The Internet: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

September 29, 2015 by TIMMHOTEP AKU The Internet is both an anomaly and a sign of the times. No, I m not talking about the actual Internet you re using to read this text (though that Internet is pretty special, too), I m talking about the L. A. band featuring founding members Syd The Kid (vocals, production) and Matt Martians (keys, production), as well as Pat Paige (bass), Jameel Bruner (keys) and Chris Smith (drums). The band might just be the oddest thing to come from Odd Future, the collective known for its irreverence and, of course, for making hiphop. The Internet doesn t stand out from the rest of Odd Future because of any overthetop antics, but because they make great R B music. Beautiful, textured, enveloping R B. Sure, the swagger of hiphop is apparent in Syd s songwriting and the swing of the beats, but that doesn t mean it s adulterated theirs is some of the most refreshing neosoul to come out in years, and it s created by a band whose members were small children or not even born when the