Interview with Imani Nichele: the poet and artist who’s becoming, not arriving
"My only job in this life is to be open to everything I'm supposed...
Interview with Sunglasz Vendor: the self-effacing three-piece soundtracking existential hesitation
“There are two ends of the political compass. There's anarchy and 'Guitar Hero,' and...
Mary Sue and the Clementi Sound Appreciation Club question everything on ‘Porcelain Shield, Paper Sword’
Defying categorization at every turn, the collaborative album pushes forward, exploring and experimenting.
On the proggy ‘Rerun,’ Eric Mayson thinks too damn much
Minneapolis-based aviator and music maker Eric Mayson’s latest album explores the nature of a...
Y’s self-titled debut EP resembles a sonic hurricane
Elements of jazz, post-punk, and pop swirl around each track, chaotic and frenzied, but,...
A flare for the snare: drummer & composer Jumpei Kamiya’s ‘Numbnuts’ is a disarmingly cute foray into electro-pop
There’s sugar, spice, and a whole lot of nice on this Japanese artist’s musical...
PERZona, Austin Wilson, and Phelt search for meaning on gritty ‘Lost Satellite’
The collaborative album isn’t for everyone but for those questioning or on a path...
Deantoni Parks takes cosmic jazz further into the stratosphere on ‘Stargate’
The renowned drummer and producer pushes his drums to the red signaling chaotic rides...
Interview with Seigfried Komidashi: the visionary artist who is an amalgation of his past, present, and future
“My musical identity is a chaotic patchwork of different points of reference… a way...
On ‘Soft Echoes,’ Sharada Shashidhar takes you through a jazz adventure of the mind
The Los Angeles-based singer’s latest EP feels like one big survey of the surreal...
Tiril Jackson’s soulful EP ‘Who Are You?’ invites reflection while keeping things hopeful
With a voice that can do anything and a band that can play everything,...
A diary in song: Shanuka finds herself in ‘A Safe Return Back’
A blue-grey wistfulness lingers on the Toronto-based artist's debut EP, giving the project a...
On ‘bluendgrene,’ (a.t.c.) goes from despair to rebirth
The Virginia Beach-based artist’s debut EP is sonically rooted in an era of classic...
Through jazz, ambient, and gospel, Joy Guidry aims to heal, inspire, and comfort on ‘AMEN’
The Houston-born, Brooklyn-based jazz and ambient composer’s latest release is approached from a place...
On ‘New Concepts in Piano Trio Jazz’ and ‘Magical Incantation,’ Matthew Shipp continues to push the envelope
The New York-based pianist uses his practices to showcase that music is a bonding...
Liv.e wears her cold heart on her sleeve on ‘PAST FUTUR.e’
The Dallas-based producer and singer’s latest album is a scathing hell ride, reflecting what...
ØKSE pushes jazz even further on self-titled debut
The backwoodz studioz's jazz supergroup blends hip-hop, jazz, and electronica so well that it...
‘Something For Real’ is a celebration of Kiefer in the live context
The Los Angeles-based pianist, beatmaker, and producer finds the middle ground with the intimacy...
‘THE SOUND THAT TREES MAKE’ is kJADE’s masterclass in self-assurance
The Phoenix-based multimedia artist’s debut album sounds almost like it was left outside for...
Maruja reaches new heights with ‘Connla’s Well’
The U.K.-based art rock band has quickly returned with another palpably moody gut-punch of...
enchanted forest explores new sonic territories on ‘Semele’s Tryst’
Electronic sounds constructed, melted and bent to their will meet a free-jazz fusion on...
F3ralcat and The Wild hop genres for a grandiose and cinematic ‘Disassembly’
On his latest album, Pittsburgh's F3ralcat, occasionally joined by his band The Wild, creates...
Meet Tyler Major, producer, freestyler, and jazzcat
The Georgia-based artist is your new go-to for a fleeting, introspective balance of psychedelic...
Suave musical stylings steep within Jitwam’s funk-fuelled ‘Third (Deluxe)’
Incendiary one moment, soul-stirring the next—the songs on the Assam-born, Brooklyn-based soul-connoisseur's latest album...
