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Review: The Foreign Exchange, “Authenticity”
The Foreign Exchange, Authenticity Foreign Exchange Music Three albums deep, the Foreign Exchange has established its formula. Phonte Coleman sings yearning melodies; Nicolay produces contemporary soul with a hint of New Age and jazz-fusion. On Authenticity, Phonte continues to improve … Continue reading
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Tagged Foreign Exchange, Foreign Exchange Music, Rhapsody
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The Foreign Exchange and the Soul Revival
Rap Is Not Pop: The Foreign Exchange and the Soul Revival Earlier this year, the Foreign Exchange earned a Grammy nomination for “Daykeeper,†a dreamy ballad filled with soft percussion and cooed phrasings of “She Loves Me.†Cited for Best … Continue reading
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Tagged Aloe Blacc, Foreign Exchange, hip hop is dead, indie-soul, Little Brother, Mayer Hawthorne, rap is not pop, Rhapsody
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The Foreign Exchange, “I Wanna Know”
*Sigh* Women are so frustrating. Directed by Matt Koza. From the Foreign Exchange’s Leave It All Behind, which came out last year.
Foreign Exchange spot dates
Since issuing their second album Leave It All Behind last September, the Foreign Exchange have organized a few concerts at a time, much to the consternation of their fans. Slowly but surely, however, Phonte and Nicolay have made their way … Continue reading
Found: Foreign Exchange’s “House of Cards”
Directed by Matt Koza. Look out for the RJD2 cameo.
The Foreign Exchange’s “Leave It All Behind”
Nicolay and Phonte have finished their follow-up to 2004’s near classic Connected. It’s called Leave It All Behind and it drops October 14 on Hard Boiled Records, the label responsible for Nicolay’s The Dutch Masters Vol. 1 mixtape. (The digital … Continue reading