SoX -- Surf
May 29, 2015 10:45 AM Subscribe
Chance the Rapper and The Social Experiment's new album Surf is available as a free download at his home page here, or iTunes.
2015 continues to crush 2014 on the music front. So… when do we get Fanfare for albums?
There's a new new Herbert album coming on June 1, but this isn't the thread for that
posted by Going To Maine at 10:52 AM on May 29, 2015 [3 favorites]
There's a new new Herbert album coming on June 1, but this isn't the thread for that
posted by Going To Maine at 10:52 AM on May 29, 2015 [3 favorites]
Is there any non-iTunes way to download it? The Chance page only seems to link to iTunes, and the album is only available in the U.S. iTunes store.
posted by Shepherd at 11:03 AM on May 29, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by Shepherd at 11:03 AM on May 29, 2015 [1 favorite]
I have been waiting for this. Thanks, lkc!
posted by SPUTNIK at 11:17 AM on May 29, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by SPUTNIK at 11:17 AM on May 29, 2015 [1 favorite]
yeah, I was on my way out the door and didn't catch that all the damn download links went to itunes.
I got it from a place of other scruples, and it's not up on his soundcloud page yet.
I'll see if I can get another link when I'm back in front of a computer.
posted by lkc at 11:31 AM on May 29, 2015 [1 favorite]
I got it from a place of other scruples, and it's not up on his soundcloud page yet.
I'll see if I can get another link when I'm back in front of a computer.
posted by lkc at 11:31 AM on May 29, 2015 [1 favorite]
I haven't found any alternative download links, but here's the full album on YouTube.
posted by filthy light thief at 12:07 PM on May 29, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by filthy light thief at 12:07 PM on May 29, 2015 [1 favorite]
2015 continues to crush 2014 on the music front. So… when do we get Fanfare for albums?
There's a new new Herbert album coming on June 1, but this isn't the thread for that
I think you could do a half-decent job about "fig-leafing" electronic and hip-hop release discussions into FanFare by finding new podcast mixes that support and/or feature the new music or the artist. There are probably podcasts that discuss new albums, to extend this shoe-horning effort.
posted by filthy light thief at 12:09 PM on May 29, 2015 [1 favorite]
There's a new new Herbert album coming on June 1, but this isn't the thread for that
I think you could do a half-decent job about "fig-leafing" electronic and hip-hop release discussions into FanFare by finding new podcast mixes that support and/or feature the new music or the artist. There are probably podcasts that discuss new albums, to extend this shoe-horning effort.
posted by filthy light thief at 12:09 PM on May 29, 2015 [1 favorite]
thanks, ftf.
and again, folks, it's a free album, chance is cool like that.
posted by lkc at 12:11 PM on May 29, 2015
and again, folks, it's a free album, chance is cool like that.
posted by lkc at 12:11 PM on May 29, 2015
I keep hearing about Chance, but haven't heard him yet. Really liking this so far.
Also unrelated to the album, but related to this meta-thread about music formats: I stopped buying iTunes music years ago and switched to mostly using Amazon's Cloud Player. And I just figured out that you can import M4A files into Cloud Player. So I'm feeling the need to find any other cool free music from the past four years or so in iTunes.
posted by roll truck roll at 12:27 PM on May 29, 2015 [1 favorite]
Also unrelated to the album, but related to this meta-thread about music formats: I stopped buying iTunes music years ago and switched to mostly using Amazon's Cloud Player. And I just figured out that you can import M4A files into Cloud Player. So I'm feeling the need to find any other cool free music from the past four years or so in iTunes.
posted by roll truck roll at 12:27 PM on May 29, 2015 [1 favorite]
Very excited. Chi-town, represent!
posted by persona au gratin at 12:39 PM on May 29, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by persona au gratin at 12:39 PM on May 29, 2015 [2 favorites]
Andrew Nosnitsky in The Fader: “Why Chance The Rapper Is Forgoing Solo Fame To Make Jazzy Songs With Friends”
It's worth noting that Chance has explicitly described Surf as being Nico Segal / Donnie Trumpet's project. From the article:
Donnie Trumpet, a 21-year-old born Nico Segal, is the member of this collective who—you guessed it—plays the trumpet. Chance is another member, but, notably, he's just another member. He's buried himself in a group setting, deferring a shot at becoming a more-than-reasonably-famous rapper in favor of an uncentered, cross-genre collaboration with his friends.
posted by Going To Maine at 1:19 PM on May 29, 2015 [2 favorites]
It's worth noting that Chance has explicitly described Surf as being Nico Segal / Donnie Trumpet's project. From the article:
Donnie Trumpet, a 21-year-old born Nico Segal, is the member of this collective who—you guessed it—plays the trumpet. Chance is another member, but, notably, he's just another member. He's buried himself in a group setting, deferring a shot at becoming a more-than-reasonably-famous rapper in favor of an uncentered, cross-genre collaboration with his friends.
posted by Going To Maine at 1:19 PM on May 29, 2015 [2 favorites]
There's something about the general vibe around "Just Wait" that strongly reminded me of less housey Basement Jaxx's Junto (continuous mix of the album tracks).
posted by filthy light thief at 1:59 PM on May 29, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by filthy light thief at 1:59 PM on May 29, 2015 [1 favorite]
My day just got so much better.
posted by congen at 2:32 PM on May 29, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by congen at 2:32 PM on May 29, 2015 [1 favorite]
It's also available for download at datpiff.com, no registration required.
posted by Lorin at 6:01 PM on May 29, 2015 [3 favorites]
posted by Lorin at 6:01 PM on May 29, 2015 [3 favorites]
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I recommend also as a starter platter this Chance & SoX playlist on SoundCloud.
Just started digging in to all this last night and now I'm obsessed.
posted by wemayfreeze at 10:51 AM on May 29, 2015 [1 favorite]