Critical
Praise for Tanya Morgan:
"This Brooklyn-Cincinnati hip-hop trio summoned old-school cheer, goofy skits and indelible hooks for a left-field masterpiece." - Rated #1 Album across all genres for 2009 by Steve Smith, Time Out New York's Music Editor
Brooklynati featured in dozens of Best Of 2009 lists including AllMusic.com, The Village Voice, eMusic.com, Amazon.com, Onion AV Club, Time Out New York, PopMatters.com, LAMusicBlog.com, TheSmokingSection, CokeMachineGlow.com, TheUrbanDaily.com, and more.
The Video:
Donwill, one third of critically acclaimed Tanya Morgan, is proud to release the latest single off his upcoming album, Don Cusack in High Fidelity. "Love Junkie" maintains the album's theme of love and loss with the soulful vocal styling of Peter Hadar, a verse by Harlem NY's own, Harlems Cash, and production by Aeon. "Aeon sent me the beat and I reached out to Harlems Cash because I had been playing his mixtape pretty heavy," says Donwill. "I pulled Peter Hadar in on the hook because I just enjoy working with him in general. I tend to usually only collaborate with people that I know because its usually easier to work that way for me." With animated synthesizer lines and well placed distortion, the upbeat track and its club feel are the foundation of the song's story - while a rebound girl may be fun for the night, she cannot replace a long-time love. When asked where the inspiration for the song came from Donwill responds, "This song is inspired by one night stands and the way that you use them to feel loved temporarily. Its not always just about sex sometimes, it's about just wanting a connection to a person even if its temporary."
After heartbreak with his girlfriend, Donwill goes out for a much needed night on the town, rapping, "If love is a drug, than I need a new prescription". While embracing his newfound freedom, the emcee is fighting an inner battle about the benefits of a fling versus a relationship. Donwill lightheartedly portrays this with lines like, "A well done fling is a beautiful thing," and "A girl this bad shouldn't be in my bed tonight." When Laura calls frantically about her dad passing, the story takes a turn as Donwill realizes the importance of love over physical satisfaction and rescues her.
Donwill's debut solo album Don Cusack In High Fidelity drops March 23, 2010, via Interdependent Media.
Check out a video snipped of "Love Junkie" at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egCI4haRfO8
Please post buy links:
"Laura's Song" Max-single buy link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/lauras-song-maxi-single/id3157597101
The Background:
Donwill is one-third of hip-hop group Tanya Morgan, formed in 2003, who recently released their third full-length album Brooklynati in 2009. With the high praise from Rolling Stone and Time Out New York that Brooklynati garnered,Donwill is now ready to release his own album, Don Cusack in High Fidelity on March 23rd, 2010. The maxi-single of "Laura's Song," complete with the album version, radio edit, instrumental and a couple of remixes is now available for purchase on iTunes. The album will be released by Bay Area label Interdependent Media.
About
Interdependent Media:
Founded in 2006 in the Bay Area by Evan Phillips, Interdependent
Media has built unique strengths in the development, production, and
marketing of recorded music via new methods of marketing and promotion. Armed
with a comprehensive understanding of both traditional and emerging methods of
marketing, iM has successfully created multi-faceted methods
of raising awareness and interest in their projects. Industry veterans Ian "ID" Davis and Dominic
Del Bene head operations at iM and are credited with discovering and/or
developing artists such as 9th Wonder, Little Brother, Tanya Morgan,
Blackalicious, Del the Funky Homosapien, the Hieroglyphics and more.
In 2010, iM will be releasing multi-media projects from artists Donwill, TRUTHLiVE, Canibus, Von Pea, A-Plus, and more. For more information,
please visit http://www.imculture.com
Donwill is available for in-person and phone interviews. Web editors contact
Dan for interview requests. Print editors contact Michelle.
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