Author: Kevin “Pigeon” Montes
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With his new album Tyron he continues to provide distortion between radicalism and a broken identity that has made Slowthai the way he is today.
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As The Score turns 25, there was a lot to remember about the time of its release and the amalgamation of its contextual socio-political undertones and unique production that made it one of the best albums of the 90s.
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8. My Dear Melancholy Not even Gaefflestein can make this album enjoyable. It’s a real snooze fest from front to back. Upon its release I remember a very lukewarm reaction to the EP, but that was just giving him the benefit of the doubt. This new revisit, however, showed missteps along the way to deliver…
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When it comes to one of the biggest performances of the year, The Super Bowl Halftime Show, it’s hard to command a stage without any sort of “special” guests. Lady GaGa did so, Prince and Beyonce as well, as the latter two were influences on The Weeknd and how he’d present himself, amongst other things.…
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For the First Time details a relationship through memories that, at times, are obscure from the conventional. They lay the groundwork early as the opening track “Instrumental,” is a piece from the 7-person ensemble. Black Country, New Road brings a chaotic element to the horn work one minute in, playing off with veracity.
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As we reach the winner for the 2020 season, let us remember in the time honored and more culturally relevant HalfTime Show Performances of the last 20 years. And what better way to do so than by making a list where in the end it is a competition because after viewing hours of performances, I…
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Madlib is one of the many who let the music speak more than telling the world who you are. His new album Sound Ancestor continues to show his elegance, with help from UK DJ/Musician Four Tet, as he takes his style to the future with an array of hip-hop/electronic hybrid tracks that cement his status…
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Fortunately, that is not the case with Ok Human. It has infectious singing and a type of simplicity that turns some complex themes into relatable music that you can enjoy, even at a surface level.
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In a way it doesn’t resemble their debut, as the sound generated from their production is more abstract than the fluid and colorful debut Bicep. Though it doesn’t deliver as impactful as their debut, there is a lot to take from Isles even if it is new found appreciation for chillwave-like influences in the sound.
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