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Favorite album this year so far, by a long shot. And it's probably Cooper's best. I saw this comment in a forum It kinda feels like alternative hip hop equivalent of the C86 genre in 80s' alt-rock which kind of sums up a feeling I've been unable to articulate about the magic of LUCY if you don't get it ... i feel sad for you so much charm. so much love special music
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There were few artists as prolific as Cooper B. Handy (LUCY) in 2024. And as youā€™ll see on this list, a lot of people wanted to write about his music. I saw this comment about Cooper in a forum, ā€œIt kinda feels like alternative hip hop equivalent of the C86 genre in 80s' alt-rock,ā€ which kind of sums up a feeling I've been unable to articulate about the magic of LUCY. If you don't get it ... I feel sad for you. Whether itā€™s Vol. 9, his project Safe Mind with Gus of Boy Harsher, or his Surf Gang album JACK & THE BEANSTOCKā€” you really canā€™t go wrong. Itā€™s all amazing. 100% PROD I.V. is my personal favorite. I love the guitar and harmonica sprinkled throughout, itā€™s nu americana perfected. Cooper is a modern folk hero and among my home stateā€™s best exports (Jonathan Richman and Evan Dando)
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as the years go by i realized how much this dude has inspired me. somehow his songs captures the essence of night time, syrupy mysterious nocturnal grooves. itā€™s hard to recommend a proper entry point into his catalogue too, because thereā€™s so much and to me itā€™s all good. though i always fall back on his solo records ā€œbete noirā€ & ā€œboys & girls.ā€ it has the super hit ā€œslave to loveā€ obviously - but the other tracks are just as juicy - ā€œwindsweptā€œ is a personal fav. each song features a different heavy hitter guitarist from the era too - which is why iā€™m so obsessed with it. heā€™s like a sweaty laid back lounge singer serenading you at 3AM, meanwhile these guitarists are just shredding behind him. last saturday, i played a show and to get myself in the zone, i popped on ā€œboys & girlsā€ on the drive over. when i finished my set, a friend asked about the drum machine in one song and i said i took a cue from ferry and he recommended his 2010 record ā€œolympiaā€ which i somehow had never heard and now iā€™m currently obsessed with it. when i was packing up my gear the dj just put on another track of his. the next day at work, to sustain my post-show high i put on roxy music, and a customer i usually never talk to wound up sticking around telling me how much they love him. anyways i love that heā€˜s kind of my spirit guide following me around at the moment and highly recommend doing a deep dive into his world if you havenā€™t done so alreadyā€¦
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my friend recommended his song ā€œCarthageā€ to me a couple years ago and since then, his nameā€™s been on my radar but i never really took the time to properly dive into his discography until tonight. the weather getting cooler here has me craving the lush and warm sonic landscape of guitar music and this album is just what iā€™ve been looking for. itā€™s some of the most magical music iā€™ve heard in a long timeā€¦ i also recommend wholeheartedly thanking your friends for music recommendations that you really resonate with, even if you listen to it years after they recommend it, and even if thanking them sounds or seems sappy. recommending music is such a special and sacred thing and i always like to hear when someone connects with something iā€˜ve sent them, whether i talk to this person every day or once every few years. sharing music is choosing to love and we should spread that love all around, all the time <3
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