Top Ten Afterhours Albums for 8/19

1  GOLD PANDA    ”Half Of Where You Live”    (Ghostly)



2 RUXPIN    ”This Time We All Go Together”    (n5MD)



3 MODERAT    ”II”    (Mute)



4 Pretty Lights    ”Color Map of the Sun”    (8 Minutes 20 Seconds)



5 ETIENNE DE CRECY    "Beats N Cubes Vol 2"    (Win)



6 HERMITUDE    ”HyperParadise”    (Elefant Traks)



7 PALENKE SOULTRIBE    ”Mar”    (Self-Released)



8  HECTIC ZENITHS    ”Hectic Zeniths”    (Self-Released)



9 MINDELIXIR    ”Lunology”    (Outside)



10 JON HOPKINS    ”Immunity”    (Domino)

Hopscotch Must-See: Earl Sweatshirt

This is a personal artist spotlight on Earl Sweatshirt by Muta for Hopscotch.

These bitches keep screaming "Odd Future is back!" or at least that is what I've been screaming since the Hopscotch lineup was first released. Earl Sweatshirt has often been sited as the best lyricist from the hip-hop group Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All (OFWGKTA), which features other prominent artist such as Tyler the Creator and Frank Ocean.

It has been three years since the first self-made music video from Odd Future dropped for Earl Sweatshirt's song "Earl" as well as Earl's first mixtape by the same name was released. Since then, Earl has worked with The Alchemist, Action Bronson, Mac Miller, Riff Raff, and Flying Lotus to bring a style of hip-hop that I have heard no where else. Recently, Earl has been mixing the fun rowdiness from his youth ("Whoa" and "Rusty") with the darker and more personal songs that really illustrate his artistry ("Chum" and "Between Friends").

After a pretty full 2013 that has brought Earl all across the country to festivals like SXSW, I expect Earl has probably really found his stage presence and will bring an awesome show following up Action Bronson at Lincoln Theater.

Favorite Track: Flying Lotus - "Between Friends" ft. Earl Sweatshirt & Captain Murphy

Lincoln Theater, Saturday, September 6th, 12:30am

Top 10 Afterhours Albums for 8/05

1 Pretty Lights    ”Color Map of the Sun”    (8 Minutes 20 Seconds)



2  GOLD PANDA    ”Half Of Where You Live”    (Ghostly)



3 BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS    ”Legend Remixed”    (Tuff Gong-UME-Island)



4 RUXPIN    ”This Time We All Go Together”    (n5MD)



5  MAJOR LAZER    ”Free The Universe”    (Secretly Canadian)



6 HERMITUDE    ”HyperParadise”    (Elefant Traks)



7 GAUDI    ”In Between Times”    (Six Degrees)



8 JON HOPKINS    ”Immunity”    (Domino)



9  HECTIC ZENITHS    ”Hectic Zeniths”    (Self-Released)



10  QUENTIN QUATRO       "Disco Quatro" [EP]      (Insect Queen)

Top 10 Afterhours Albums for 7/29

1 Pretty Lights    ”Color Map of the Sun”    (8 Minutes 20 Seconds)



2 HERMITUDE    "HyperParadise"    (Elefant Traks)



3  GOLD PANDA    ”Half Of Where You Live”    (Ghostly)



4 RUXPIN    ”This Time We All Go Together”    (n5MD)



5  MAJOR LAZER    ”Free The Universe”    (Secretly Canadian)



6 GAUDI    ”In Between Times”    (Six Degrees)



7  HECTIC ZENITHS    ”Hectic Zeniths”    (Self-Released)



8 BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS    ”Legend Remixed”    (Tuff Gong-UME-Island)



9 JON HOPKINS    ”Immunity”    (Domino)



10 CONGO NATTY    "Jungle Revolution"    (Big Dada)

Top 10 Afterhours Albums for 7/22

1  GOLD PANDA    ”Half Of Where You Live”    (Ghostly)



2  MAJOR LAZER    ”Free The Universe”    (Secretly Canadian)



3 RUXPIN    ”This Time We All Go Together”    (n5MD)



4 PALENKE SOULTRIBE    ”Mar”    (Self-Released)



5  HECTIC ZENITHS    ”Hectic Zeniths”    (Self-Released)



6  THOMAS BLONDET AND SECOND SKY    ”The Remixes”



7 GAUDI    ”In Between Times”    (Six Degrees)



8 BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS    ”Legend Remixed”    (Tuff Gong-UME-Island)



9 Pretty Lights    "Color Map of the Sun"    (8 Minutes 20 Seconds)



10 JON HOPKINS    ”Immunity”    (Domino)

Top 10 Afterhours Albums for 7/15

1 RUXPIN    ”This Time We All Go Together”    (n5MD)



2  GOLD PANDA    ”Half Of Where You Live”    (Ghostly)


3  MAJOR LAZER    ”Free The Universe”    (Secretly Canadian)



4  HECTIC ZENITHS    ”Hectic Zeniths”    (Self-Released)



5 LETHERETTE    ”Letherette”    (Ninja Tune)



6 GAUDI    ”In Between Times”    (Six Degrees)



7  THOMAS BLONDET AND SECOND SKY    ”The Remixes”



8 PALENKE SOULTRIBE    "Mar"    (Self-Released)



9 BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS    ”Legend Remixed”    (Tuff Gong-UME-Island)



10 JON HOPKINS    ”Immunity”    (Domino)