London's Contemporary Jazz Scene Shines On 'We Out Here'
The compilation from Gilles Peterson's indie label showcases the best and brightest genre-blenders making London jazz exciting.
Music Reviews
The Body Unearths A Decibel-Clashing Cavern On 'Nothing Stirs'
Featuring vocalist Kristin Hayter of Lingua Ignota, "Nothing Stirs" sees the band set weeping strings and swelling trombone to cavernous beats and droning feedback.
All Hail Windhand, All Hail The Sinister 'Three Sisters'
The 14-minute track appears on Windhand's split LP with Satan's Satyrs, out this Friday. Like a smoking cauldron, it beckons with mysterious portent.
Songs We Love: Nellie McKay, 'The Nearness Of You'
Just in time for Valentine's Day, Nellie McKay brings an odd bittersweetness, and maybe a whiff of sublimated tragedy, to this jazz standard.
In 'POST-', Avowed Pessimist Jeff Rosenstock Surrenders To Creative Optimism
Critic Ken Tucker says he former ska/punk musician's new record is filled with "angry confusion," but Rosenstock also reveals himself as a singer-songwriter with a gift for delicate melodies.
Natalia Lafourcade Continues To Inspire With 'Musas Vol. 2'
Her follow up to last year's successful Musas Vol. 1 is full of passion and emotion.
Turning The Tables Listening Party: A Dynamic Sister Duo
A discussion of two of the most powerful women to shape cultural conversations in recent years, Beyoncé and Solange.
Songs We Love: Cuco, 'Sunnyside'
The Latinx internet's favorite bedroom-pop singer just dropped "Sunnyside," a jazzy experiment with his signature alt-R&B sound.
Songs We Love: Florence Price, 'Violin Concerto No. 2'
Like her violin concertos, which were recently rediscovered in an abandoned house, Florence Price's undervalued reputation is undergoing some richly deserved restoration.
First Listen: Fischerspooner, 'Sir'
Fischerspooner serves up the erotic provocations and identity critiques that the pair excelled at in their heyday.