“Keepin’ It Kool” From Potatohead People
Nick Wisdom & AstroLogical of Potatohead People release the second single from their upcoming album, Eat Your Heart Out, out May 10 on Bastard Jazz Recordings.
“Keepin’ It Kool” is the second single from Potatohead People’s upcoming “Eat Your Heart Out” album. Opening with swinging drums, a Bill Withers-esque guitar lick and an earworm of a hook sung by the PP, the song opens up into beautiful R&B vocals from Vancouver’s Kendra Dias.
Lyrically the song touches on two common & paradoxical relationship angles–thinking someone is playing it cool, while that person is only playing it cool to see the same interest back. Lovely string arrangements, classic organ, and throwback musical change-ups turn the song into pure magic.
About Potatohead People:
Potatohead People (Nick Wisdom & AstroLogical) are a Canadian hip-hop/electronic producer duo from Vancouver, BC. In 2008, they began working together in the hip-hop collective Elekwent Folk; soon after the two producers formed Potatohead People, and began to focus on creating forward thinking instrumental music.
Over the span of their career the duo have released three full length albums and worked with such artists as De La Soul, Redman, Phife Dawg, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Illa J, T3 (Slum Village), Kaytranada &; more. They perform live with a 10-piece band, fusing elements of jazz, funk and R&B with a hip-hop foundation. Playing various gigs over the past few years, their sets are known to pack a punch with top-shelf musicianship, neck-snapping grooves and dance floor sensibilities. Check out our previous coverage on the duo here.