- The Hilltop Hoods are back with a new summer anthem on the Triple J airwaves and beyond. Their new single "Clown Prince" is an infectious head-nodding, foot-tapping funk driven number. This is their first single since 2003, and will build upon the grass roots fan base they've gained from their album "The Calling", hard work in live shows and philanthropic efforts.
The track was produced by Debris and features swinging drums mix it up with intricate layers of guitar, organ, flutes. Over that are the tight and catchy rhymes of Pressure and Suffa. There's loads of samples in there too, and a rolling bass line lifted straight from a seventies porn flick. How naughty!
The release is available as a CD single and limited edition 12". It features a vocal and instrumental versions, as well as remixes of each by Trials from the Funkoars. It's a funky slab of hip hop from some Aussie faves and the perfect music for a long hot summer. This single looks set to be the first one off the Hilltops forthcoming album "The Hard Road", set to be released in March.