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January 12, 2007

New Northern State - "Away Away"

Sprout, Spero, and the Hawthorne-loving Hesta Prynn of sing-rap trio Northern State embraced their inner Beastie for their All City follow up, enlisting Adrock himself (along with Shitake Monkey's Chuck Brody) to produce their forthcoming, rhyme-and-guitar record. The Long Island trio's past tourmates include De La Soul, Talib Kweli, and Tegan and Sara -- all fair touch points for their tone. The first single from the forthcoming record is a little more sultry (with a lot more singing) than they've been in tracks past. Check it:

Northern State - "Away Away" (MP3)

More at MySpace. Enjoy.

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love it love it love it. also loved hearing suckamofo and mother may i on the myspace link. hot. when are they playing out???

Posted by: jdub at 01/12/07 3:21 PM  | Reply
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love it love it love it. also loved hearing suckamofo and mother may i on the myspace link. hot. when are they playing out again???

Posted by: jdub at 01/12/07 3:26 PM  | Reply
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wow i gotta say i was ready to hate this but they're downright not annoying when they tone it down like this. nice track!

Posted by: fred at 01/12/07 3:29 PM  | Reply
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I was actually listening to Northern State when I saw that headline. I figured it must be a sign or something. This is going to be the greatest song I've ever heard.

And, it's totally lame. They should be rapping about skorts and being white. That's what they're good at.

Posted by: Chuck at 01/12/07 11:09 PM  | Reply
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YAAAYYY NEW NORTHERN STATE.

"Away Away" was very different... not bad, but definitely a more commercial sound. I'm glad that the tracks on their MySpace were more typical of them, though. I love them already.

Posted by: sunnydlita at 01/13/07 4:13 AM  | Reply
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forgot to add: love a song that rhymes LEMON SPRITZER with ELIOT SPITZER

Posted by: sunnydlita at 01/13/07 4:21 AM  | Reply
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Would I be amiss in saying that this sounds a bit like Luscious Jackson?

Posted by: Lamppost at 01/19/07 10:34 PM  | Reply
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Away Away is definately my favourite song at the moment. Sweet and melodic as it is. It's a good break from the energy they otherwise present.

Posted by: Jacko at 10/17/07 10:59 AM  | Reply
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