Donn T: Gramophonica
Donn T Gramophonica (D-Tone Victorious) Donn T’s style is infectious and engagingly soulful. Each of the four tracks on her new EP, Gramophonica, shine from the inside out with a bold, neo-vintage brilliance. More...
Bad Suns: Language & Perspective
Bad Suns Language & Perspective (Vagrant Records) The upbeat and melodious energy on Language & Perspective from Southern California’s Bad Suns, stays effortlessly in a pop-rock embrace of swooping bass More...
Rustie: Green Language
Rustie Green Language (Warp Records) Once “Raptor” begins, flighty synthesizers are suddenly surrounded by hip hop-blessed dynamics that are engaged in a fight to the death. Almost suffocating the synthesizers, More...
Porter Robinson: Worlds
Porter Robinson Worlds (Astralwerks) Worlds, the debut album from Porter Robinson, provides a vastly unique adaption to sound in the arena of EDM. The Chapel Hill, North Carolina native’s sonic technique is More...
Common: Nobody’s Smiling
Common Nobody’s Smiling (Def Jam) Common has long enjoyed a highly coveted space in the hearts and minds of hip hop heads and music lovers. His clearheaded level of unflinching and unapologetic truth telling More...
The Samuel Jackson Five: Seasons In the Hum
The Samuel Jackson Five Seasons In the Hum Navalorama Records Once fuzzed strands of guitar bend against an inviting drum palette and a lively blend of an uproariously fun Celtic-kissed rhythm, the hypnotic allure More...
People Under the Stairs: 12 Step Program
People Under the Stairs 12 Step Program (Piecelock 70) Superior creative rhyme skills and vibrant charismatic energy inundate 12 Step Program, the new album from LA-based indie artists Double K and Thes One, aka People More...
Gil Scott-Heron: Nothing New
Gil Scott-Heron Nothing New (XL Recordings) Gil Scott-Heron’s legacy, his bravado and unflinching lyrical dissection of social and political dynamics make it feel certain that few if any will ever experience More...
Mali Music: Mali Is…
Mali Music Mali Is… (RCA) Mali Music’s new album, Mali Is…, has a raw, driving brilliance. Mali Music’s vocal delivery is pure vintage soul. The album tackles modern day sensibilities and observes More...
Robin Thicke: Paula
Robin Thicke Paula (Star Trak) Art is made every day with the very purpose of making love or coping after the death of love. R&B crooner Robin Thicke’s motive on his new album, Paula, may or may not have a More...
