Glassio’s New EP Proves That Electronic Music and Great Storytelling Are a Perfect Match
Dylan James Ellis Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This week: Age of Experience, Glassio (Glassio, 2019) Why we’re into it: With Glassio’s super-synth sound and lyrics full of languish, Age of Experience is a master class in how to use melancholy without becoming melodramatic. I’m not even sure where to begin on this…
The Perils of Revisiting the Past
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Self-consciously reconstructing a bygone style is tricky business. Odds are you’ll end up sounding like a stale nostalgia act, when the goal is to create the illusion of spontaneity. Amazingly, a gifted few pull it off. Nick WaterhouseNick WaterhouseInnovative Leisure California’s Nick Waterhouse revisits the…
The Release of “When I Come Home” Was a Huge Surprise. Solange’s Talent Isn’t.
Daniel DeSlover/ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This week: When I Get Home by Solange (Columbia Records, 2019) Why we’re into it: Look, it’s Solange. We had to. We’re sure you’ve already seen it plastered all over the music sites, and on your friends’ Instagram stories, and trending on…
Thank You, Carly Rae Jepsen, for Giving Me Something to Listen to While Our Democracy Crumbles
Carly Rae Jepsen/Twitter Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Yes, Michael Cohen is testifying in front of the House oversight committee. Yes, he’s giving very damning testimony describing our president as a racist, a cheat, and practically a mobster. But not to be lost in these dark moments is the blindingly…
Gospel Music: The Gift That Keeps on Giving
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Gospel music isn’t just for believers. The fervor of African-American devotional songs played a key role in shaping the sound of secular pop from the ‘50s on, and continues to bestow its blessing of uplift on listeners of all persuasions today. Mavis StaplesLive in LondonANTI-…
On the Road with Esperanza Spalding
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Esperanza Spalding seems to do it all. The ever-evolving bassist-vocalist-composer emerged from the jazz scene in the early 2000s, winning the Grammy for Best New Artist in 2010, and she’s been relentlessly pushing the boundaries of the genre ever since. Her most recent album, 12…