Tag: favorite music

(featured image illustration from Maribou State) “I feel like I’ve been mentalized 24/7 for the past 10 years, the whole time I’ve been an adult human in this late capitalist, techno world of social media and attention economy. That’s when I was like, oh, I think this is what the album is.” Skeleten on new…

(featured image illustration by Rich Ruth and Jordan Williams) “The result is a kind of jam jazz rock where all of Ruth’s collaborators are encouraged to add their own improvisational spirit to the project. The immersive music ultimately reveals various potent patterns, yet the album thrives on presenting the unexpected and, at times, the unpredictable.”…

It’s so hard to narrow down all the music I loved in 2024 to just ten albums, but I tried my best just for you. ❤️

(featured image illustration by Ben Passmore) “I know it sounds unlikely. But it really happened. Once upon a time, I played banjo in a duo with Chick Corea.” “He found the good in everything. I’m just so glad to be a part of this — glad I could be with him, and glad there’s more…

As a performer, [Dave Guy] can stand among the most vital trumpet players of our time as he seamlessly blends tradition, with contemporary, with a stunning performance that oozes passion. Ultimately, what makes Guy’s work most impressive is his ability to craft an album that you can easily hear your favourite MC spit over, while…

LL is a reader — “It’s good for my mind. It’s like sharpening the ax” — with a big wood-paneled bookcase at home. “Everything from Iceberg Slim to the history of the Peloponnesian War,” he said. “Authors are my friends.” LL Cool J Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop. by Melena Ryzik (gift link) Wooooo! There was…

“Ratatouille” exemplifies this shift toward unmitigated optimism. Vashi speeds up a 1980s Bollywood-esque melody—think lovers dancing in a field in springtime—till it warps into something darker. Midway through the song, Heems rhymes “Ay yo I’m on antidepressants” with “I’m feeling good man, I’m eating lettuce.” A few bars later, he raps, “Life is beautiful, I’m…

“[Johnny Blue Skies album Passage Du Desir is], all at once, a stroke of outlaw country genius and a massive, psychedelic vacuum of singer-songwriter reckonings and pensive, concerto swells. I wouldn’t call Passage du Desir a comeback. No, this is a recalibration firing on all cylinders—its only imperfection being that it ends.” – Paste Man, so much…