Kriget: "Holy Mountain"

Ever since Richard D. James retreated underground, there's been a dearth of experimental acts that are just so innovative that no one else seems to be able to successfully cop their steez. "Holy Mountain" is the first thing I've heard from Swedes Kriget, so I'm not ready to anoint them yet, but check out the way this track jumps unapologetically off the rails at the 2:00 mark, rattling about as if it's trying to find its mark again, but then settling on an entirely different path altogether. With only highly processed bass, drums and sax to their credit, they're not quite no wave, definitely not new wave... call it neu wave if you must. Definitely some krautrock in there.

You can get the 7" digitally here, with physical copies coming February 5 via The Control Group.

Soso: "My Women, My Guitars" [feat. KRIGET]

Cody ChesnuTT was - is - one of those peer-heralded acts that the public just never really allowed to fully cross over. Dude got props from Thom Yorke, one of his songs was covered by The Roots, he appeared in Dave Chappelle's Block Party... if that didn't work another cover by the relatively unknown Soso is unlikely to further raise his profile, but this rendition of "My Women, My Guitars" is strong enough to stand on its own without needing an agenda. Backing band KRIGET are what really sell this, their grime-y electronics expertly counterpointing Soso's poppy, accessible vocals. Soso herself has an album - That Time I Dug So Deep I Ended Up In China - coming out May 1.