Philly singer-songwriter and producer Yellow Shoots brings the pain on his new single, “Stormy Weather.” The song’s title is a loaded one, of course: it’s damn near impossible not […]
SXSW 2016 Music Spotlight: Destra Garcia – Lucy
Trinidad & Tobago native Destra Garcia is a superstar of soca, the dance-spiked heir to calypso and official soundtrack to Carnival’s joyful allure. Her 2015 track is perhaps […]
MUSIC: Bombino – Akhar Zaman (This Moment)
Omara “Bombino” Moctar weaves magic on his electric guitar like the Nigerian coming of Jerry Garcia, his fleet fingers issuing forth searching solos in joyful torrents of notes. […]
MUSIC: NtheClouds – Waitin On
On lead single “Waitin On,” emcees Boi Dru and Jay Kell of Houston outfit NtheClouds spin tales of past loves gone wrong. Still, they’re ready for another couple […]
MUSIC: Pitbull – Bad Man (feat. Robin Thicke, Joe Perry & Travis Barker)
Musical Commandment No. 3,255: Beware any track that leads off with Pitbull declaring, “This is history in the making!” You will be disappointed. So it goes with “Bad […]
MUSIC: James Blake – Modern Soul
On his BBC Radio 1 residency last week, James Blake offered up “Modern Soul,” a sneak preview for his forthcoming Radio Album. It’s everything you’d expect from the downtempo maestro: Ride […]
REVIEW: Anderson .Paak – Malibu
SURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING: Musical authenticity has perhaps never been under greater scrutiny than at this very moment. On the whole, this is a good thing. Correlating an artist’s […]
MUSIC: Johan – Danger_us
“Danger_us” from Boston underground artist Johan kicks off with a lonely blues melody and apocalyptic bass drum. But before things get too O Brother Where Art Thou, electro pulses, […]
REVIEW: Space Captain – In Memory
The Brooklyn-based septet of Space Captain are aptly named: their intrepid excursions venture deep into galaxies of jazz, psychedelic rock, downtempo, and soul, to name a few. In […]
Top Five: David Bowie Covers
1. M. Ward – “Let’s Dance” From the opening four-part harmonies that tweak classic rock & roll, to the bassline funk (that was Nile Rodgers of Chic fame behind […]