Sure, the industry will cry about how they’re losing money, but smart acts are pushing the envelope more than ever before, challenging themselves to produce unique, high-quality work that makes them stand out. This is a quick glance at five such artists from 2009.
People Under the Stairs (PUTS) are an underground hip-hop group from Los Angeles, California. Their seventh album, Carried Away, was recorded entirely on reel-to-reel with a well-thought out arrangement of jazz, rock and disco samples.