Author: Kevin “Pigeon” Montes
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With the number of surprises to come about in the musical calendar year of 2021, a new album by ABBA was not one I’d expect to see – it has been 40 years since their last album, you’d probably never expect ABBA to deliver new music – now, here we are with Voyage, an album…
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If you can describe a preferred genre, how would you? For me, it revolves around alternative or indie music with a female vocalist singing about somewhat sad content with glistening nuances of singer-songwriter-alt-rock of the 90s/00s. And when Snail Mail (Lindsey Jordan) came across the Apple Music feed, I felt a bit of connectivity, amassing…
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It wasn’t until Woodstock 99: Love, Peace, & Rage that I was able to hop out of my shell and embrace who I am, or rather, who many of us are, a Limp Bizkit fan. Can you blame me (them)? They exemplified the personification of young white male rage from the angst-filled young adults looking…
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Big Sean made a statement this past weekend with the release of What You Expect alongside producer/rapper Hit-Boy: my new beginnings. So as he asks us, What You Expect? – we sit back pondering about what he wants to say – it isn’t like the reflexive nature behind Detroit 2, and more braggadocio and bold…
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Ever since I’ve heard the two rap bars: “Oh my god, Peggy, Peggy, you’re so good/Fuck whoever said you up to no good”: each JPEGMAFIA record has come and gone as an ethereal experience – some fans begin to reflect the absurdist humor within his rhymes, like dropping at the moment to one Peggy’s many…
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Before his foray into his new venture with Maybach Music Group, Wale cemented a path that distinguished him from his peers in the DC Metro area. He is a linguistic juggernaut, capable of making wit, pop culture, and hip-hop have great moments of unison like mixtapes containing Seinfeld samples and others produced by legendary name-stays,…
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Lana Del Rey is an artist that barely wets the whistle after the traction of excellent singles that lead into any new release. Very few times did it translate, and when it did with Chemtrails Over The Country Club, the slight excitement boiled over me as Lana seemed to have found a better footing since…
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Making comparisons can wane any influence someone can have on an artist before exploring their music. To put it mildly — a comparison hit me when I first played Joy Crookes. It was the feeling from listening to the Amy Winehouse album Frank for the first time. And as little as this comparison weighs, on…
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Charm is a quality that is sometimes missing from the soundscapes of artists, and it primarily comes from lacking humility. BLACKSTARKIDS are a rare breath of fresh air with an identity that equates to a bunch of friends basking in emotional connectivity they have as musicians. From the beginning, BLACKSTARKIDS have kept my attention stirring…
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Few artists have had a complete 180 from where they debuted and the subsequent sophomore project, but Kacy Hill has continued to grow into her own — even as she releases her third album, Simple, Sweet, and Smiling. And continuing the work she has done with Jim-E Stacks on Is It Selfish If We Talk…
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