Episode 5: Eleni Mandell & Jean Grae

FULL EPISODE WITH ENTIRE SONGS AVAILABLE ON SPOTIFY PREMIUM. Episode five of Broken Buttons pays tribute to two artists who have consistently released excellent material for over two decades and they're both still going strong. "Side A" features Eleni Mandell, a Los Angeles singer-sonwriter with smoky Chrissie Hynde vocals and a Tom Waits and P.J. Harvey influenced flair for experimentation and genre-shifting. For fans of Tom Waits, P.J. Harvey, Chuck E. Weiss, Sam Phillips, Inara George, X, Lucinda Williams. "Side B" highlights the career of Jean Grae, one of the best and most gifted emcees ever, as well as a true polymath and all-around super hero when it comes to writing, directing, producing and comedy-ing. For fans of Mr. Lif, Talib Kweli, Queen Latifah, 9th Wonder, Mr. Len, Quelle Chris, Lupe Fiasco. Check out links, photos and videos at brokenbuttons.com. Listen on Spotify Premium or Mixcloud to hear full songs, otherwise short clips are played for educational purposes. @brokenbuttons0 on Twitter and Instagram.