The second single from Amand Hammer and The Alchemist's upcoming collaborative LP, Mercy, "Calypso Gene" is yet another hard-hitting, jazz-tinged, smoky hip-hop track that manages to feel urgent despite its laid-back vibe. After billy woods and E L U C I D trade verses over spicy piano chords and shuffling percussion, Silka and Cleo Reed sing a final refrain as the track takes a psychedelic turn. It's as effective as it is wonderful on the ears.
It's the kind of movement you'd expect from a hometown hero's set later in the afternoon or for one of the bigger headliners in the evening, but not for the second act of the day on the massive Riot Stage. But it's also not unexpected, considering how how much buzz the band "Militarie Gun" received on the festival grounds before they came on stage.
A new tribute album titled Killed By Deaf - A Punk Tribute to Motörhead has been announced, featuring covers of the legendary band's songs by notable punk bands, including Rancid, Pennywise, The Bronx, FEAR, and more. The compilation also includes a never-before-released collab between Motörhead and The Damned on the latter's "Neat Neat Neat," which can be streamed below. Killed By Deaf - A Punk Tribute to Motörhead is set to arrive on October 31st via BMG Recordings,
As for the meaning behind the EP's first single "Knight's Oath," frontman Dylan Walker reflected: "Absolute dedication to your charge, be it a person you love or held tenet, and the ignominy that comes with a sudden defeat."
