As soon as the first bass note of this jazz-funk LP sunk into my ears, I thought: “does Japan do America better than America?” It’s almost robotic,…
Jennifer Lara’s soulful breakthrough album (released in 1974) is a timeless piece of Jamaican music. The soft but acute grooves sound baked. It feels like they left every…
Photographed by @johndot.one on Instagram On May 16th, The NYC-based rapper Orrin released his self-titled album. On it, he comes with a compilation of egotism, catchy hooks, clever…
People often complain that “world music” is a term of erasure. To the lover of global musical traditions, it’s a sin to group the world’s sounds in an…
The internet gives the individual a voice. It allows multiplicity to flourish as every person speaks their truth with confidence. In the realm of the artist, it allows…
Steve Lacy’s new single, “N Side,” begins with a slow percussion loop, emulating the antiquated, but ever-so-familiar sounds of vintage drum machines. The first guitar chord strikes, and…