Phrase – ‘TV N Radio’

Phrase – ‘TV N Radio’

So I actually got sent Phrase’s album months ago, but by the time I got around to uploading anything from it, blogging about him seemed about as temporally vital as getting excited over ACDC’s return (NB: I’m not). This guy’s been everywhere for a while and good for him. The album is fairly diverse and while there’s a lot on there that I don’t particularly fancy, there’s still some that I do. If nothing else, Phrase deserves some praise (rhyme! yes!) for trying out some different sounds and production tricks – not Aussie hip hop’s strongest point.

This song had a lot to live up to. TV On  The Radio are my favourite band going at the moment so calling your song something so similar perhaps unfairly instilled high expectations. The song doesn’t sound anything like that band but is actually a rant on the titular media (lucky for newspapers that they’re off the hook, right?). Still, it’s an ambitious track and sounds like there’s a fair bit of work behind it (something they share with TVOTR). Quite long so not one you’re likely to hear on radio and also a highlight off the album – two good reasons to post it here, despite being fairly late to do so…

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