New Lushlife (Feat. Ezra Koenig) - "The Songbird Athletic" (Stereogum Premiere)

Philadelphia multi-instrumental emcee Lushlife is joined by Ezra Koenig on the first single from his forthcoming Cassette City. If you recall, he's also the man behind West Sounds, which mashed Pet Sounds instrumentals with Kanye's The College Dropout, so these sorts of unexpected overlays aren't really all that unexpected. On Cassette, in addition to Koenig he brings in Ariel Pink and Deerhoof's Greg Saunier, along with Camp Lo, etc. As far as "The Songbird Athletic," the Vampire Weekend fro...

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