It’s not much discussed today, but the 1980s was a lesser golden age for American romantic comedies. There’s a strong case to be made that Continue Reading
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Imisc Explores The Multiple Depths Of Electronic Music Through New Release “Love Me Too”
The new release by the already well known German producer Imisc, “Love Me Too,” explores the electro sound in entirely new dimensions for the genre. Continue Reading
The 20 Best R&B/Soul Albums of 2020
20. Monophonics – It’s Only Us [Colemine] The Bay Area’s indelible psychedelic soul, live-show phenomenon, Monophonics have just released their third full-length, It’s Only Us. Continue Reading
10 Christmas Albums You Won't Hear at the Mall
In the waning days of the Grinch-y year of 2020, we’re all hunkering down and barely holding up. Holiday rituals that once brought comfort and Continue Reading
In Author Dennis E. Staples' Town, Sleeping Dogs Don't Lie
Marion Lafournier is a listless accountant who is ambivalent about his relationship to his North Minnesotan hometown, and for good reason. Defined by addiction, gang Continue Reading
Makzo Drops Debut Chillhop EP “Anecdotes”
Toronto-based producer, DJ, and graphic designer Makzo just released his debut EP, ‘Anecdotes’. Blending downtempo with electronic and orchestral elements, its warm ambiance shifts into Continue Reading
The 10 Best Ambient Albums of 2020
10. Julianna Barwick — Healing is a Miracle [Ninja Tune] Julianna Barwick’s new album of ambient vocal-loop devotionals is her shortest and catchiest, as well as one Continue Reading
The 20 Best Electronic Albums of 2020
20. Lee Jones – Down Into Light [Independent] If One Grain saw Jones tinkering with a more subdued approach, Down Into Light takes things a Continue Reading
Taylor Swift Has Written the Best Music of Her Career with 'evermore' and 'folklore'
For so long, Taylor Swift has been the girl who sang her heart out about her string of celebrity boyfriends, seemingly to their eventual detriment. Continue Reading
Hip-Hop Gets A Bold New Release “In Ya Face” By TwoCeez
The rapper from Las Vegas known in the industry as TwoCeez brings a bold new sound to the urban scene with his latest drop, “In Continue Reading
Dirty Harry Moves Fast & Strong With Yet Another Sophisticated Drop Titled “Shake Back”
Dirty Harry, straight outta his base in Broward, Florida, has been dropping multiple sounds this year, building a solid reputation for himself with songs like Continue Reading
Bill Evans, Eddie Gomez, and Jack DeJohnette Are 'Live at Ronnie Scott's'
Pianist Bill Evans stands today as one of the two most influential jazz musicians on his instrument after Bud Powell. McCoy Tyner is the other Continue Reading
Darren Jessee Marches to His Own Beat on Dynamic New Solo Record
In a different era, Darren Jessee’s career would seem perfectly normal. As things stand, it’s something of an anomaly. He’s best known as the drummer Continue Reading
'The Other Side of Madness' Is the Most Obscure Charles Manson Film
The Tate-LaBianca murders, commonly called the Charles Manson murders, have inspired countless films, some direct and some indirectly based on those events of August 1969. Continue Reading
The Best Books of 2020: Fiction
How many times, how many ways, could we tell the force and effect of the cultural-political winds throughout the years not by simply reading the Continue Reading
The 20 Best Jazz Albums of 2020
Susan Alcorn – Pedernal (Relative Pitch) By now, creative music folks know Susan Alcorn for her feat in bringing the pedal steel guitar to the Continue Reading
The Avalanches Say 'We Will Always Love You'
We Will Always Love You begins with what sounds like a teen girl in the throes of a breakup. “I will always love you,” she Continue Reading
Rare Monk Releases Second LP Single “Statistic Vandals”
Portland-based Rare Monk is set to release their sophomore album, ‘Never Really Over’, in early 2021. Written and recorded leading up to the write-off that Continue Reading
Eggshells Share Moody Second LP Single “Expectations”
Ahead of their forthcoming album, Seattle-based experimental pop outfit Eggshells (Peter & Benjamin Verdoes and Sera Han) shares the second single titled Expectations. It’s a moody Continue Reading
Josh Gilligan Looks Inward On Existential “Where Can I Go”
Where Can I Go is the latest offering from Nashville-based Josh Gilligan and arrives at the end of a tumultuous and uncertain year. Inspired by Continue Reading