New band of the day – No 1,241: Danny Brown

This rapper's radical new sound suggests a hip-hop Trout Mask Replica or SwordfishtrombonesHometown: Detroit.The lineup: Daniel Sewell (vocals, music).The background: The closer we listen, the more it occurs what a classic year 2011 was. Not in rock so much – was PJ Harvey's Let England Shake really the best that category of musician could do last year? – as in hip-hop. We've already banged on (and on) about Odd Future, the Weeknd, Drake, Main Attrakionz, A$AP Rocky and Azealia Banks. We tot...

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