r&b
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Sacred Places by Amenta A new EP from the up-and-coming singer Amenta. This release is titled Sacred Places, and it’s loaded with spacey beats, glistening synths, and soulful female vocals. There are elements of R&B, jazz, soul, and beat music floating throughout this thing. It’s as
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Presenting the Log.Os. It’s a new project spearheaded by Ken Barrientos, and he goes by the name of “KenBts.” for the purposes of this release. The dude comes with a bit of a background, having performed studio work for artists such as Blu or Bilal. With loads of
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On Drake’s latest album, the Canadian rapper and singer embraces what makes him unique, and sounds great doing it. There is a noticeable hunk of filler on this LP, though. WATCH THE REVIEW
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James Blake’s new EP, much like his self-titled debut earlier this year, is loaded with ideas that, to me, don’t feel completely finished. Still, the guy draws up some interesting concepts–even as he attempts to focus more on building songs on voice and piano this time around.
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Active Child’s sophomore release has some pretty haunting and beautiful sounds. Lone member Pat Grossi’s choir boy falsetto is undeniably good. Plus, all the effects he laces into these tracks makes this LP an interesting listen. While I’m not in love with every song on this LP,
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Now here is some revivalism that I can get behind. Nick Waterhouse is a San Francisco-based singer and electric guitar player with an obvious affinity for classic 1950s R&B and rock ‘n’ roll. His ability to recreate this kind of music in the 21st century musical climate comes
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I’ve gotten tons of requests on this new release from the Weeknd, Thursday. Though I’m not exactly excited to dive into this Canadian, experimental R&B project again, I figure I’d at least touch down on one track to let y’all know how I feel.
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Recently uploaded to SoundCloud, here’s a new track from Sampha. If you’re a regular viewer of my reviews, you may remember this UK singer-songwriter from his vocal features on the new SBTRKT album, which grows on me with each listen. On “Indecision,” people who were introduced to this
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Recently uploaded to SoundCloud, edits of the tracks “Work It,” “Hey Boy,” and “What My Last Girl Put Me Through.” Some of them, like “Hey Boy,” get pretty hypnotic in their execution. Nico just has a funny way of turning electronics into a dark and mesmerizing experience. If you’re
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RISE by Top Girls A week ago, I ranted a bit about my coming to terms with the rise in popularity R&B has been seeing on the blog-o-sphere, and the acceptance moves far beyond loving the new Drake single or something like that. There are loads of artists
