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Music Reviews
Song Premiere: Little Big Town's 'Night On Our Side' Sees Blue Skies
An optimistic, harmony-rich slab of countrified pop-rock, the song returns to one of modern country music's sturdiest themes: the celebration of a night electrified with possibility.
First Listen: Grandaddy, 'Last Place'
It's rare for a band to make a comeback album like Last Place that stands up alongside its best work.
First Listen: Ibibio Sound Machine, 'Uyai'
Nigerian singer Eno Williams has crafted a collection of irresistible, multidimensional anthems that reach far beyond the borders of geography, music and emotion.
Songs We Love: Jason Eady, 'Barabbas'
The rising alt-country troubadour gives a biblical underdog a rare shot at the spotlight in this clear-eyed anthem of renewal.
First Listen: Blanck Mass, 'World Eater'
Benjamin John Power's noisier impulses mask a symphonic scope of veritable Vangelis proportions.
First Listen: Talaboman, 'The Night Land'
John Talabot and Axel Boman's first album together produces feedback drones, new age psychedelia, and leftfield house.
First Listen: Chicano Batman, 'Freedom Is Free'
The Los Angeles band's distinct sound includes touches of Rio de Janeiro's tropicalia, Lima's cumbia, and American soul and funk.
Songs We Love: Slow Dancer, 'Don't Believe'
Simon Okely's soulful serenade to a detached lover betrays his influences in its smooth '70s sound. The accompanying video is a retro haze of mom jeans and disco balls.
Songs We Love: Don Bryant, 'How Do I Get There'
In a gospel lamentation, the 74-year-old Memphis soul singer invites us to take solace in the faith that a better world is attainable.