You gotta love it when you hear a track for the first time and it’s so good you actually feel a physical sensation wash over you. That’s Big Grams'“Fell In the Sun.”
The first single from Big Boi and Phantogram’s collaborative, self-titled EP Big Grams is a speaker-slapping onslaught of big band sampling, angelic vocals and syllable slicing rhymes from the legendary Atlanta MC. To quote, like, every stoned roommate, ever, “It’s so fuckin’ good, dude.”
And, also, this whole project exists because of one random pop-up ad? From Pitchfork:
“Big Boi: I stumbled upon Phantogram through a pop-up ad on my computer. I was closing out screens and then a pop-up ad came up and it had their song “Mouthful of Diamonds” on it. I Shazamed it and bought it on iTunes, and ended up putting it on my BigBoi.com website as the jam of the week.”
Out via Epic on September 25, Big Grams will feature seven tracks with guests including Run the Jewels (!!) and Skrillex. Check the video for “Fell In the Sun” along with the track list below.
Big Grams:
1. Run for Your Life
2. Lights On
3. Fell In The Sun
4. Put It On Her
5. Goldmine Junkie
6. Born To Shine [ft. Run the Jewels]
7. Drum Machine [ft. Skrillex]