Retrospective
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Retrospectreview: Patrice Rushen’s Straight from the Heart Still Slaps After All These Years
Virtuosic keyboardist Patrice Rushen's best-known work has endured for a deceptively simple reason: smart, simple, glorious songwriting.
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Review: Danny Denial – fuck danny denial
Danny Denial’s newest solo record is unlike anything the punk artist has done before, bounding through genre lines and moods with confidence befitting an auteur.
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Solange – A Seat at the Table (2016)
Solange’s career-defining A Seat at the Table provided a safe space for Black healing and strengthening against the enduring force of systemic racism.
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Archie – 613 [EP]
Archie’s 613, her second release, does everything a great pop EP does, focusing on a style while keeping the variety fresh and the quality control tight.
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Erykah Badu – New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) (2008)
Erykah Badu’s prognosticating New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) is perhaps the neo-soul icon's finest moment, as she mixes G-funk, hip-hop and R&B into a an incredibly vivid portrayal of Black resistance.
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Moor Mother – CLEPSYDRA
Moor Mother’s lush, kaleidoscopic CLEPSYDRA, which is intended to break creative block, guides the listener through open-ended questions and chilling conclusions.