Bobby Oroza – I Got Love Joe Bataan – I Wish You Love, Pt. 1 Brenton Wood – I Want Love The Intruders – Come Home Soon Holy Hive – Broom Etta James – A Sunday Kind Of Love Sunny & The Sunliners – Should I Take You Home Thee Sacred Souls – Easier Said Than Done The Flamingos – Mio Amore Los Panchos – Amorcito Corazón
The second installment of the Valentine Love Mix. 30 minutes of Sweet Soul, Doo Wop and Bolero for your Valentine’s Week.
2023 recap video featuring live performance, studio session and behind the scenes clips! Thanks for all the support this year and always and stay tuned for everything coming in 2024!
2023 recap video featuring live performances, studio sessions, behind the scenes clips and more! Thank you for a great year, I can’t wait to share everything I’ve been working on for 2024.
From The Yard is the 4th Full Length Album from Cleveland Alternative Hip Hop duo Smoke Screen. The overall theme of the album is primarily centered on their upcoming move from Cleveland to Los Angeles (‘Make That Move’, ‘New Mug, New Pot’, ‘This Is Not A Test’) but there are also plenty of other topics covered in the album.
‘See You On Tuesday’ is about a weekly bike night the duo (plus a third friend) was hosting last Summer, while ‘Time Flies Pt. II’ is a sequel to a song from their first album that details the past 15 years of their career.
‘Operation Swirl’ is about various psychedelic experiences, and ‘Nighttime Plays’ is a song dedicated to nightfall (which is a recurring theme throughout the Smoke Screen catalog).
‘Inspiration Interlude’ is one verse from each emcee referencing an artist they consider an influence (Mooke’s verse is filled with Toro y Moi references and Broken Keys’ verse is packed with Khruangbin references).
On the opening song Leave You Frozen, the hook interpolates lyrics from the first Smoke Screen song ever (Career Roulette) while the album closes with a fitting song called ‘New Years Eve’ which is about embracing the inevitable change that comes with each new year.
All tracks produced by Broken Keys except: ‘Inspiration Interlude’ Keys by Tall Black Guy ‘Operation Swirl’ Live Bass by DJ Geauga Lake ‘Roses Are Red’ Co-Produced by Mooke Da God
All tracks written by: Mooke Da God and Broken Keys Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Broken Keys at the Ecto Cooler in Cleveland Heights, OH From November 2022 to January 2023
“Named after the South Euclid neighborhood that Rodney Mynatt and Tommy Sheridan grew up in, From the Yard serves as the collaborators’ shared goodbye letter to Cleveland.” – Annie Nickoloff (Cleveland Magazine)
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