from the LP Out My Window, Stones Throw Records, 2008I’m so stoked about the approaching spring, I can’t even lie dude, especially after a couple of days in a row where it almost hit sixty degrees; I’m already rocking sandals in the 50s, any excuse to wear less clothing! The gang over at Stones Throw sure didn’t waste any time snapping up this Canadian beats maestro, formerly known merely as that guy who sings on Manitoba/Caribou songs; this album, Koushik’s first official full-length, leaves no doubt at all as to his own proficient abilities behind the boards (as well as on the mic). The picture he chose for this album cover was a wise choice, as armies of tambourines shake madly in validation of the groove here, full brass & squishy effects giving one the impression of a parade for bubbles, of bubble, by bubbles, and about bubbles---oh, and getting stoned in the sun, that too.
