Singles file: Nicki Minaj; Ernse Karel, Cass McCombs
By Allison Stewart
Nicki Minajs alter ego takes center stage on her fiery new single. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) A weekly playlist for the listener with a one-track mind...
Nicki Minaj: Roman in Moscow
Super Bass II it aint: Minaj channels her menacing alter ego Roman Zolanski on the rapid-fire lead-off single from her Valentines Day release Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded.
Ernst Karel: Materials Recovery Facility
Earlier this year Karel became the experimental-music-world equivalent of famous for his field recordings of Swiss gondolas, Swiss Mountain Transport Systems. This excerpt from his latest, recorded at a Boston-area recycling plant, is just as stunning, and just as unexpectedly musical.
Sess 4-5 and Keedy Black: I Luv Dat Boy
Two up-and-coming New Orleans rappers unite for one of the seasons super-cheesiest and most undeniably great jams.
Cass McCombs: Bradley Manning
Sprawling and sympathetic, McCombss ode to the accused WikiLeaker is a throwback to the densely worded folkie protest ballads of the 1960s.
Cold Specks: Holland
The Canadian blues singer (real name Al Spx) sounds like the love c! hild of Alan Lomax and Sister Rosetta Tharpe on her remarkable debut single
By Allison Stewart | 09:53 AM ET, 12/06/2011
Categories: Singles file | Tags: Nicki Minaj, Ernse Karel, Sess 4-5, Keedy Black, Cass McCombs, Cold Specks