Legendary Saxophonist Gary Bartz Collaborates with Jazz Is Dead’s Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad on ‘Gary Bartz JID006’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Many musicians in their eighties pare back their activities but this is not the case with the irrepressible progressive Black music icon, Gary Bartz. Just last year he recorded an acclaimed album, Night Dreamer – Direct to Disc Sessions with the funk unit Maisha. IN 2019 he teamed with fellow altoists Vince Herring and Booby […]
Tom Jones Announces New LP ‘Surrounded By Time’
Tom Jones has announced his latest musical adventure, Surrounded By Time, will be released on April 23 via S-Curve Records. The announcement comes with the release of the album’s first single “Talking Reality Television Blues,” accompanied by an official music video that traces the impact and changing role of television throughout history. Check it out […]
Death From Above 1979 Announces New LP ‘4 Lovers’ – Shares New Track “One + One”
Death From Above 1979 (DFA), the boundary-pushing musical alliance of Sebastien Grainger and Jesse F. Keeler, have released their new single, “One + One.” Along with the first single, the band dropped a surprise announcement of their fourth LP, Is 4 Lovers, out March 26. It is available for pre-order here. The new album, which Grainger and Keeler […]
LISTEN: Houston Kendrick Dials In Frank Ocean R&B Styled Hip-Hop On “Look At Us”
Houston Kendrick is a new wave songwriter with the ability to craft powerful prose while blending gorgeous harmonies and catchy melodies. Check out “Look at Us,” (below) the graceful and fresh new single from Houston Kendrick. Kendrick vocally grooves over an atmospheric and vibrant beat with a dynamic vocal scope alongside a distinct style. An innovative genre-blender, “Look at Us” […]
LISTEN: Nisa Rocks Out On Crushing Guitar Track “Wheel”
Nisa is the solo project of New York based singer-songwriter Denisa Lumaj. Nisa was first inspired to begin writing songs after an old guitar teacher encouraged her to draw from the enchanting storytelling of fearless acts like PJ Harvey and the Cure in her own work. Born to Albanian immigrants in the Bronx and raised […]
Aaron Frazer of Durand Jones & the Indications Talks New Solo LP, Working with Dan Auerbach, Classic Soul Inspiration and More (INTERVIEW)
Dan Auerbach is best known as one half of the arena-filling rock and roll outfit The Black Keys, but these days his real strongpoint is signing talented artists to his label Easy Eye Sound and lending his masterful skills as a producer to the albums it churns out on a regular basis. The latest example […]
25 Years Ago Today – The Ramones Play Their Last U.K. Show (Listen 2/3/96 Audio)
VIDEO PREMIERE: Psychedelic Space Rockers Flight Attendant Embrace Fuzzy Glam Sound on “DOGS”
With everything going on in today’s world, nobody can blame you if the only living thing you want to associate with is your four-legged furry friend. Today, the Nashville-based quintet Flight Attendant is back with a new song and video called “Dogs” (PRE-ORDER) that understands what you’re going through. Flight Attendant is a psychedelic space […]
Juana Everett Lends Soulful Vocals to Folk-rock Sound on ‘Move On’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Juana Everett’s first full length, Move On, is a mostly great take on folk rock, infusing the genre with piano and soulful vocals for an inspired update. The two strongest tracks on the record also happen to bookend it, with the upbeat, seemingly autobiographical “Drifter of Love” kicking off the collection: The record closes on […]
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets Strike Its Aussie Psych On ‘SHYGA! The Sunlight Mound’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets newest release SHYGA! The Sunlight Mound opens with a bizarre (brief) introduction to their freaky world. The track is titled “Big Dijon” and it does just enough to disorientate, before blasting the listener off into the cosmos with what follows. The Perth, Australia based band, lead by Jack McEwan on guitar/vocals, have […]