Tim Fite
Label: AntiGenre: Folk, Hip Hop
He's a little bit country; he's a little bit rock 'n' roll; he's a little bit hip-hop. He's straight outta Brooklyn. He's Tim Fite. Basically, Mr. Fite builds songs around hip-hop loops and beats, infusing the tracks with folk's lyrical sensibilities. "Away From the Snakes," for example, follows country's song template: "I lost my dog, I lost my wife, I lost my money." Then, on "No Good Here," he'll fracture an upbeat, diddy-of-a-riff, with rock's explosive power. Consider him Beck's East Coast brother-in-arms, ten years later, but mining the same, largely untapped source of urban-folk gems. If cursing offends, beware. If cursing delights, dig in.
No Good Here [MP3, 3.3MB, 128kbps]
Forty-Five Remedies [MP3, 3.2MB, 128kbps]
Away From the Snakes [MP3, 5.3MB, 192kbps]
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