Nicolay (with The Hot At Nights) - Shibuya Sessions EP

Nicolay is one of my favorite producers of all time. OF ALL TIME. This EP is from... Well, I'll just let him explain it...

+FE Music proudly presents the "Shibuya Session EP", a collaboration between Nicolay and the Raleigh-based exploratory jazz trio The Hot At Nights, led by 8-string guitar virtuoso (and The Foreign Exchange guitarist) Chris Boerner with Matt Douglas on sax/woodwinds and Nick Baglio on drums.

The EP was recorded at Sound Pure Studios in Durham NC and features new interpretations and arrangements of eight instrumental compositions from Nicolay's 2009 album "City Lights Vol. 2: Shibuya".

DOWNLOAD: Nicolay (with The Hot At Nights) - Shibuya Sessions EP

01. Shibuya Station
02. Rain In Ueno Park
03. Satellite
04. Meiji Shrine
05. The Inner Garden
06. Crossing
07. Bullet Train
08. Departure

Foreign Exchange - Laughing At Your Plans (Live)

The Foreign Exchange is back with a new CD/DVD combo coming out June 28th, called Dear Friends: An Evening With The Foreign Exchange. It features 10 songs performed live by Phonte and Nicolay with their touring companions Zo!, Sy Smith and Jeanne Jolly, as well as two brand new studio recordings. The event took place last February at SoundPure Studios in Durham, NC. Tracklist below... Oh and I hope that lady doesnt think I didnt catch her mess up the lyrics.

01. Introduction/Fight For Love
02. All Roads
03. Take Off The Blues
04. Lose Your Way/Band Introductions
05. House Of Cards
06. Greatest Weapon Of All Time
07. Something In The Way She Moves
08. Laughing At Your Plans
09. Daykeeper
10. I Wanna Know

11. Steal Away f. Jeanne Jolly
12. All The Kisses f. Amber & Paris Strother (of KING)

Classy Hoes: 30 Rock Edition

That wonderful tuckus belongs to the beautiful Katrina Bowden, aka 30 Rock's lovable Cerie.

And she wanted me to tell you to listen to more Foreign Exchange...

But in all seriousness, I was listening to The Foreign Exchange's new album Authenticity today, and I realized that my favorite songs from the past 2 albums, have both been their interlude-esque, 2-minute-long songs.

From Authenticity, here is Everything Must Go:


And from Leave It All Behind, here is Valediction: