SECOND POST OF THE DAY
by vivrant thang on new van hunt music
So it’s been a year since the shelving of the Popular album . Well, it was shelved for some. Ya’ll pirates are probably grooving it right now! I was fortunate to experience his live performance of many tracks from the long lost album. Truly a Bilal-esque Love for Sale experience where you will forever bemoan the fact that the album didn’t see the light of day.
According to his Myspace blog, Van Hunt is currently awaiting word on the fate of his next album, which I’m highly anticipating. I wish the man would truly find a way to go independent and be done with all this label bullshit. Seems like things may be moving that way. He certainly has the fan base, almost a cult-like following. The EVANgelists ride hard. And I mean that in a good way. Make no mistake about it. If there was a Bilal cult, I’d be the HNIC.
So while we wait, he decided to share some tracks for our listening pleasure. They won’t appear on said album though. So consider them bonus tracks.
He says,
While i await the fate of my new record, i decided to let ya’ll hear some things that will not appear on the new record. i like the ideas presented here, but, they will probably not see the light of day for a long time; and i wanted to share them with somebody. it is likely that only musicians will like the sounds. maybe not. either way, they will not be up for long. so, pirates, on your mark, get set, download!
He didn’t have to tell me twice! As long as I got his permission and all.
There are a few beautiful instrumental tracks, my favorite being “I Only Want To Conquer You.” Did I mention that Van comes up with the best song titles? It’s got a funky, seventies soul feel to it. I can dig it.
I simply love the tone and purity of Van’s voice. He’s one of the artists I think could pull off an entirely acoustic album.
Listen to I Love You, Madly.
Two other standout tracks which stay true to his style, yet still feel fresh and experimental are
Unaffected
The Look of Sincere Pleasure
I don’t know about you all but these tracks have definitely heightened my excitement about the album. If this meets the same fate as Popular, I’m joining the EVANgelists and calling for an independent revolution!
Let me know what you think of these tracks in the comments.
SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE 
Wonderful! Thanks for sharing these. I’d been wondering what was keeping Van Hunt from releasing a new project.
I know! I’ve been keeping an eye on him and feening for another live show!
Hey vivrant
do you still have these Van Hunt tracks?..
I need them bady.
Shoot me an email.
bady=badly
Hey vivrant
I wondering do you still have those van hunt tracks if you do could you send me a link.
Hey Vivrant, wondering if you could hook me up with those tracks too! i need my fix!
also, Bits&Pieces is the jam. i would even dare to say that it may be Van’s best written song. maybe its just ‘that’ personal for me…
I’m going to need Van Hunt to stop the teasing and get to gettin’ with a complete album.
That song, Listen to I Love You, Madly especially speaks to my heart. My goodness I love Van Hunt, he is awesome. I can’t wait until his CD comes out.
I have loved Van Hunt since “Dust” and really since “Hopeless” LOL (just didn’t know he’d written it until later). Dude is uber-talented and I’m feenin’ for new music too, so thanks for posting these 🙂
I was searching for those songs that he posted last week : Thank You so much !
Absolute shame this man’s music isn’t readily available to one & all.
I appreciate his gentle scream approach with such openness.
Interesting how he’s venturing further away from the melodic and rigid song structure.
I find Van Hunt, by far, the most lyrically dynamic in modern soul music.
He also remains unaffected by trends of (futuristic) hip hop creep.
bleh. Whatever he’s doing, I like it.
Thank you for the great article. I have purchased everything from Van Hunt that I can; however, I missed these tracks and have so far only been able to locate one. Is there any chance that I could get them from you? I have some rare Marvin Gaye Mp3’s (From the Save The Children Album) that I can exchange if you are interested.
Thanks.
Robert Johnson
Hi Vivrant,
How can I get these new tracks? cannot hear it on your site, they keep buffering… I would really appriciate! I am checking vanhunt.com every day, can’t wait to get his new record!
Thanks!
Jean
Hey Vivrant!
Do you by chance still have these tracks available?
I would love to hear them!
Looking forward to your reply!
Thx in advance!
Peta B.
Add me to this growing list of people that would love to hear these tracks. Van has been putting a few of them on http://vanhunt.com for purchase — and I encourage folks to support if he ends up (hopefully) putting them all up.