The new single Time and Money brings together a somewhat nostalgic RnB verse melody, with dreamy production and equally ethereal vocals, to elevate that passionate conviction and heartfelt lyricism as ever, but to deliver an ultimately unique take on his reflective style.
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Pristine and powerful jazz vocals light up timeless sentiments throughout this musically sublime live album from Sylvia Brooks and Christian Jacob.
designed so as to fill the room with a perfect fusion of lightness and contemplation, Essence captures precisely the implications of its title and lyrics with everything from the piano-led ambiance to the passionate and focused bars of the verses.
At the peak of an unrivaled year of solo musical success, the mighty LAZORE kicks things up a few notches, for the fast-paced and addictively melodic pop-punk-style Searching For Something.
Sid Hagan, Marvin Taylor and Brian Wooten light up the space as ever, collaborating remotely for the virtual yet beautifully organic project Right Click.
Featuring an instantly likable leading riff, blending melancholic twists and turns with a high-energy and fearlessly creative backdrop and beat, Let’s Go Go Go Go Dance DJ is far from the purely explosive implications of its title, and instead showcases an artistically uninhibited approach to production and song structure.
Threads of nostalgia draw in even the most hard-tuned old school ravers, before ambient twists of oriental melody and calming synths balance out proceedings. Introducing an addictively all-consuming audio deep-dive…
APEX BREAKS “Ultimately, what really matters is not the size of the crowd but how engaged they are.”
“Apex Breaks was initially envisioned as a 5-6 piece but we kept adding members who really fit in well and became like family after some time.”
Heavy yet ambient production instantly blends contemporary weight and conceptual intention, as Greendizerl unites heartfelt inspiration with clarity and style.
Old School Hip Hop promising as nostalgic a sound as its artwork implies – Duvee Davis engages and inspires, with Gone.
In celebration of fifty years of Hip Hop, Doc STRANGE delivers a nostalgic ode to the Southern Boom Bap and Bay Area sounds of a simpler era, with his latest album Ya’ll Still Can’t Rhyme Like This.
“As a kid, many times I would have friends tell me horrible things about Mexicans and I would be like … whoa… I’m Mexican, and they would say that’s okay you look white. That really bothered me and my self esteem.”