Ana Egge’s latest single, “This Time”, arrives on 12 January via all StorySound Records on all digital platforms. In part, the track is the result Continue Reading
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Rare Monk Takes Flight On Bouncy New “Goodbye”
Following ‘Statistic Vandals’, Rare monk returns with another single off their forthcoming sophomore album, ‘Never Really Over’. On Goodbye, the band veers more into pop territory with Continue Reading
'Clutter' Gets in Your Head
The television series Hoarders is, for many, the first encounter with the consequences of being unable to let go of one’s material possessions. The series Continue Reading
Beauty and Horror in George C. Wolfe's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
George C. Wolfe’s direction of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, like Denzel Washington’s direction of 2016’s Fences, adheres to the theatricality of August Wilson’s script, propelled Continue Reading
Steve McQueen's 'Small Axe' and Emerging Institutions of Black Power
The title of Steve McQueen’s five-part series, Small Axe (BBC in the UK, Amazon Prime in the US), is a powerful, political homonym. Formally, each Continue Reading
Jack Name's 'Magic Touch' Evokes Sober Moments of Memoirs
Jack Name’s past work was exceptionally epic and wild. On Name’s first two albums, 2014’s Light Snow and 2015’s Weird Moons, songs were long, pitch-shifted, Continue Reading
The Insular Jazz of Lockdown Rediscovers a Pioneering Sounds of the Past
The Creative Crisis of COVID For musicians, the pandemic and consequent closing of performance venues has been a crisis. In the new century, nearly every Continue Reading
Psychobilly: Qu'est-ce Que C'est?
Psychobilly inhabits a space where some of rock’s oldest genres—rockabilly, garage, surf, country, and blues—cross-pollinate with punk rock. Despite looking back to look forward, this Continue Reading
Playboi Carti Creates a Whole Lotta Music on 'Whole Lotta Red'
“They Can’t Understand Me/I’m Talking Hieroglyphics” Playboi Carti has run quite a fascinating trajectory. He rose to prominence as the beloved young upstart affiliated with Continue Reading
Dog Trainer Tackles Anxiety On “Dumb Paranoia”
Following last month’s ‘2019’, NYC-based duo Dog Trainer share Dumb Paranoia off their forthcoming album ‘Scrolling to feel better…part one’. Written and recorded while in quarantine, Dumb Paranoia captures Continue Reading
Mammoth Indigo & Joey Cook Share Gorgeous “Atmosfear”
Atmosfear is a collaboration between Cody Bowers (songwriter, Mammoth Indigo) and Joey Cook (Post Modern Jukebox, American Idol). Originally written by Bowers and recorded in New Continue Reading
Martin Amis' 'Inside Story' Is a Grimoire
You won’t catch Martin Amis standing still, mucking about, or idling around. Amis, the British novelist and essayist about and for whom there is always Continue Reading
Aicha Dosso’s “Bien” Is Timeless
Multitalented artist Aicha Dosso found a perfect formula for creating timeless music. Her song “Bien,” a beautiful mixture of French Cabaret music and New York Continue Reading
Winnie Churchill Shares “Winnie’s Room” Video
Toronto-born, St. Johns-based multidisciplinary Winnie Churchill follows up his debut album ‘I’ with ‘Us’ where he deftly expresses his vulnerability and reflects on his identity. Continue Reading
T H R O N E Drops Single & Video For Jazz-Hop “Bold”
From the Sandia Mountains of New Mexico, Hayatheus (hi-ah-theus) and YVHIKV (yuh-hey-guh) have been putting out tracks as T H R O N E for Continue Reading
How Musicians Are Surviving the Pandemic — and the Music Industry
“The reason American art is so good and holds one’s attention is that it is built on the underlying psychosis that results from truly fending Continue Reading
Track By Track: Chronicle – Water The Houseplants
Tulsa-born, Chicago/LA-based multidisciplinary Chronicle kicks off the year with a bang by dropping a new album titled Water The Houseplants. Written and recorded between acting gigs, Water Continue Reading
Top 7 Rising Female Artists Taking Over R&B And Hip-Hop In 2020
2020 comes to its end, leaving a lot in the past (hopefully forever). The year has been an epic rollercoaster ride through an open sewage Continue Reading
Edward Phillips Shares Intoxicating “Something Beautiful”
Not much is known about Edward Phillips but the Jersey-based artist has self-released several lo-fi albums including the brooding ‘House of Natural’. Now through Kidokoro Continue Reading
ØZWALD Shares Fourth New Album “For Polly Anna”
Jason Wade and Steve Stout of the band Lifehouse came together due to their love of the Beatles and a desire to both sing on Continue Reading