Hoodie Allen – Leap Year
Posted in mixtape, new release on July 27th, 2011 by Kris.GDownload the mixtape for free from here!
So Hoodie’s brand new mixtape dropped yesterday. I’ve listened to the entire thing and would love to tell you that this is a full in-depth album review, but quite honestly, it’s not. Instead, I’m gonna give you some quick thoughts about the album.
After one listen (while I was busy doing other things simultaneously), Leap Year has definitely got the elements that first drew me into Hoodie’s music. It’s got the classic Hoodie Allen cleverness and catchy backing tracks.
Hoodie did, however, change things up a bit on this album. We begin to hear more singing and there are very few songs that rely heavily on samples (Only 2 of the 13 have an indie-rock sampled chorus). It’s solid mixtape, and a growth can definitely be seen, especially if we look all the way back to the Bagels and Beats EP.
Although, I definitely need to listen to it again, Leap Year did not have the same replayability for me as Pep Rally. Pep Rally hit me with this power of fun. Instead on Leap Year, there are songs that I really like, and songs I kinda like. All that being said, I definitely need another chance to listen to it again more in depth, and burn a copy for my car (yes, I still prefer CDs in my car over mp3s). Then I’ll get a better sense of how I really feel. Below are two of the songs that I really like. I can’t get enough of “James Franco.” I just want to clap along.
Tour Dates are below the tracks!
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Can’t Hold Me Down (feat. Tayyib Ali) by Hoodie Allen
07.30.11 – San Bernadino, CA @ Audiotistic
07.31.11 – San Diego, CA @ Epicentre
08.02.11 – San Francisco, CA @ 330 Ritch
08.09.11 – Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s Rock Club
08.10.11 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar Bar
08.11.11 – Buffalo, NY @ Broadway Joe’s
08.12.11 – Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall
08.14.11 – Westchester, PA @ The Note
08.15.11 – Teaneck, NJ @ Mexicali Live
08.16.11 – New York, NY @ The Studio at Webster Hall
08.18.11 – Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East Upstairs
08.19.11 – Montreal, QC @ LATulipe
08.20.11 – Toronto, ON @ Wrong Bar
08.21.11 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection
08.23.11 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
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