This week's download comes from Mndsgn and his upcoming album "Rare Pleasure." You have seven days to download the song "Hope You're Doin' Better."
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From the press release:
Mndsgn returns to share the new single and video "Hope You're Doin' Better". The single is taken from the new album "Rare Pleasure," out June 4th on Stones Throw Records. The track's video, directed by the artist himself, has a '70s-inspired, whimsical atmosphere, using warm surreal imagery to complement the song's hazy groove.
Rare Pleasure is Mndsgn's third album to be released on Stones Throw Records. Following 2016's Body Wash, this album truly shows the artist's evolution from his roots as a heralded beatmaker to vocalist, songwriter and arranger. Though he began writing for the album in 2018, the final recordings took just a week in studio with the help of trusted collaborators: Swarvy on bass, guitar and as Musical Director for the sessions, Stones Throw label mate Kiefer Shackelford on keys, drum work by Will Logan, the blessed percussion of Carlos Niño, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson on strings, and accompanying vocals from Fousheé and Anna Wise.
Inspired by soundtrack music, samba, exotica and '70s/'80s library records, "Rare Pleasure" is intensely intimate, sourcing lyrics from Mndsgn’s family and interpersonal experiences, and reflective of the world at large. Despite the tenderness of the recordings, the music is joyfully vibrant and draws on Mndsgn's formative experiences as a b-boy, showcasing a range of rhythms that will make you want to groove.
