An extra special Obama inauguration triple-bill!
Jay-Z – My President is Black
(from The Fader)
Jay-Z leads the pack with a short skit in which he raps: "My president is black, my diamonds are blue". The next line? "There'll be less of them when his tax plans come through." (Not really.)
Presidents of the USA – Moving In
(from Presidents Rock)
Next up, the Presidents of the United States of America (who have managed to hang in there, off and on, for three presidential terms) sing a cute little ditty about the election race. There's just enough joy in the air at the moment for them to avoid impeachment.
Will.I.Am, Faith Hill, Seal, Mary J Blige and Bono – America's Song
(from E! Online)
Not so for Will.I.Am and friends, who prove that some things are too saccharinely awful for the inner cynic to be quelled by hope or charity. Wait, did the ground just shift?
Elsewhere …
The Decemberists – The Rake Song
(from kanyeuniversecity)
Most of the time Kanye's blog looks like a teenage boy's bedroom. Pretty sure your average adolescent would choose anything else over the vindictive villainy of the Decemberists' latest though.
Still Flyin' – Good Thing It's a Ghost Town Around Here
(from Optical Atlas)
Chant'n'dance indie from one of those bands with 700 members and just as many ideas. Debut album Never Gonna Touch the Ground is out on Moshi Moshi in April.
