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How Tami Neilson Left Canada for Love and Became a Singing Sensation in New Zealand, Then the World

Tami Neilson's SASSAFRASS! is an unexpected delight that speaks to the climate of feminism in 2018. The extraordinary singer tells us about her experiences in this new interview.

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Brent Cowles Teaches Us 'How to Be Okay Alone’

Colorado singer-songwriter Brent Cowles speaks to the power of endurance and embracing the spiritual in the ordinary on new album How to Be Okay Alone.

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Say It Loud! 100 Great Protest Songs: Part 2 - Steve Reich to the Sex Pistols

PopMatters has scoured the musical spectrum for the best examples of the protest song form, including anthems of great popularity and obscurity alike. Stay tuned all week as we unveil the top 100.

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Joanna Teters Heads 'Back to Brooklyn' (album stream)

With her new EP, New York songstress Joanna Teters envelopes listeners in a world of lush contemporary soul.

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One Night 50 Years Ago, Dennis Coffey and Company Set Detroit on Fire

One night 50 years ago Coffey was jamming at a nightclub in the Motor City and laid down some damn good music. It's about time the rest of us got to hear it.

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serpentwithfeet's 'soil' Is a Visionary Statement of Arrival, a Potent and Singular Masterpiece

On his debut album, experimental R&B artist serpentwithfeet delivers a masterpiece of intimate poetics and gospel-inspired soul music about love and identity.

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Brits in Hot Weather #1: Tirzah, Immersion, Sorry, Thyla, and Barbudo

Today begins our new regular guide to the best new music coming out of the UK. The first edition features Tirzah, Immersion, Sorry, Thyla, and Barbudo.

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Listen: Curtis Harding - "It's Not Over"

Atlanta psychedelic soul singer Curtis Harding is sharing his first new music since last year's brilliant LP Face Your Fear.

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Watch: Samm Henshaw - "How Does It Feel?"

South London soul singer Samm Henshaw has just released a new positive, upbeat track about the power of love.

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Kadhja Bonet Never Lets a Genre Tie Her Down on 'Childqueen'

Kadhja Bonet carefully chooses how much of her the world can know. In doing so, she remains weightless, an artist ephemeral, even as her genre-resistant music makes a serious sonic impact.

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Tami Neilson Is Woke on 'SASSAFRASS!'

SASSAFRASS! is a sly act of subversion as Tami Neilson's vocals and lyrics are unapologetic as she confidently calls for equality.

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David Darrko Explores Frustrations of Anonymity With 'Suffer Suburbia' (EP stream)

Kinky Love member David Darrko turns up with a succinct and powerful collection of soulful numbers that spotlight his distinct voice.

Jedd Beaudoin

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Dharmasoul Sparks With 'Lightning Kid' (album stream)

New Jersey duo Dharmasoul makes its musical and spiritual home in New Orleans as evidenced on soulful LP Lightning Kid.

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Kanye West: The Iconoclast Gives In

How the allure of newness is leading Kanye West astray.

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Two Thousand Miles I Roamed: Otis Redding's 'Dock of the Bay Sessions'

Twelve previously released tracks from Otis Redding's final recording sessions hang together beautifully as a posthumous masterpiece.

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Bernard Purdie & Friends Are "Deep in Love" (premiere)

Vocalist Mayteana Morales features on a new composition, "Deep in Love", co-written and performed by the influential funk drummer, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie.

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Say It Loud! 100 Great Protest Songs: Part 3 - Peter Tosh to the Pogues

Say It Loud! 100 Great Protest Songs: Part 2 - Steve Reich to the Sex Pistols

Say It Loud! 100 Great Protest Songs: Part 1 - Beethoven to Janis Ian

Time Out of Minds: Interview with Author Ryan Walsh on Van Morrison's 'Astral Weeks'

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