Western Vinyl signs Lushlife, not to be confused with jazz standard “Lush Life”

Western Vinyl signs Lushlife, not to be confused with jazz standard "Lush Life"

East Coast bedroom emcee Lushlife has signed to Western Vinyl! The label features a veritable dreamcoat of outsiders and should provide a nice comfortable home for Lush. Nothing extravagant, but a good, cozy fit nonetheless. So what’s this Lushlife all about, anyway?

Well, he’s based in South Philly and in 2009 he put out an album called Cassette City that featured Greg Saunier of Deerhoof on a track. Pretty lush, indeed. In 2011 he brought us his self-released mixtape, No More Golden Days, a fun mix of J Dilla-style samples and indie-darling contemplativeness underneath some pretty smooth emceeing by Lush and friends. It’s well-produced, low-key hip-hop that in one verse features a Zola Jesus shout-out. What else do you need to know? Go on, download it, get to know the guy, it’s free. Take your time, we’ll be right here.

Interest piqued? If so, you’re in luck, as Western Vinyl is promising a new Lush LP, Plateau Vision, for April 27. Expect more enjoyable, sample-heavy tracks with rhymes that include references you might actually relate to! The album will presumably be released in digital formats in addition to the label’s namesake gramophone discs, not that you have anything to worry about seeing as you already own a fancy vintage record player. Oh, the lush life.

• Lushlife: http://www.myspace.com/lushlifemedia
• Western Vinyl: http://westernvinyl.com

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