Author: Kevin “Pigeon” Montes
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Emerging from the depths of the Paul Institute (a venture taken by elusive artist Jai Paul and his brother A. K. Paul) was Fabiana Palladino. I’ve known of Paul and his music via friends, and have dabbled minimally; however, when receiving recommendations via articles and singles, it was safe to say my intrigue for Palladino’s…
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As with these musicians I highlight, I steer towards speaking positives more so than the negatives, considering they are flawed. They allow artists to have multi-dimensional depth and offer insight into strengths and weaknesses; with those weaknesses, fans will gather to follow the journey and eventually hear their growth. Fortunately, for an artist like Griff,…
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My profound admiration for Young Miko as this emerging star will never dissipate as the music she delivers rarely disappoints, even with some of the more skippable returns on occasion. I spoke positively in a piece I wrote last year, where I highlighted her artistry and explained why I loved the music so far; more…
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AKTHESAVIOR and Issa Gold (The Underachievers) have a cadence for language when delivering their verses that paint pictures warped by a psychedelic mind; it’s why I’ve been fans for years. In the 2010s, the East Coast was riding the waves of the zeitgeist, even creating an extensive collection that would get called Beast Coast (Pro-Era,…
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When Beyonce released Cowboy Carter, Kamala Harris tweeted on Friday, “Beyoncé: Thank you for reminding us never to feel confined to other people’s perspective of what our lane is. You have redefined a genre and reclaimed country music’s Black roots.” It was a little tone-deaf as there are singers currently, just not stars like Beyoncé.…
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Gary Clark Jr. never ceases to surprise with his albums, from humbling and personal treks through Blues Rock in his first two albums to becoming more aware of the growing hostility due to racism, as evident with his politically charged “This Land” on 2019’s This Land. However, that hasn’t pushed aside the kind of work…
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I love to surf the web for DJ mixes and remixes of popular current songs, but it’s ever so rare that one artist’s remix tends to take me into their world. Some eventually became part of my ever-rolling album cycles, like Elkka, Nia Archives, Yotto, Dom Dolla, and more; however, one to have stuck with…
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Future’s last album, I Never Liked You, left me feeling tepid, and the Metro Boomin album was a fun, expansive vibe that showcased more of what we heard from his curated soundtrack for Across The Spider-Verse; when the two started teasing a new album with tweets and photos of themselves working in the studio, it’s…
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After Kacey Musgraves gave us the phenomenal Golden Hour, her life began to change on a personal front—she divorced Ruston Kelly, her husband, a Country/Americana singer-songwriter, and what stemmed from it was Star-Crossed, her last album, which took a personal journey that detailed the extent of Musgraves heartbreak, and the motions to move on. That…
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When Tierra Whack dropped Whack World in 2018, she showcased what her potential could reach while slowly matriculating a name for herself through features and some EPs in 2021. Those EPs reflected different genre conventions heard through a decadent array of focused tracks compared to the one-minute songs on Whack World. She takes both and…
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