Scholar/collector Eric Majette, Jr. spoke with Rev. Lawrence Roberts, long-time producer for Savoy Records. Rev. Roberts said that they never knew the identity of Harvey. Harvey lived in New York, and was very secretive. They would send him a title or concept and he would produce the pai...
a 20-year-old singer-songwriter raised in London to Nigerian/Chadian-French parents; songs with personal yet universal lyrics steeped in R&B and alt-rock but anchored in singer-songwriter tradition; cosigns from Billie Eilish, Phoebe Bridgers and even Michelle Obama; an album title taken from...
From her very first bedroom recordings, Sophie Allison has wrung every ounce of feeling out of her Stratocaster with minimal adornment, the reverb on her vocals emanating outward like a ghost floating through empty space. But where earlier albums found a womandrowningin her own emotions,Sometimes,...
Despite its tongue-in-cheek title,Periphery V: Djent Is Not a Genreis less comical and strange than its immediate predecessors. That said, it very much falls in line with the progressive metalcore quintet’s awesome catalog. “Wildfire” is a catchy and dynamic introduction that features severa...
Some pop stars have already confirmed projects for this year, such asZara Larssonand breakout "Water" singer Tyla, while artists such as Bleachers and Allie X also have new records on the way in the next few months. READ MORE:The Best Pop Albums of 2023 ...
Some pop stars have already confirmed projects for this year, such asZara Larssonand breakout "Water" singer Tyla, while artists such as Bleachers and Allie X also have new records on the way in the next few months. READ MORE:The Best Pop Albums of 2023 ...
Reatard (née Jay Lindsey) uses everything at his disposal to make symphonies of the simplest parts: an impassioned yelp, an acoustic guitar, flying-V riffs, bitter (and occasionally violent) lyrics. All it took was a little bit of actual singing and mixing some melody in with the bile ...
(The Fountain Baby of the album’s title is a metaphor for the humidity levels of her lover’s nether regions, naturally.) With the impossibly catchy choruses of “Princess Going Digital” and “Sociopathic Dance Queen” and her globe-trotting, pick-and-mix approach to genre, it’s clear ...
In 2023, must-hear albums kept piling up at an insane rate. Olivia Rodrigo proved the truth-bomb punk-pop of her 2021 Sour was no fluke. Boygenius blew first-album expectations out of the water. Lil Yachty traded in his boat for a space cruiser. Zach Bryan released an album of deeply...
“I got signed while he was lying in bed in his boxer shorts.” The contract with Sire guaranteed just one single, but it had options for recording albums as well. With Kamins producing, Madonna cut the moody disco track “Everybody” as her debut single. But when Sire picked up its ...