My Album Of The Week for the week of February 17th-23rd, 2014:
Moonlight Grammar - Lies, Cages, & Sharks
01. Everything's A Remix
02. Falling Apart/Coming Together
03. Lies, Cages, And Sharks (w/Whitney Chase)
04. Monitors (w/Whitney Chase & RAPPERHOOKS)
05. Holler At Sheboygan (w/Daniel Heavens & Rotten Ron)
06. BBQFU
07. Absolutely Clueless
08. Zach Brafghanistan
09. The Kit. The March. The Rubble.
10. 88 Keys
11. Severe Shit Storm (w/ECID)
12. By Any Means (Remix)
13. Spotlights (w/Ashley Gold)
Here's the short list of things I know about Moonlight Grammar:
01. He's a transplant from Michigan's Upper Penninsula
02. He has a fantastic name.
That's pretty much it. I came across this one when Sims from Doomtree retweeted a treat from ECID referencing the album. That's how you find out about music in 2014.
On first listen, Lies, Cages, & Sharks puts a Twin Cities spin on the the Strange Famous sound. I'm certain Moonlight Grammar has had his compared to Sage Francis & B. Dolan more times than he'd like, but it's impossible not to notice the similarities. Still, the beats are absolute monsters and spending a week with Moonlight Grammar's SFR-meets-MPLS sound will likely be a rewarding week.
Lies, Cages, & Sharks is available as a "Name Your Price" download over at Moonlight Grammar's Bandcamp page. Give it a spin.
