it's the Ziploc

Canadian singer/songwriter k-os has just released Yes!, his fourth studio album, stateside; it’s an evolved mix of his signature funk, hip-hop, rock, and soul. Born Kevin Brereton to Trinidadian parents in a Toronto suburb, k-os encountered diverse musical influences, which have since shaped a vision of music that’s genre-skirting and overwhelmingly positive. (Jaded toe-tappers need not apply.) It's fantastic.
Now that Canada got the gold for Hockey, maybe it's 2010: The Year of the Canadian Freshness.


His new video "4 3 2 1" is amazing and the director is Drew Lightfoot -- a brilliant dude.  You should check out his website. What might be surprising to you is that it's a stop-motion video. There are 12 shots per frame, so you have to bend over and hold – 1,2,3,4,5 – twelve times. What a labour of love! But I imagine it would be pretty fun to play around with it.

k-os On Canadian camaraderie in a recent interview: 
"I keep saying Canada is like the fridge, man. Canada’s what? It’s a fridge! It’s fresh! It’s locked and ready to go. So when Michael J. Fox shows up out of the Ziploc bag in Back to the Future, he’s got such a fresh persona. And Seth Rogen and Michael Cera and Superbad, when those guys come out of the Ziploc, it’s like what is this? So what Americans need to know about Canada in 2010: it’s the Ziploc.  When this record comes out in America, and people get hip to it, I might even be a new artist to people. Even though I’ve been doing my thing in the fridge for ten years. So it’s cool."

Love it.
Make sure you check the Ziploc :)

it's the Ziploc