New Kanye West - Power

Love him or hate him, Kanye West has done as much as any artist in the last 10 years to help shape the hip hop scene. Aside from the auto-tuned misstep of 808's and Heartbreak, Kanye has always put out quality albums and his guest verses on recent releases (see "Hate" and "Run This Town" on Jay Z's The Blueprint 3) always threaten to overshadow the title artist. "Power," from the upcoming release Good Ass Job is Kanye at his egotistical best. With a King Crimson sample, and a beat that sounds like it was swiped from Sleigh Bells, Kanye returns to form on this great track.

Kanye West - Power

Thursday Mix - Every Night of the Summer

It is with the humblest of apologies that I make this post - as a friend of mine recently stated in a not so subtle jab when suggesting new music blogs: "I know this good music blog, but it never gets updated..." With that thought in mind, I thought I would post what I hope will become a regular feature on YAGN, the Thursday Mix. 5 songs, following a loose theme that will hopefully redeem our recent negligence. This week, I picked a song by The National to base this playlist around. "Gospel" reminds me of summer nights in the back yard, with a bottle of beer and good people. Download a zip file of the Mix below via You Send It.

YAGN Thursday Mix I - Every Night of the Summer

Tracklist:
1 - Futurebirds - Johnny Utah
2 - Levek - Loon and the Lion
3 - Band of Horses - Trudy
4 - Peter & The Wolf - Where Summer Goes
4 - The National - Gospel

The Love Language - Heart to Tell

Just listen to it.

The Love Language - Heart to Tell