Lightnin' Strikes

Alright, we're laying down some old school blues right here. I would talk about the album, but there's a text document in the folder that explains far more than I could. Basically if you dig the blues you'll dig this album. Hopkins played with a deep, earthy style that rattles your bones. It is excellent music.

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?gwmimmn3yhj

And if you like fish and grits and all that pimp shit...

Outkast - ATLiens


With their debut album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik Outkast laid the groundwork for a new generation of Southern hip hop. It mixed pimps and playas with a social consciousness, but definitely leaned more heavily on the former. They definitely weren't your typical rappers, though, and something seemed to bubble under the surface. That special something made its way to the surface on ATLiens, and brought with it new ideas and sounds. Abandoning the tried and true playboy formulas they had been inspired by before, Outkast created a remarkably original record with ATLiens. Oh, the pimps and players are still there, but they don't dominate, and the social consciousness comes through with more strength here. The production , most of which was done by Organized Noize who handled the production on Outkast's debut, is dark and spacey funk. It makes you feel like you're rolling in a cadillac through the shadowlands. With this musical evolution Andre and Big Boi also grew as rappers, spitting more complex flows and dancing with free-association in their lyrics. It wouldn't be until Aquemini and Stankonia that Outkast really caught the ear of the mainstream, but ATLiens remains one of the most impressive and inventive albums of not only Southern hip hop, but hip hop in general.

Please excuse my blatant abuse of run-on sentences above.

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?duzylucnlv0

A return

Alright, so this has gone neglected for quite some time. However, tonight I am officially relaunching Breen Damage. Got a shiny new layout and I'm going to stay on the blog this time. From now until Sunday I'm uploading a new album every day, then I'm going back to a more reasonable schedule. But now, album number one:




Pomegranates - Everybody Come Outside!

Pomegranates burst with an energetic, sort of fuzzy indie pop sound. The record itself is strung through with a narrative about a man who leaves his house and is abducted by a time traveler. The album starts with a song that sounds like it's about trip over itself because of the shaky, contagious excitement. It ends with a beautiful, spacey instrumental piece. I'm pretty tired at this point and clearly not doing a good job with descriptions. Basically it's a great album and you should check it out.

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?wdonuq3ydum