MLK, among so many other things, was music.
The rhythm and melody that permeated Martin Luther King, Jr. was evident not only in the way that he moved and spoke, but in the way that he inspired musicality in others. One of the greatest orators of our time—or any other—King’s Read more...
Sometimes people do their best work when they step outside their comfort zones. Widowspeak‘s latest release, Almanac, out January 22 on Captured Tracks, is evidence of just that. Its sound is the product of a few creative people veering just slightly off course. And the album is better for it. Read more...
CHELSEA, MANHATTAN: Some people become dazzling rock stars, while other stars rock a little more subtly. James Iha falls into that latter category.
An artist, producer, remixer, film composer, pop culturalist and more, Iha has put his guitar and voice very well forward with his newly-released album, Look to the Read more...
The Sound
On their latest release, Bloom, Beach House picks a mood and sticks with it in earnest. To their fans, the atmosphere of this album is sure to be a familiar one, and record reviews are abuzz this week with all the expected adjectives – “hypnotic”, “aching”, “sultry”, “languid.” Read more...
On March 6th, The Magnetic Fields are slated to release Love at the Bottom of the Sea. It will be a return to form for the band and for their primary member, the absurdist songwriter and Morrissey-sound-alike Stephin Merritt.
After releasing 1999’s critically acclaimed 69 Love Songs, Merritt decided to Read more...
