You can sense from his album art alone that shamir bailey who writes and performs melodic outsider pop under his first name reveals and obfuscates himself in equally cautious measure. The most immediately entrancing thing about shamir s musicianship is his androgynous, soulful voice. Stream shamir s new album, revelations shamir baileys strippeddown, selfproduced songs are brimming with selfassurance and confidence, even in the midst of anxiety and heartache. After quickly rising to underground fame with his northtown ep in 2014, the diy popstar made a. Pretty incredible debut for a 19 year old one can only imagine whats next. His debut ep northtown offers a brief glimpse into just how successful he can be at continuing his idols legacy, while also showing that he strikes more thoroughly when letting his own shades shine through. We specialise in finding the highest quality products regardless of format or genre. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. If you are a fan of disclosure, i recommend checking this guy out.
While this ability is already a pretty unique feat in itself, shamir at only 19 has just released his debut ep entitled northtown as an homage to the neighbourhood in which he grew up. Shamir baileys lanky frame styled with a bart simpson updo, bull nose piercing and gutter punkmeetsglam fashion choices stand out on their own merits, but hearing the 19yearold vegas native talk up worship for vivian girls and wanting to write songs for luke bryan all the while putting out one of the years best dance singles doesnt make. To enjoy prime music, go to your music library and transfer your account to us. His debut ep, northtown june 2014 was followed in 2015 by a fulllength album, ratchet. Weve been anxiously awaiting shamirs debut since hearing the northtown ep last year, and ratchet does not disappoint. Strikes me more as an introductory statement rather than fully fleshed out release.
Bailey is dropping his first ep, titled northtown on godmode. His voice reminds me of sylvester a bit so i went and listened to a bunch of sylvester so thanks for that. Handnumbered edition of housed in screenprinted jacket 19 year old vegas resident shamir baileys arresting vocals are the star of his debut ep, delivered on xl. Last years bluesflecked northtown ep found shamir lovelorn, unapologetically aiming at the heartstrings with funky vocals and taylor swiftworthy ex ripping. The electronichouse artist channels a young sylvester or grace jones with his androgynous vocals on spacious nudisco tracks like vegas while he slots nicely along underground stars like azealia banks, fka twigs and big freedia on bouncing futurepop tracks like. How to dress well the king of anxiety ep petite noir me empress of impersonator majical cloudz m3ll155x ep fka twigs. In october 2014 he signed to xl recordings and released the single on the regular. Shamir his voice at least is intriguing and somewhat redeems the ep but i dont find it very musically interesting.
Shamir northtown ep shamir bailey, better known simply as shamir, has a knack for making music. Skip to the main navigation skip to the main content skip to search skip to footer skip to the main content back to the top. May 18, 2015 ratchet, from las vegas singersongwriter shamir bailey, feels like a study in the best dancepop of the past decade. New album releases download full albums, daily updates. His debut ep, northtown, is named for the dusty suburban neighborhood where he grew up.
Includes unlimited streaming of revelations via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from shamir at the discogs marketplace. Electronic, techno, electro, house, experimental, grime, dubstep, hip hop, alternative, indie, and many more. A shamir bailey is a nineteenyearold musician from las vegas, usa. Shamir is known for his androgynous countertenor voice. The pitchfork readers poll features your picks for the best and worst in the world of music, including your choices for top albums and top tracks, along with most. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Las vegas shamir is an eclectic artist whose music spans lofi indie rock, the confessional style of country singersongwriters, and witty electropop. Great collection of housepop from a promising young artist. There s been much hype around las vegas based musician shamir bailey following the release of his impressive debut ep, northtown, back in june. The first thing that becomes immediately apparent is baileys voice.
Set to slightly tepid disco house backing by godmodes nick sylvester, their genderbending timbre allures over safe, standardised grooves, at best in the strutting lead cut if it wasnt true, and the gospelinfluenced. Complete list of shamir music featured in tv shows and movies. It is silky smooth, and seems to sit at quite a unique. Feb 06, 2020 new album releases download full albums, daily updates. With a new album, ratchet set for release this may under famed british label xl recordings, shamir seems set to make a big breakthrough. Shamir bailey has some serious pipes and has thankfully decided to share them with the world. Shamir bailey born november 7, 1994, known mononymously as shamir, is an american singer, songwriter and actor from las vegas, nevada. Its an honest, earnest pop record, as shamir elaborates on the gutsy melodies.
Yellow shell cassette version of shamir s revelations. After getting a guitar from his mother, he taught himself to play it albeit upside down. Oct 28, 2014 shamir debuted earlier this year with his impressive northtown ep, which was put out on godmode records. Shamir sometimes a man official hd video godmode from the 19yearold las vegas natives debut northtown ep out now on godmode music video directed by anthony sylvester. Oct 30, 2014 by the time the ep ends with a hauntingly pretty cover of canadian country artist lindi ortegas lived and died alone youve had a more fully realized listening experience than any album, let alone 5 song ep has any responsibility to give you. The ep was rated as one of the best releases by a new artist in 2014. Shamir if it wasnt true godmode official music video the 19yearold las vegas natives godmode debut footage by shamir bailey edited by anthony sylvester download the song. Those songs he made right after high school turned into an ep called northtown. Northtown is the debut ep by american singersongwriter shamir bailey, better known by his stage name, shamir. Jun 10, 2014 check out northtown ep by shamir on amazon music. If it wasnt true and sometimes a man are some of my favorite songs of 2014. The las vegasbased singer made a surprising impact with his northtown ep last year.
Ep 71012 extended play, 3345 rpm, extended play, import. Shamir bailey is a queer, philadelphiabased musician. In the years since his neutral, warm smile graced the cover of 2014s northtown ep, the 22yearold las vegas natives depictions have been anything direct. The las vegas newcomer has just released a new ep called northtown listen below. Revelations by shamir, released 03 november 2017 1. At 19 years old, northtown las vegas native shamir smirkily identifies on his twitter page as a musician, comedian, singer, rapper, twerker, chef, writer, filmmaker, tumblr, skinny fat ass. This follow up is every bit as thrilling, with the curious 19 year old delivering an infectious leftfield dance pop stomper built around spiraling chords, surging bass, scattergun electronics, nagging cowbells and his distinctive, androgynous vocals. May, 2015 shamir has been bubbling since the release of his northtown ep last summer, and next week hes set to capitalize on the attention by releasing his debut album, ratchet. Oct 26, 2017 stream shamir s new album, revelations shamir baileys strippeddown, selfproduced songs are brimming with selfassurance and confidence, even in the midst of anxiety and heartache. Shamir first emerged from the las vegas diy scene in 2014 with the remarkably confident northtown, an ep that made him the breakout star of the contemporary electronic. Shop vinyl and cds and complete your shamir collection. Shamir if it wasnt true godmode official music video. If it wasnt true is a song written and recorded by american singersongwriter shamir bailey, better known by his stage name shamir, and included as the opening track on his debut extended play ep northtown. Shamir signed to xl soon after the ep arrived, and released his breakthrough single on the regular a cheeky mix of house and hiphop that he wrote within minutes in october.
Balearicdowntempo bass breakbeat disconudisco dj tools drum and bass dubstep deep dubstep dirty dubsteptrapgrime edm electro euro dancepop dance footworkjuke. Shamir, on the regular the song is the exuberant sound of a novice exploring the possibilities of alternative electronic dance music with no real rule book or manual at his disposal. Shamir wrote the likes of i know its a good thing on a drum machine and got to work on production with new york imprint godmode. Shamirs northtown ep is out now via godmode records, which is absolutely a label you. A guide to the las vegas scene that inspired shamirs. Hes now transitioned over to xl along with fellow new signee lapsley and announced that. Your amazon music account is currently associated with a different marketplace. Oct 26, 2017 you can sense from his album art alone that shamir bailey who writes and performs melodic outsider pop under his first name reveals and obfuscates himself in equally cautious measure. Shamir is a rare talent and his debut ep is proof of that. Apr 17, 2017 hope, the new album that shamir has just surprisereleased, isnt dance music, and it also isnt the tender acoustic music that shamir has sometimes performed. Oct 30, 2014 at 19 years old, northtown las vegas native shamir smirkily identifies on his twitter page as a musician, comedian, singer, rapper, twerker, chef, writer, filmmaker, tumblr, skinny fat ass. Ratchet 2015 northtown ep 2014 revelations 2017 resolution 2018 on the regular radio version single 2015 room single. Shamir bailey hates your favorite shamir song nancy wnyc. Growing up in the citys northtown area, shamir bailey listened to music ranging from rock to jazz and found inspiration in his songwriter aunt.
Create an account help customer service mobile version affiliate program. It was produced by nick sylvester, the founder of new yorks godmode label, and released on june 6, 2014. The northtown ep is his debut release, and it is definitely a promising one. Shamir s northtown ep is out now via godmode records, which is absolutely a label you. Weve been anxiously awaiting shamir s debut since hearing the northtown ep last year, and ratchet does not disappoint. Download shamirs surprise new album hope stereogum. That june saw the release of the northtown ep, which included that song as well as a cover of canadian country singer lindi ortegas lived and died alone. Shamir bailey with nancy hosts kathy tu and tobin low. After the release of his 2014 ep, northtown, shamir quickly became one of the most talked about artists heading into the new year. We are membersupported, so your donation is critical to kcrw s music programming, news reporting, and cultural coverage.
By the time the ep ends with a hauntingly pretty cover of canadian country artist lindi ortegas lived and died alone youve had a more fully realized listening experience than any album, let alone 5 song ep has any responsibility to give you. Mar 31, 2014 shamir if it wasnt true godmode official music video the 19yearold las vegas natives godmode debut footage by shamir bailey edited by anthony sylvester download the song. This week at nme were going big on one of our favourite breaking artists, 19yearold shamir bailey. Trailer for breadcrumb trail, the documentary about slint. Shamir debuted earlier this year with his impressive northtown ep, which was put out on godmode records. Northtown is the debut ep by american singersongwriter shamir bailey, better known by his.