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 The Song:
With his latest solo album, It Gleams, released in early June, Kid Static has been keeping plenty busy. In addition to the remixes and non-album tracks that he's been feeding fans over the past weeks, the LA-via-Chicago rapper/producer united with Windy City production team The Hood Internet for a collaboration that will appear on their upcoming album, FEAT. Static also continues to host his weekly webcast on Stickham.com, which airs every Sunday, and recently pulled in over 80,000 listeners for a single episode. Today, Static is excited to release yet another new track for fans, "World Goes Round."
The song, which premiered on DJBooth, finds Static delving a little deeper than he has with recent singles "T-Shirts & Sneakers" or "Rocks & Toothpicks," as he offers commentary on the way that average citizens interact - or, more appropriately, choose to not interact - with current and wordly events. "Yes, there are economic and societal injustices," remarks Static, speaking on what he feels is a prevailing world-view for most. "But I'm having a hard enough time doing me to worry about that."
The track, which will appear on a forthcoming EP, It Gleams: B-Sides, skillfully matches his tongue-in-cheek lyricism about the status quo with a stirring, violin-sampled beat provided by producer Maker, along with some jazzy vocal accents from Jimetta Rose. "I think the energy and skill that they brought to the table really helped push me as an artist," says Static. "They really understood where I was trying to go with it, and the execution of the track was better for it."
Download "World Goes Round" here: http://media.audibletreats.com/Kid_Static-World_Goes_Round.mp3
Be sure to tune into Kid Static's Stickam webcast every Sunday @ 5PM EST (2PM PST) here:
http://www.stickam.com/kidstatic
For more information on Kid Static, please contact Michelle or Dan at Audible Treats.
The Background:
Born and raised in Chicago, Kid Static started writing music to the sound of electronic drums emanating from his computer. Static’s music was truly different than anything released by the Chicago underground and was soon featured in almost every local publication, and lauded as the "next up" in various online media like XLR8R and Pitchfork. Kid Static's latest album, It Gleams, represents the beginning of the maturation of this unique artist. Listen to the music and you hear not only a clever wordsmith with a jagged sense of humor, but also a musician with a keen gift for composition. It Gleams with be released on June 1st, via Cobra Music.
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