Album of the Week: Nuk – The Red Tape 2 When I think about Detroit’s 2020 rap scene, I get excited. When I get excited about their music, I tend to reminisce about watching my Boston Celtics play the rival…
Album Review: My Morning Jacket – “The Waterfall II”
My Morning Jacket are never ones to shy away from a gleaming spectacle. The cover art for their surprise new album The Waterfall II would fit snugly within photographer Austin Prendergast’s translucent Instagram collection. Orange light maintains an optimistic focus…
Hip Hop Roundup: Bbymutha, DJ WhySham, Jackboy and more
Album of the week: Bbymutha – Muthaland https://bbymutha.bandcamp.com/releases The only time Brittnee Moore is told to shut up is on the intro track to her official debut album Muthaland. Marcus Zuckerberg-the host of a talk show from the fiery depths…
The Lemon Twigs Trade Broadway for Classic Rock on “Songs For the General Public”
In 2018, brothers Michael and Brian D’Addario had a pretty convincing case for being the next great alternative act. Their album Go To School is a bohemian coming-of-age tale told through the perspective of a chimpanzee. Ripe for a Broadway…
Tee Grizzley Constructs an Unfocused Narrative on “The Smartest”
Tee Grizzley has lived comfortably inside rap’s middle class since LeBron James immortalized the post-prison anthem “First Day Out” back in 2017. His insatiable rigor and brusque delivery initially reminded me of early Meek, and his first couple of singles…
The Hip Hop Roundup: Black Noi$e, Cliff Notez, Rico Nasty, and more
Album of the week: Black Noi$e – Oblivion Back in the beginning of summer, BET founder Robert Johnson told the U.S. government that roughly $14 trillion is owed to African Americans for reparations from slavery and wealth inequalities. The eye-opening…
Album Review: Summer Walker – “Life On Earth”
Much of Summer Walker’s appeal comes from meteorological backdrops and romantic dilemmas. 2019’s Over It drenched love with perpetual shots of Hennessy and hazy nights full of unanswered phone calls. The accepted influence was 90s R&B acts like SWV and…
