Lazy Habits - Vermillion Sands (2022) [Hi-Res]

Ever since Questlove picked up his drumsticks and gathered up a selection of kindred musical spirits in Philadelphia way back when, live bands within hip hop have been a cause for celebration. And today, carrying on that tradition, is the mighty Lazy Habits.

The vision for the band was to create a sound that resembled the dynamic you get between a DJ and an MC, but through the use of live instrumentation. The result is a potent blend of contemporary and classic, with orchestral strains married perfectly with heavy hip hop drums and brooding bass-lines. At once gritty and soulful, they have managed to find a unique formula for success.

Vermillion Sands is third album, named after a collection of short stories by JG Ballard. The album documents the fall of a fictional and abandoned resort for the rich, where everything you thought you wanted was at arm's length and how quickly things can change
At times it seemed like the music itself would never come out and it's brought us and it closer together. Nobody will ever believe we wrote this "Before
It features Joshua Idehen (Sons of Kemet. Benin City, LV), Miss Baby Sol, Onur and Joe Publik



1.01 - Lazy Habits - Arrivals (1:24)
1.02 - Lazy Habits - Coming Around (3:59)
1.03 - Lazy Habits - The Dead Past (3:17)
1.04 - Lazy Habits - Waves (3:23)
1.05 - Lazy Habits - CTRL (4:55)
1.06 - Lazy Habits - ALT (0:54)
1.07 - Lazy Habits - Vermillion Sands (4:36)
1.08 - Lazy Habits - Shooting Gallery (2:55)
1.09 - Lazy Habits - Riot Gear (1:32)
1.10 - Lazy Habits - All Worked Out (4:34)
1.11 - Lazy Habits - Ornaments & Arguments (3:38)
1.12 - Lazy Habits - Stories (4:37)
1.13 - Lazy Habits - Departure Lounge (1:18)