Gene Loves Jezebel: Dance Underwater
Gene Loves Jezebel Dance Underwater (Westworld) As an avid 80’s music fan and mostly-reformed goth kid, I always jump at the chance to hear what all those iconic bands are up to now. Gene Loves Jezebel is an especially interesting case because of the 2009 lawsuit over the name, the feud between brothers Michael and Jay Aston, and the rather surreal More...
Avery LR: Surviving
Avery LR Surviving A tough sense of purpose informs “Chiraq intro,” the first tune of rapper Avery LR’s mix tape LP Surviving. It’s obvious Avery is rhyming from the street with his snapping percussion, More...
Slowdive: Self-Titled
Slowdive Slowdive (Dead Records) If you’ve been following Slowdive since their inception in 1989, you’ll know that they had a rough ride when their sophomore album, Souvlaki (which included several collaborations More...
Phoenix: Ti Amo
Phoenix Ti Amo (Loyaute/Glassnote) The effortless pop that Phoenix bring to the music spectrum is as airy as laundry blowing in wind on a spring day. The merry band from France have released six albums altogether More...
Katy Perry: Witness
Katy Perry Witness Capitol Records She may have buried her feud with Taylor Swift (thank God, I was so worried about those two!) but Katy Perry is not making nice on her 5th studio album, Witness. There are big More...
Perfume Genius: No Shape
Perfume Genius No Shape (Matador Records) Perfume Genius, the alias of Mike Hadreas, has crossed coasts and musical genres since the early 00s. Combining breathy indie rock with stately, epic folk, and often influenced More...
Mary J. Blige: Strength of a Woman
Mary J. Blige Strength of a Woman (Capitol Records) There’s no other way to put it, Mary J. Blige is an R&B Icon. Her career started at Uptown Records as a backup singer in 1989 to the release of What’s the More...
Jomo: What I Want
Jomo What I Want (Lyles-Belton Entertainment) Atlantic City rapper Jomo’s new EP What I Want reveals a tough, and at at times, quite melodic rap attack with production that includes William “WhiteKeys” Harding More...
Phoebe Legere: Heart of Love
Phoebe Legere Heart of Love Heart of Love is Phoebe Legere’s 17th album, and the seminal American songwriter/multi-instrumentalist, has just broken into the Roots Music Report Chart’s top 20 with this collection. More...
Dan Auerbach: Waiting On A Song
Dan Auerbach Waiting On A Song (Easy Eye Sound) The Black Keys front man, Dan Auerbach is back with his second solo release in eight years, Waiting On A Song. It’s billed as his love letter to Nashville where More...
