Lauryn Hill - Consumerism
Oct 4, 2013 2:11:38 GMT -5
Post by Chelsea Press 2 on Oct 4, 2013 2:11:38 GMT -5
Lauryn Hill is back with a new single on the heels of her release from prison.
Listen here:
https%3A//soundcloud.com/mslaurynhill/ms-lauryn-hill-consumerism-1
Buy on iTunes
Lauryn's explanation about this song:
Consumerism is part of some material I was trying to finish before I had to come in. We did our best to eek out a mix via verbal and emailed direction, thanks to the crew of surrogate ears on the other side. Letters From Exile is material written from a certain space, in a certain place. I felt the need to discuss the underlying socio-political, cultural paradigm as I saw it. I haven't been able to watch the news too much recently, so I'm not hip on everything going on. But inspiration of this sort is a kind of news in and of itself, and often times contains an urgency that precedes what happens. I couldn't imagine it not being relevant. Messages like these I imagine find their audience, or their audience finds them, like water seeking it's level.
There is so much that is wrong with this song.
As a fan of her back in the day, it makes me sad that this is the direction she has chosen to go in during the last few years. I don't think we will ever get a real followup to The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill.
Listen here:
https%3A//soundcloud.com/mslaurynhill/ms-lauryn-hill-consumerism-1
Buy on iTunes
Lauryn's explanation about this song:
Consumerism is part of some material I was trying to finish before I had to come in. We did our best to eek out a mix via verbal and emailed direction, thanks to the crew of surrogate ears on the other side. Letters From Exile is material written from a certain space, in a certain place. I felt the need to discuss the underlying socio-political, cultural paradigm as I saw it. I haven't been able to watch the news too much recently, so I'm not hip on everything going on. But inspiration of this sort is a kind of news in and of itself, and often times contains an urgency that precedes what happens. I couldn't imagine it not being relevant. Messages like these I imagine find their audience, or their audience finds them, like water seeking it's level.
There is so much that is wrong with this song. As a fan of her back in the day, it makes me sad that this is the direction she has chosen to go in during the last few years. I don't think we will ever get a real followup to The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill.
