On his promising solo debut, the Memphis rapper punches well above his weight class and firmly positions himself as the top dog of the New 1017.
The veteran South African DJ and producer broadens his sound and his global reach, but his own smooth, moody grooves are more reliably rewarding than his highest-profile collaborations.
The jam-heavy live set captured between Walker’s four-piece band and the Japanese psych-prog quintet is a heady meeting of the minds.
The California pedal steel guitarist makes inventive use of space and place on a quietly mournful album where lost forests and shuttered venues endure in intangible anonymity.
Singer-songwriter Tamara Lindeman talks about confronting the emotional fallout of looming environmental disaster on her new album, Ignorance.
By publicly identifying and discussing unlicensed samples, hip-hop fans on websites like WhoSampled and YouTube may be unwittingly putting their favorite producers at risk.
Sam Smith breaks down some of their favorite vocal performances in this episode of “Under the Influences”
Anchored by inquisitive musicianship and the mercurial vocals of Isaac Wood, the London-based group’s debut creates a post-punk safe haven for unfiltered pretension and paranoia.
The unflinching and brutal new record from the Melbourne-based singer-songwriter is so direct that it demands your full attention for every single second.
The Ramallah-based electronic musician’s fifth album uses sampling and noise as tactics for disrupting official narratives and defending Palestinian historical memory.
On her promising, impressively self-produced second EP, Margaret Sohn addresses youthful self-doubt with flair, pairing punchy indie rock with subtle electronic flourishes.