Dee Goodz: at Exit/In (Nashville, TN) Sat. February 2, 2013

Dee Goodz

Hip-Hop

Nashville Scene Critic's Pick …

Our main man Dee Goodz hasn’t been around much lately, and his presence on the live scene is sorely missed. But who can blame him? He’s been in New York working on The Higher EP with producer The Kickdrums, flippin’ the script on the whole rap sound. The Higher is a swirling blend of backpacker breakbeats, fuzz guitars and swirling synths, liberally sprinkled with psychedelic vocals and progressive grooves that smack you right upside the wigdome. The Higher exists in a category somewhere between indie hip-hop and EDM, inhabiting a space that is entirely modern and free from the “let’s keep doing the same old shit” ethos that has plagued many a local MC. And we’re not the only ones who have noticed it — Goodz has been racking up daps from Complex and XXL recently.

—Sean L. Maloney