Written by Sarah Bella on 15th May, 2013
Aussie hip hop lynchpins
Bliss N Eso have revealed the tracklisting and cover art for their highly anticipated fifth studio album,
Circus In The Sky. If the list of collaborators is anything to go by, this record is going to be a corker.
Hip hop icon
Nas is easily the biggest name to feature, with the New Yorker teaming up with the trio on
I Am Somebody. We can also expect appearances from Melbourne soul export
Daniel Merriweather and rising American singer-songwriter
Ceekay Jones. Track 9,
Reservoir Dogs, has piqued our interest – with
360, Pez, Seth Sentry and
Drapht all appearing. It’s pretty much a who’s who of contemporary Australian hip hop. Wowzers.
The artwork features the same winged creature from Bliss N Eso’s last 2 records,
Running on Air and
Flying Colours, but this time it’s not
Steve Cross behind the illustrations but renowned digital artist
Justin Maller, who has worked with the likes of Nike and Coca-Cola.
As per usual, the Sydney outfit have crammed in a lot of value for
your buck, squeezing 17 tracks on to the album, including previously
released singles
House Of Dreams and
Home Is Where The Heart Is.
Circus In The Sky is available for pre-order now at
Bliss N Eso’s official site, along with a bunch of neat goodies like signed CDs, T-shirts, phone covers and stubby holders.
Bliss N Eso last week announced House Of Dreams,
their first headlining tour since 2011, which will see the boys on a 7-date trip around the country.
Bliss N Eso – Circus In The Sky
01.
Unite
02.
Pale Blue Dot
03.
I Am Somebody (feat. Nas)
04.
Home is Where the Heart Is
05.
Animal Kingdom
06.
Can’t Get Rid of This Feeling (feat. Daniel Merriweather)
07.
Act Your Age
08.
Life’s Midnight
09.
Reservoir Dogs (feat. 360, Pez, Seth Sentry & Drapht)
10.
Next Frontier
11.
My Life (feat. Ceekay Jones)
12.
Jungle
13.
Cialis Cuts
14.
Bomb Like Banksy
15.
Sunshine
16.
I Feel Free
17.
House of Dreams
Today is also the shortest day of the year for us down here and here is some information of the day as it stands:
Summer (Winter) Solstice
Friday will be a long day full of sunlight for those of you in the
Arctic Circle…24 hours long, to be exact. At 5:04 GMT (1:04 am EDT) on
June 21, the sun will be straight overhead along the Tropic of Cancer,
and the North Pole will reach its
maximum tilt toward the sun for the year. Areas within the Arctic Circle
will watch the sun circle through the sky for a full 24 hours. This
event is known in the Northern Hemisphere as the Summer Solstice, the
longest daylight period of the year for those outside the tropics.
Sunrise in Reykjavik, Iceland will occur at 2:55 am, local time, with
sunset at 12:04 am. The Summer Solstice is a cause for celebration for
many cultures around the world.
Of course, we cannot forget
the other half of the Earth. The Southern Hemisphere will be
experiencing their Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year. The
Southern half of the Earth will reach its maximum tilt away from the
sun, marking the beginning of their winter season. Sunrise at Sydney,
Australia will occur at 7:00 am local time, with sunset at 4:54 pm.
-Amy
Reference:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2013/06/20/summer-solstice-2013-northern-hemispheres-longest-day-highest-sun-of-the-year/
Image credit Przemyslaw Idzkiewicz, Wikimedia Commons
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Earth-lighting-summer-solstice_EN.png
