I’ll admit it: the first time I heard BØRNS’ breakthrough EP Candy (and then the first 17,000 times I heard the near-perfect “Electric Love” scoring that Hulu commercial), […]
MUSIC: Ta-ku & Wafia – American Girl
Aussie producer Ta-ku and songbird Wafia flip Estelle’s bouncy “American Boy” into a girl on this moody, soft-focus interpretation. Bonus: The gothic pairing of ghostly piano, dramatic synths and trap […]
REVIEW: Big Grams
It’s the kind of collaboration that sends music bloggers into fits of keyboard-mashing ecstasy: Big Boi of Outkast teaming with indie electro-pop outfit Phantogram for an EP under […]
MUSIC: Diplo & Sleepy Tom – Be Right There
Diplo and Sleepy Tom hijack “Don’t Walk Away” from ’90s R&B girl group Jade for “Be Right There” and pump the beats to 11. The pulsating reinvention showcases Diplo’s […]
REVIEW: Janet Jackson – Unbreakable
“Hello. It’s been a while. Lots to talk about. I’m glad you’re still here.” So goes Janet Jackson’s welcome back to her fans on Unbreakable, her first LP […]
INTERVIEW: Allow Lili K to Reintroduce Herself
Even if you’ve never heard a Lili K. song yet, you might already know that voice: she’s stolen the spotlight on tracks by Vic Mensa (“Hollywood LA”), Chance The […]
MUSIC: Wet – Weak
From the hotly anticipated fall release Don’t You comes “Weak,” the new single from much-buzzed about Brooklyn trio Wet. “Weak” hews closely to the band’s signature, ‘90s R&B-inflected […]
REVIEW: Blackalicious – Imani, Vol. 1
Blackalicious return for the first time in a solid decade with the potent Imani, Vol. 1, their introductory installment in a forthcoming trilogy. MC Timothy “Gift of Gab” Parker […]
ARTIST PROFILE: Vieux Farka Touré & Julia Easterlin
Vieux Farka Touré, the son of famed Malian blues guitarist and singer Ali Farka Touré, is truly a man after his father’s heart. In their youths, both Tourés […]
REVIEW: The Weeknd – Beauty Behind The Madness
Ever since 2012’s dazzling mixtape House of Balloons, Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye has painted himself as the dangerous, damaged romantic. Beauty Behind The Madness, his second proper album, […]