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Nana Grizol Reckon with US' Racist Past and Present on 'South Somewhere Else'

June 26, 2020Sean Furtado

The Elephant 6-related group Nana Grizol have always been a thinking band. On their first few albums, 2008’s Love It Love It and 2010’s Ruth, the Theo Hilton-led indie band seemed mostly focused on personal issues, sometimes sounding like a… Read More

Sax Player Rudresh Mahanthappa Channels Charlie Parker's Super Powers

June 25, 2020Manny Sanchez

When I first met and spoke with the alto saxophonist and composer Rudresh Mahanthappa over a dozen years ago, he was still an up-and-comer, recently recorded by the also-new-to-the-scene Pi Recordings. He had been in New York City for a… Read More

Eclectic Rockers Ryan & Pony "Start Making Sense" (premiere)

June 25, 2020Gaia Writer

Minneapolis music scene veterans Ryan & Pony will release their debut album, Mochi Mochi, on 25 September via Chicago’s Pravda Records. The Ryan in question is Ryan Smith, lead guitarist with Soul Asylum since 2016 and Pony is an established… Read More

Wesley Dean Encourages Us to Find Our Inner "Magik" (premiere)

June 25, 2020Gaia Writer

Wesley Dean’s “Magik” is just the summertime pick-me-up that’s been prescribed. In uncertain times, the buoyant sway of the feel-good, love-heavy track certainly feels magical. It’s a call for self-love and discovery from the Australian singer-songwriter, carried by uplifting, poppy… Read More

Pop's Alvarez Kings Find "Words I Couldn't Say" (premiere)

June 25, 2020Gaia Writer

“Words I Couldn’t Say” is the new single from South Yorkshire quartet Alvarez Kings. The pop-driven single demonstrates how the group has come to win the hearts and ears of pop fans over the years, its tunefulness and emotionally-charged lyrics… Read More

Japan's MIREI Honors Sade With a Take on "No Ordinary Love" (premiere)

June 25, 2020Gaia Writer

Finding the groove between in bittersweet lamentation, “No Ordinary Love” is often regarded as one of Sade’s greatest hits. Its intoxicating layers of textured sound denoting the inner turmoils of its narrator make delivering a strong cover a seemingly gargantuan… Read More

Luke Top's Eclectic "Poltergeist" Marries World and Pop Influences (premiere)

June 25, 2020Manny Sanchez

Luke Top’s “Poltergeist” offers an unexpected confluence of influences, that range from reggae to pop and exotica. It’s rare to find a song that is at once so familiar and deeply original. Top says, “When I think about the sound… Read More

ARI Tackles Her Inner Turmoil on "Cold War" (premiere)

June 25, 2020Gina Alexander

ARI is a relatively new name in the pop playing field. That said, she has already garnered considerable attention following the release of her first two singles, “Nothin But a Monster” and “Oh Well”. Tackling darker themes between hefty trap… Read More

Bridget Kearney and Benjamin Lazar Davis Are "Still Flying" (premiere)

June 25, 2020Karma Oak

Lake Street Dive/Cuddle Magic/Okkervil River members, Bridget Kearney and Benjamin Lazar Davis’ Still Flying has been received with wide critical acclaim since its release earlier this year. The record features music the pair created in Ghana during 2019 and includes… Read More

On Bob Dylan's 'Rough and Rowdy Ways' Everything Old Is New Again, Again

June 25, 2020Sean Furtado

The question of authenticity has been a cloud over the life and career of Bob Dylan since his 1961 arrival in New York City. Who was this chubby-cheeked folk star with a Woody Guthrie fixation and a seemingly endless well… Read More

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