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Novel - Body Down
Artist: Novel
Producer: Jack Peñate (Remixed by Novel)
Album: Grant Me Serenity
Label: Unsigned
I know I’ve lied to y’all many times before, but this time I swear it’s true: Novel‘s latest mixtape leak is not what you’d expect from the title. In fact, I wouldn’t recommend flipping it on in the bedroom unless you’re looking to spend the evening in deep conversation regarding life, death and the hereafter. If you are in the mood for a little existential meditation, however, Body Down may be just what the doctor ordered. A remix of a joint off Jack Peñate’s 2009 Everything Is New LP, this joint finds the ATL-repping Booth fave (and freestyle series alum) flipping the English singer-songwriter’s moody rock instrumental into a backdrop for his soulful reflections on the fleeting nature of human life. Though he acknowledges the seeming arbitrariness of fate (“Why do the good die young, and why do the bad live?”), he refuses to be paralyzed in the face of his mortality, resolving that “We’ve gotta change the world before we’re six feet under the ground.” Novel has yet to reveal his further plans for this insightful banger; in the meantime, though, fans can find plenty more where this came from on the artist’s acclaimed Grant Me Serenity mixtape, available now online.
This song first appeared on the
Independent Chart
on July 25, 2011
Listen to More: Novel , Downloads, R&B/Pop, Alternative Written by richard
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 11882 |
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Novel makes the kind of music that becomes the soundtrack to peoples lives. There is never any surface layer bullsh*t involved - you CAN be super catchy and convey a deeply-rooted message at the same time. What is supremely difficult for most artists (many of whom do not know how to write material at all) comes so naturally for this gifted musician.
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1069 |
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I always expect great things from novel and he never lets me down...
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| Posted on Jul 18, 2011 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 715 |
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This is my favorite track of his mixtape. Love the energy and production. It reminds me a little of Gnarls Barkley for some reason. HIs voice is incredible and despite the frenzied instrumentals, he is not drowned out.
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| Posted on Jul 18, 2011 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 2949 |
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Pushing aside bodies, Novel never lets ME down
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| Posted on Jul 20, 2011 |
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It's Novel, pretty consistent...
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| Posted on Jul 22, 2011 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 460 |
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smooth swayful hooks likin this track.
Keep it up. |
| Posted on Jul 24, 2011 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1306 |
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Expected nothing less.
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| Posted on Jul 27, 2011 |
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