Locked down in their East Harlem apartment, self-recording their performances from their living room with the aid of just a single microphone, on Force Majeure the bassist Dezron Douglas and harpist Brandee Younger offer an uplifting take on an idiosyncratic American songbook, as soulful renditions of jazz standouts by Alice Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders alternate between intimate covers of The Stylistics and Kate Bush. Seasonal tidings come courtesy of Glüme and 100 gecs, while Shakira gets a workout with the Black Eyed Peas. That leaves Abra Cadabra, Rico Nasty, Lil Baby, The Strokes, and Alice Phoebe Lou to round out the early stocking fillers.
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Dezron Douglas & Brandee Younger ā āGospel Traneā
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Abra Cadabra ā āHow We Livingā (feat. Kush)
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Rylo Rodriguez ā āWe Could Never Dieā
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Rico Nasty ā āSTFUā
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Black Eyed Peas & Shakira ā āGIRL LIKE MEā
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Keleketla! ā āPapua Merdekaā (Machinedrum Remix)
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Laura Marling ā āSong For Our Daughterā
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The Smashing Pumpkins ā āPurple Bloodā
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The Weeknd ā āBlinding Lightsā (feat. RosalĆa) (Remix)
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AZ ā āDifferentā
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Curren$y ā āStreet Lightā
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Anna von Hausswolff ā āDolore di Orsiniā
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TROLLER ā āTorchā
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Glüme ā āSanta Babyā
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Bill Callahan & Bonnie āPrinceā Billy ā āOur Anniversaryā (feat Dead Rider)
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Alex Maas ā āThe Cityā
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Thouxanbanfauni ā āWINDOWā
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Sheff G ā āNo Negotiationsā
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Peyton ā āSwagā
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UnoTheActivist & Travis Barker ā āPaperā
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Dezron Douglas & Brandee Younger ā āThe Creator Has a Master Planā
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Viagra Boys ā āCreaturesā
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Roc Marciano ā āGarbage Pal Kidsā
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Yak Gotti ā āAll Dayā (feat. Lil Gotit & Lil Keed)
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shame ā āSnow Dayā
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The Strokes ā āThe Adults Are Talkingā
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Lil Baby ā āErrbodyā
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Shygirl ā āLENGā
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Drakeo the Ruler ā āLil Boosieā (feat. $tupid Young)
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Ka Baird ā āIIā
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Jackboy ā āMan Downā (feat. Sada Baby)
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Piāerre Bourne ā āHow Highā
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ENNY ā āPeng Black Girls Remixā (feat. Jorja Smith)
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Duwap Kaine ā āDa Feelingā
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Toosii ā āSapiosexualā
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Michael A. Muller ā āBlue Canyon Iā
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Karima Walker ā āReconstellatedā
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Helado Negro ā āI Fell In Loveā (feat. Xenia Rubinos)
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Ariel Pink ā āShort Manās Syndromeā
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100 gecs ā āsympathy 4 the grinchā
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Alice Phoebe Lou ā āDuskā
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Rich the Kid ā āSo Heartlessā
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Prophet ā āSo Much Loveā
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Juice WRLD & benny blanco ā āReal Shitā
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Dezron Douglas & Brandee Younger ā āThis Womanās Workā