Born in Kampala, Uganda, 3-Card arrived in my inbox as an completely unknown quantity. After spending this weekend with his (free) debut album Economy Class on repeat however, I feel like I now know the Toronto-based musician a litte better. Spending time in Africa and Asia during his childhood, he would have been exposed to a wide range of musical influences – but it seems the soulful, jazzy hip hop sound of the 90′s undoubtably had the biggest impact on him as this shines through the brightest in his music. The flying/airline concept may be something we have seen before (I immediately thought of Blink and his www.blinkairport.com project), but this project definately stands out on its own. Lower tempo instrumentals with jazzy influences to provide the canvas and 3-Card flows with such ease its hard to imagine the beat and the vocals were ever seperate. The smooth production really compliments 3-Card and allows the artist and his stories to take centre stage. The song that stuck with me the most after stepping away from the album has to be Silly Little Things. I caught myself singing this to myself at random – while I was making breakfast, walking down the street. 3-Card serenades his lady of choice and lets her know that everything will be ok, regardless of the small fights and disagreements that come with any relationship. Something everyone will relate to, and executed to perfection. I guarantee you will have this hook stuck in your head for days: In an album full of