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I am in a serious soulful kick, and "Believe" is probably the bluesiest and most passionate head nodding I've come across in a while. Off of Booker's recent release, Witness, " Believe" continues Booker's plight of social justice and adherence with the Black Lives Matter movement that is found on Witness, which is evident not only in the songs themselves but in the accompanying essay, " WITNESS ," that is a recollection of Booker's experiences with racism and injustices. The lyrics  convey the theme, the position and difficulties that oppressed and marginalized individuals have to attempt to overcome, and are forced to endure with their only fault being that they were born. "Born to nothing/all the people bring you down, boy" specifically adheres to this notion of the beaten-down, and emphasizes the idea that life is going to be an up-hill battle. Booker later sings, "I just want to believe in something...I cannot make...

Now this is some groovy and trippy shit. I have thrown up some love for Feng Suave's song, " Sink into the Floor ," and I commented how soulful, vibey and psychedelic that song was but "Harry Brompton's Ice Tea," takes those elements to a high experimental level. What gave "Sink into the Floor" the psychedelic vibe, was its pulsating and consistent bass line. In "Harry Brompton's Ice Tea," the bass line is not just pulsating but takes the focus of the song and makes you feel like your ears are at the end of a kaleidoscope and it's some cool vibes. Especially when the chorus hits, "down to the river that made us," you can just imagine the bass player having the biggest bass-face any bass player has ever had. If you are unfamiliar with JaduHeart just take a look at their website,  http://jaduheart.com , and just from that opening page you will get a fixed perception and pretty clear idea for what they're going ...

"Sink into the Floor" is a groovy-ass tune off the Daniel duo's latest self-titled ep, Feng Suave , available now. To me, this song is so reminiscent of a bluesy, and psychedelic rock song that came out of the early 70's, with its soulful vocals and dreamy guitar licks. However, Feng Suave is not the only group producing such a blues-oriented sound today; another good example is Michael Kiwanuka and his recently released album, Love and Hate  who mixes influences of blues, soul and rock, much like Feng Suave. Nonetheless, this song is probably one of my favorite releases of this year thus far, rivaling the likes of " Garden Shed " by Tyler, the Creator, and that song was tiiight. The melodic, and melancholy guitar, sounds like the guitar is melting just as he's playing it, and the accompanying bass is a reverberating and psychedelic pulse that seems to blur the foundations of the song, making it seem like we are in a dream-like state. The drums c...