Miguel Atwood-Ferguson's orchestra teamed-up with frequent J Dilla collaborators to craft what will become the concert DVD Timeless: Suite For Ma Dukes. And "Angel", the above track featuring Dwele on vocals, is a sampling of what the DVD will offer when it drops March 30.
Alvarez's 'In The Time of the Butterflies' Returns with Undiminished Intensity
The lure of beautiful beaches might make the Dominican Republic among the most popular tourist destinations in the Caribbean, but the ghosts of its troubled history, as captured in Julia Alvarez's In the Time of the Butterflies, stalk the living.
19 Jun 2019
'The Dead Don't Die' Confronts Climate Change with Deadpan Whimsicality
With The Dead Don't Die, Jim Jarmusch deliberately deprives his latest film of the propulsive terrors innate to most zombie films, instead using the genre to matter-of-factly rhapsodize about consumer culture and the inevitability of the apocalypse.
19 Jun 2019
Jambinai's 'ONDA' Reminds That Korean Music Is Diasporic and Ever-Evolving
Jambinai's ONDA finds cross-cultural influences from traditional Korean music, post-rock, and atmospheric metal, but their ethos is certainly more complex than a fusion or hybrid project.
19 Jun 2019
Industrial Punk: Here's a Finger, Now Form a Band!
For Throbbing Gristle's Genesis P-Orridge, punk's sonic harshness was welcome but it did not go far enough.
19 Jun 2019
Jordan Rakei's 'Origin' Is a Neo-Soul Masterclass
Origin is a rich, intoxicating listen that benefits from Jordan Rakei's clear, succinct vision. The desire to challenge himself to write a more thematic, conceptual album has encouraged Rakei to write more immediate, more impactful songs.
19 Jun 2019
Calexico and Iron & Wine Find New Ground on 'Years to Burn'
Finally collaborating on a full-length, Calexico and Iron & Wine create an album as rewarding as it is natural with Years to Burn.
19 Jun 2019
Diplomats of Solid Sound Take You to 'A Higher Place'
A music historian could pick out the multitude of sources that inform Diplomats of Solid Sound's A Higher Place. That may be fun and even illustrative, but it's beside the point. This is music to party with, dance to, and enjoy.
19 Jun 2019
Moken Creates a Form of Avant-Afropop on "Machine Man" (premiere)
Idiosyncratic troubadour Moken returns with a story from his life as only he can tell it in the new video for "Machine Man".
19 Jun 2019
Mark Knight Shows Who Is Boss on "The General" (premiere)
Mark Knight's "The General" is another deliriously catchy, groove-laden club hit in waiting, destined to ignite dance floors across the world.
18 Jun 2019
Buying Into Barnaby Bright Is a Blissful Way to Begin a Summer of Love
Nathan and Becky Bliss, the married couple behind Kansas City-based folk-pop duo Barnaby Bright, have vowed to keep their musical career going — for richer, for poorer. Their upcoming album release just might signify a love match made in heaven.
18 Jun 2019
Catnip for Completists: Bob Dylan's 'The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings'
Even at its mammoth length (ten-plus hours) Columbia's 14-disc boxed set is still not an exhaustive account of Bob Dylan's The Rolling Thunder Revue.
18 Jun 2019
Stereolab's Recent Re-Isssues Are Re-Imagined, and Re-Contextualized to Stunning Effect
Reissues of two early albums are a startling reminder of Stereolab's power and influence. Their music not only re-invents itself, but it refreshes and renews its listeners as well.
18 Jun 2019
Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis Honestly Tell a 'Beautiful Lie'
Americana duo Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis capture the sound of classic country music from the past and make it part of the here and now on Beautiful Lie.
18 Jun 2019
David Lynch's ​'Blue Velvet' Covers the Darkness
How can we appreciate David Lynch's Blue Velvet, a film about America's private darkness, in an era when such anxieties, tensions, and corruptions are so openly apparent?
18 Jun 2019
Versing's '10,000' Traffics in Indie Rock Blandness
Versing is a Seattle-based band that blends elements of '90s alt-rock, shoegaze, and post-punk into a single bland indie rock sound.
18 Jun 2019
Scythian Invite You to "Experience Appaloosa" with a Live Performance of "New York Girls" (premiere)
Ahead of the fifth annual Appaloosa Roots Music Festival, festival hosts Scythian share a rousing live performance of "New York Girls" from last year's outing.
18 Jun 2019
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