Bobby Caldwell & Jack Splash: Cool Uncle
Bobby Caldwell & Jack Splash Cool Uncle (Fresh Young Minds/EMPIRE) Cool Uncle is ā70s R&B vocalist Bobby Caldwell and Grammy award-winning producer Jack Splash. The self-titled project wraps soul, pop and smooth More...
Speech of Arrested Development talks new music and embraces lessons learned from past mistakes
One of several conscious rap crews in the early 90ās, which included A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul and Jungle Brothers, Todd āSpeechā Thomas co-founded hip-hop group Arrested Development alongside former More...
Saul Williams: MartyrLoserKing
Saul Williams MartyrLoserKing (Fader Label) New York-bred poet and actor Saul Williams presents MartyrLoserKing, a concept album (and soon-to-be graphic novel) about a computer hacker who lives in Burundi in East More...
KING: We Are King
KING We Are KING (KING Creative) We Are King is a lushly hypnotic album that makes love to your mind and ears all at the same time. Containing dreamy, soul soundscapes, the much-anticipated debut is from L.A.-based More...
Lizzo: Big Grrrl Small World
Lizzo Big Grrrl Small World (BGSW) Ripping apart hyper-sexual images of female emcees, newcomer Lizzo is going a different route ā commanding attention with her confident style, witty lyricism and banging beats. More...
Anderson .Paak: Malibu
Anderson .Paak Malibu (Steel Wool/OBE) California nativeĀ Anderson .Paak reminds me of a singing Kendrick Lamar; he speaks truth from the life lived around him, all the while remaining humble throughout. With More...
Lettuce: Crush
Lettuce Crush (Lettuce Records) Brooklyn-based funk outfit Lettuce returns with its fourth LP, Crush. Hitting listeners with heavy bass and deep and soulfully funky grooves, the music on this project brings on More...
CeeLo Green: Heart Blanche
CeeLo Green Heart Blanche (Atlantic Records) Atlanta singer CeeLo Green sort of liberates himself with the release of Heart Blanche, his fifth solo LP. In a recent interview, the former Goodie Mob/Gnarls Barkley More...
Jamie Woon: Making Time
Jamie Woon Making Time (Polydor) Jamie Woon has the kind of voice where he doesnāt have to try hard to be noticed. With a smooth, casual aura to his music, especially his sophomore LP, Making Time, the UK-based More...
Autre Ne Veut: Age of Transparency
Autre Ne Veut Age of Transparency (Downtown Records) Some may feel that the art of human connection has decreased in the age of social media. In many ways it has. Conversations are shorter, emotions are now graphics More...
