Tag: R&B
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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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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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SpectReview: Various Artists – Pacific Breeze 2: Japanese City Pop, AOR and Boogie 1972-1986
Pacific Breeze 2, Light In The Attic’s follow-up to their successful 2018 city-pop compilation, once again brings the beloved genre to American shores with a heightened focus on its embryonic early-70's forms.
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Spectreview: Guayaba – Fantasmagoria
Guayaba’s multi-faceted, wondrously heady Fantasmagoria literally feels pulled from the earth.
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Spectreview: Michael Kiwanuka – KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka’s self-titled album is as sprawling as his 2016 breakthrough but more streamlined, with a fresh, soulful regality.
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Spectreview: SassyBlack – Ancient Mahogany Gold
SassyBlack steps confidently toward a unique direction on the heady grooves of Ancient Mahogany Gold.
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Spectreview: Various Artists – Sunny Side Up
Sunny Side Up is a sublime document of Melbourne's blossoming jazz scene, a community without a legacy that consequently exemplifies jazz's contemporary role as a unifier of diverse genres and cultures.
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Spectreview: Blood Orange – Angel’s Pulse
Blood Orange’s new mixtape, an epilogue to 2018’s Negro Swan, is a AC-cooled drive by the ocean that’s perhaps less intricate than his full-lengths but no less thoughtful.
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EXTENDED PLAY: The 27 Club FINALE – Amy Winehouse
Today on the Tape Deck: a fitting finale for a series of tales about death, the heartbreaking story of world-domineering 2000s soul/R&B/jazz singer Amy Winehouse.
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Spectreview: Jamila Woods – LEGACY! LEGACY!
Jamila Woods reframes revolutionary black voices for maximum accessibility in the lush, pop-forward R&B of LEGACY! LEGACY!