the streets get epic

SONG: "The Escapist"
ARTIST: The Streets
RATING: OOOOO
hazim and the new asymptotes
hey. hazim here...again. After that horrendous track that was leaked, ya know, the one where Muse and The Streets are featured on together "Who Knows Who", I was kinda expecting something yucky (again) for The Streets next album. One man band Mike Skinner really won me over with his Original Pirate Material. His snark was obvious even if it was delivered through Sheryl Crow-plain-speak. And we got a lazier remake of that with the last one, The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living, even though we did get the spectacular "Dry Your Eyes". This time, it might look different though. Here's "The Escapist", a new track supposed to be coming from his upcoming release Everything Is Borrowed. And just like the title, this is a bit of Asobi Seksu with the same intellect that won him credibility and an Ivor Novello. There's a layer of orchestra feel blanketing the song staying true to his claims that his new direction has "a peaceful, coming to terms" vibe, and in my opinion, this is probably his best song ever, like ever! And I haven't even listened to the rest of the album yet (mainly cus it's not released yet). If you're tired of school or your job, at the end of the day, you could just plug this into your eardrums and...escape (duh). Mike Skinner plays with words like he's on par with UK's other great rapper-Dizzee Rascal. Bur Rascal's gone soft, so Skinner's going softer.
This beats Coldplay's "The Escapist" off their latest album by a good ten thousand miles. And the video is simple, but effective too with Mike Skinner just showing his back to the camera (like we really want to see his ass for 5 minutes and 25 seconds). But this song means there's still hope. Mike Skinner plans to release only five albums, like J.K Rowling with her seven Harry Potter books. With this track, it's hopeful he'll pull off a better closing than a not-dead Harry Potter. Hazim. Out.