlist link

Welcome to Kue's List! This is a weekly collection of fresh and fantastic tunes curated by yours truly, Jonah Kue. So, without further adieu, here's this week's Kue's List, followed by Apple Music and Spotify links to it: Frances - "No Matter" Skip Marley - "Lions" J.I.D - "NEVER" Drake - "Skepta Interlude" K Sanz - "Windows Down (feat. Jonah Kue)" Methyl Ethel - "Ubu" LINKIN PARK - "Battle Symphony" Mike WiLL Made-It - "On the Come Up (feat. Big Sean)" Jimi Tents - "Should've Called, Pt. 2 (feat. Saidbysed)" Missio - "Bottom of the Deep Blue Sea" Incubus - "Glitterbomb" Click for Apple Music playlist link Click for Spotify playlist link

Welcome to Kue's List! This is a weekly collection of fresh and fantastic tunes curated by yours truly, Jonah Kue. So, without further adieu, here's this week's Kue's List, followed by Apple Music and Spotify links to it: Frank Ocean - "Chanel" FUTURISTIC - "Wave" Father John Misty - "Total Entertainment Forever" Joey Bada$$ - "Land of the Free" Elle King - "Wild Love" Jessie Reyez - "Shutter Island" Rick Ross - "Trap Trap Trap (feat. Young Thug and Wale)" Charlotte OC - "Shell" Reo Cragun - "Peso" Crystal Caines - "No Drama" SoMo - "Champion" Riton - "Money (feat. Kah-Lo, Mr Eazi & Davido)" Click for Apple Music playlist link Click for Spotify playlist link

Welcome to Kue's List! This is a weekly collection of fresh and fantastic tunes curated by yours truly, Jonah Kue. So, without further adieu, here's this week's Kue's List, followed by Apple Music and Spotify links to it: John Mayer - "Still Feel Like Your Man" Wale - "Fashion Week (feat. G-Easy)" Dirty Heads - "Freedom" THEY. - "Dante's Creek" Future - "Comin Out Strong (feat. The Weeknd)" Calvin Harris - "Slide (feat. Frank Ocean & Migos)" Thundercat - "Show You the Way (feat. Michael McDonald)" Niia - "Hurt You First" Jidenna - "Bambi" Stormzy - "Big For Your Boots" NAV - "Myself" Click for Apple Music playlist link Click for Spotify playlist link

Welcome to Kue's List! This is a weekly collection of fresh and fantastic tunes curated by yours truly, Jonah Kue. So, without further adieu, here's this week's Kue's List, followed by Apple Music and Spotify links to it: MisterWives - "Machine" Anna Wise - "Some Mistakes" DJ Khaled - "Shining (feat. Beyonce & JAY Z)" Avelino - "Energy (feat.  Stormzy & Skepta)" Vince Staples - "BagBak" WATERS - "Hiccups" THEY. - "U-RITE" NAV - "Some Way (feat. The Weeknd)" Sampha - "Under" Little Dragon - "High" Lana Del Rey - "Love" Click for Apple Music playlist link Click for Spotify playlist link

Let's face it. 2016 has been one shit year all-around. Well, for everything except for music, which has been phenomenal. And through all the amazing work that has come out this year, here are the 10 most must-listen-to albums as told through two articles and curated by me, Jonah Kue. Click here for Part One Bon Iver – “22, A Million” Frank Ocean did a complete 180 in his follow up to “Channel Orange”. The contemporary genius known as Bon Iver, however, took a more grounded approach, keeping to his signature sound with only enough of a deviation for the sake of distinction within his discography. The result? Another remarkably put together and brilliantly written string of songs that breaks its way into the company of best albums of the year. The lush beauty of the album is consistent but never uniform, as traits such as the pounding percussions of “10dEAThbREasT” and the crisp strings of “8(circle)” add just the right amount of nuance. One would be hard pressed to find...

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We continue our review series of Dear Hunter's Act albums and we've reached Act IV: Rebirth and Reprise but first, here's a rough translation of this album's plot (source can be found  here ) Act IV:  The Oracles give a quick reminder that The Boy as now assumed the identity of his half-brother The Son and plans on fulfilling his promise to The Son to care for his mother (referred to as The Mother). The Boy expresses his desire to use this opportunity to relive the happiest moments he had with his own mother, Ms. Terri. The Boy deserts his post in the war and manages to sneak onto a boat going towards where The Mother lives, hoping the ship lasts the journey because of his eagerness to remember the feeling of love that he had previously felt briefly in his past. The Boy arrives and The Mother doesn't tip off whether she can see through the deception or believes he is actually her son but goes along as if he is The Son, causing everything to be well for ...

The Dear Hunter continues it's saga into the third Act in the series, here's a rough interpretation of the plot of this album (the source can be found  here ) Act III: The Boy is on the same boat he was on at the end of Act II when he left The City as The Oracles narrate what will happen if he continues and emphasize how he should've taken their advice but know there's no going back now. The story moves ahead in time a ways to find The Boy is now a soldier in The Great War but displays a fear he can't shake over fighting in this brutal war. The Boy becomes horrified over the sight of all the fallen soldiers and begins to pray for an end but gets no response. His platoon manages to dodge bombs in combat but comes across an enemy tank. His platoon fails at trying to overcome the tank and as he loses all hope, The Boy abandons the battle. The Boy comes to a forest at the edge of a destroyed city and encounters The Poison Woman. She had unpleasant experiences ...

As mentioned in previous reviews, the Act albums are what The Dear Hunter is most known for all they all follow a linear story of a character simply known as "The Boy." However Act I begins before he's even born but it establishes the environment in which he was created. So with these reviews, not only are we going to give our opinions of the albums but we're also going to display an interpretation of the story itself (something the band hasn't provided although graphic novels are in the works). Below is a rough plot summary, none of which has been confirmed by the band but it's the interpretation that I (Chris) most agree with and I feel it's the closest to the band's intention. The source of the summary can be found  here . Act I: It begins with a prologue to set the story of a child that will be born and gives a vague foreshadow of what's to come. After the instrumental, we are introduced to Ms. Terri and, as the song suggests, she is es...

The Dear Hunter: Indigo EP It's tempting to label this a transitional EP in the overall scheme of The Color Spectrum but I would hesitate with that label because Indigo has a very distinct electronic characteristic that sets it apart from the other EPs. The transitional aspect is how Blue was down in a mellow mood and there's a certain mellowness about it that's comparable in Indigo as well as lyrical content but the electronic aspect makes the EP feel like an upswing. One of the more defined characteristics that distinguishes this EP from the others is the inclusion of an instrumental song called Therma (loving referred to be me as The Clap Song). I greatly enjoy this EP as it's a far reach from the typical Dear Hunter songs and yet it doesn't seem out of place in the slightest. There's an iPhone app called Pzizz that basically helps you take a power nap through soothing sounds at different frequencies and voices. I bring this up because you set a timer ...

Welcome to Kue's List! This is a weekly collection of fresh and fantastic tunes curated by yours truly, Jonah Kue. So, without further adieu, here's this week's Kue's List, followed by Apple Music and Spotify links to it: Lewis Del Mar - "Painting (Masterpiece)" Wild Beasts - "Tough Guy" Tiwa Savage - "African Waist (feat. Don Jazzy)" DJ Khaled - "Nas Album Done (feat. Nas)" Glass Animals - "Youth" Balance and Composure - "Postcard" Stwo - "Fill the Void (feat. Amir Obe & Daniel Caesar)" How to Dress Well - "Lost Youth/Lost You" Toro y Moi - "Grown Up Calls" Nadia Rose - "Skwod" PARTYNEXTDOOR - "Not Nice" ABRA - "Vegas" Miranda Lambert - "Vice" Click for Apple Music link Click for Spotify link

The Dear Hunter: Blue EP I likened the Yellow EP as all the peaks and valleys of falling in love for the first and if that's true, Blue is like falling in love for the final time, knowing that the person next to you will be by your side the rest of your life. Blue ranks pretty high with me on the Color Spectrum album and it remains one of my go-to selections for times when I just want to relax because even though the color blue usually invokes a coldness connotation, that warmth of sound I discussed forever ago about Dear Hunter becomes prevalent only this time it's used to produce a more mellow vibe. My personal favorite song in the EP is The Collapse of the Great Tide Cliffs which obviously runs along with the theme of the album cover but it's such a beautiful song that I'm afraid anything I might say about it wouldn't do the song justice. The song is one of their more simplistic but Casey Crescenzo puts just as much emphasis into the silence as he does the...

Welcome to Kue's List! This is a weekly collection of fresh and fantastic tunes curated by yours truly, Jonah Kue. So, without further adieu, here's this week's Kue's List, followed by Apple Music and Spotify links to it: The Naked and Famous - "Higher" Sofi Tukker - "Awoo (feat. Betta Lemme)" Francis and the Lights - "Friends (feat. Bon Iver)" Snow Tha Product - "Nights (feat. W. Darling)" AWOLNATION - "Run (Beautiful Things)" Banks - "Fuck with Myself" Shura - "What's It Gonna Be?" Jagwar Ma - "O B 1" Lady Leshurr - "Where Are You Now? (feat. Wiley)" Dreezy - "Spazz" Liss - "Miles Apart" Young the Giant - "Jungle Youth" Tinashe - "Superlove" Z-ro - "My Money" Kacy Hill - "Lion" Click for Apple Music link Click for Spotify link

The Dear Hunter - Yellow EP The mood lightens up even further with Dear Hunter's most gleeful EP in the Color Spectrum starting with the blissful and cheery "She's Always Singing" which is ringing with happy innocence. And musically, that continues through the remaining songs although I would argue that innocence is lost a bit lyrically in the final Yellow song "Misplaced Devotion" and it's seemingly about a guy convincing a girl to cheat on her significant other. Sure, it sounds like the significant other isn't a good fit but still, it leans more towards blissful ignorance than anything else. Perhaps that's the theme of the EP, youthful emotions that lead to actions, some of said actions aren't the smartest but there's nothing malicious about it and innocent in intent. "She's Always Singing" is that lovely song in your head when you fall in love with someone for the first time, "Dead Don't Starve" is wh...

Welcome to Kue's List! This is a weekly collection of fresh and fantastic tunes curated by yours truly, Jonah Kue. So, without further adieu, here's this week's Kue's List, followed by Apple Music and Spotify links to it: Laura Mvula - "Overcome (feat. Nile Rodgers)" Shura - "Make It Up" Vic Mensa - "Liquor Locker" Broods - "Free" Why We Run - "Hallway" Tinie Tempah - "Mamacita (feat. Whizkid)" Demi Lovato - "Body Say" Roy Woods - "Gwan Big Up Urself" Bat for Lashes - "Sunday Love" The Ninjas - "Morphine" The Raveonettes - "Won't You Leave Me Alone" Metronomy - "Hang Me Out To Dry (With Robyn)" Click for Apple Music link Click for Spotify link