The Spotlight Shines on Adele's Heartbreak
Adele warned the world, and nobody listened. "Go ahead and sell me out," she said, then her voice launched millions of shipments: She turned 21's sorr...
View ArticleLONDON CALLING
“Future-n-B,” London duo AlunaGeorge have been called, which is as succinct a way as any to describe how Aluna Francis’s wry-voiced ...
View ArticleJill Scott+Luke James
Jill Scott's music is generous and contains multitudes: scorching brushfires of soul tracks with the Roots and (in her best spot this decade) Eve, plu...
View ArticleCREEP
You know how you know a band’s had a rough go of it? When the OTT Scary Movie-isms of witch house were the least embarrassing genre they got stu...
View ArticleCate Le Bon
Welsh singer-songwriter Cate Le Bon's music is all about the contradictions; she's described with all the usual adjectives ethereal, psychedeli...
View ArticleOUT OF THE GARAGE
When the Dum Dum Girls emerged, they were part of a still-crowded field: garage acts that jacked, with scuzz and style, the subversive side of ’...
View ArticleWarpaint
Warpaint have never been ones for the easy route. They namedrop hip-hop and nod to sonic trends and score commercials as well as the next buzz act, bu...
View ArticleKelela
There’s a long, fondly cherished tradition of R&B divas pushing against the trends with their producers, and Kelela’s lucky enough to hang...
View ArticleJuana Molina
Once upon the ‘80s, Juana Molina was a sketch comedian on Argentinian TV; now, she’s best known for her decades’ worth of dreamy, Sp...
View ArticleBetty Who
A recent profile of Australian synthpopper Betty Who named her among a number of artists who define pop success in 2014; finding the border between in...
View ArticleKristeen Young
Predating Amanda Palmer, Kristeen Young’s now logged over a decade of theatrical dervish shows along with a robust, ripe-for-rediscovery catalog...
View Article‘cOver the Pink: 20 Years of Tori Amos’ Under the Pink Live’
There’s been a recent flurry of Tori Amos re-appreciation thanks to this year’s excellent Unrepentant Geraldines, but surprisingly little ...
View ArticleRyan Leslie
Most people know Ryan Leslie for his work behind the scenes, namely as the producer of Cassie’s “Me & U,” which went on to become po...
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