With Graceland, Paul Simon brilliantly merged his perceptive songwriting with the rich, little-known mbaqanga music of South Africa, creating a captivating fusion that re-engaged his […]
Category: Rock
“Guided by Voices’ Strut of Kings: Prog-Rock Ambitions and Evolving Sounds in Their Fourth Decade”
When Guided by Voices started out as a part-time basement project in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Robert Pollard mastered the art of crafting […]
C,XOXO: Camila Cabello’s Bold Leap Into Hyperpop
In her latest album, C,XOXO, Camila Cabello embraces a new chapter of her career with an unapologetic, bleach-blonde transformation. The album marks a departure from […]
Valley of Abandoned Songs: The Felice Brothers’ Cohesive Journey Through Time
The Felice Brothers’ debut for Conor Oberst’s Million Stars imprint, *Valley of Abandoned Songs*, stands out for its impressive cohesion, despite being pieced together from […]
Can’t Seem to Come Down: American Sounds of 1968
Presented by Modern Harmonic on double vinyl and compact disc, this collection compiles material from 7″ singles released by the Amsterdam-based Plurex label between 1978 […]