It Runs Through Me
Tom Misch
The De La Soul feature signals something immediately: this is jazz-inflected hip-hop in the tradition of A Tribe Called Quest, Madlib, and late-night New York, but filtered through a distinctly London warmth. The Rhodes keyboard is the emotional center — slightly worn, harmonically generous, looping with the kind of patience that assumes you have nowhere better to be. Tom Misch's guitar weaves around it rather than leading, filling space with single-note phrases that feel conversational. The tempo is gentle enough to approach sleep, confident enough to keep you conscious. De La Soul's verses arrive like wisdom from older relatives: knowing, playful, unhurried. The song's premise is simple and true — music isn't something you listen to so much as something that moves through you, a current you participate in rather than observe. Misch doesn't over-explain this; he lets the production demonstrate it. The rhythm section has just enough swing to remind you that the music they're describing is exactly what you're experiencing. This is headphone music for a train journey at dusk, or the first track you play when you need to remember why you love music at all.
slow
2010s
warm, spacious, organic
UK and American jazz-hip-hop tradition
Jazz, Hip-Hop. Jazz-hop. serene, nostalgic. Unfolds with patient, meditative warmth from beginning to end, deepening rather than escalating, leaving you still and grateful.. energy 3. slow. danceability 4. valence 7. vocals: knowing male rap (De La Soul), unhurried, conversational, wise. production: worn Rhodes keyboard, conversational guitar, walking bass, jazz swing. texture: warm, spacious, organic. acousticness 6. era: 2010s. UK and American jazz-hip-hop tradition. Headphones on a train journey at dusk when you need to remember why you love music at all.