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VIDEO: Mayer Hawthorne “I Wish It Would Rain”
Stones Throw crooner Mayer Hawthorne is back with a clever new video for “I Wish It Would Rain,” off his brilliant debut A Strange Arrangement. Maybe I’m just missing Teddy P and Ron Banks of the Dramatics (RIP), but this is making me real nostalgic for soulful heartbreak slow jams. From the cascading strings in [...]
New Alicia Keys and Saving Lives
There are those among us who are blessed with the power to save what is loved by another, but powerless to use this blessing for love themselves.
Rising Star: Jessie Cornish
I love discovering new talent, and I’m always excited about judging new voices like its my personal American Idol. Back when I first started this site, I used to spend hours trying to find the “next big thing,” but this era of over media oversaturation it seem like finding a true singer is becoming that [...]
In Case You Missed It: GE-OLOGY feat. Yukimi Nagano
GE-OLOGY Feat. Yukimi Nagano – Blues Alley [Audio clip: view full post to listen] GE-OLOGY Feat. Yukimi Nagano – Longin’ [Audio clip: view full post to listen] I know I don’t stand alone with my fascination with all things Little Dragon and their incredibly talented lead singer Yukimi Nagano. So when a friend put me on [...]
VIDEO: Melanie Fiona – Subway Series
The beautiful and talented Melanie Fiona undertook a very unique effort to promote her album, The Bridge. Ms. Fiona approached street performers in New York and got them to provide the backup for tracks off of her album. The result is rather amazing. Not only does this video highlight the talents and versatility of Ms. [...]
New Music: Alice Russell – Let There Be Lovin’
Most of y’all know that I’ve been a fan for UK soul singer Alice Russell for a hot minute, and I will argue to the death my point that her Under the Munka Moon is one of the best R&B albums of this decade. Alice’s voice is one of the most powerful and soulful that [...]
New Music: Electric Wire Hustle
Electric Wire Hustle – Chaser [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Electric Wire Hustle – They Don’t Want [Audio clip: view full post to listen] To name your group after a song on a much derided hip-hop album is a bold step, but New Zealand’s Electric Wire Hustle seem to take that in stride, [...]
Ryan Leslie Drops the Best R&B Song Of The Year
I don’t really mess with male R&B (for obvious reasons) but of y’all know that I’m an unabashed Ryan Leslie fan. The dude is making some of the best R&B tracks out there and I really feel that too many people slept on his last album. Thankfully the Harvard educated singer/producer has brushed it off [...]
New Music: Ryan Leslie – You’re Not My Girl
Ryan Leslie – You’re Not My Girl [Audio clip: view full post to listen] R&B Song of the Year, hands down. I’m mad that Ryan Leslie isn’t getting the rightful attention that he deserves. The Harvard educated R&B artist who tought himself how to produce, dropped two bangers last year with “Diamond Girl,” and “Addiction,” [...]
New Little Dragon: Blinking Pigs and Fortune
Little Dragon – Blinking Pig [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Little Dragon – Fortune [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Little Dragon is one of my favorite groups of the past few years, and I’m glad to see that they are finally getting around to releasing new material. Led by the soulful [...]
New Music: Priscilla Renea
Priscilla Renea – Hello My Apple (Windows Media Stream) I know it sounds cliche every time I say it, but Priscilla Renea is defiantly a breath of fresh air in music these days. In a land of cookie cutter R&B, where starlets are often known more for their talents off the stage than on, Renea’s [...]
New Music: Jazmine Sullivan – Jumpoff (prod. by Waajeed)
Jazmine Sullivan – Jumpoff (prod. by Waajeed) [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Most of y’all know that I’m absolutely in love with Jazmine Sullivan. I think that her debut album, Fearless, was one of the best commercial R&B album I heard in years (and it was ROBBED at the Grammys!!). Back in 2007, [...]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Gilles Peterson presents: Worldwide
Gilles Peterson has been a champion of new music for the past 10 years thanks to his BBC Radio 1 program, Worldwide, as well as being the head of several influential record labels, the latest being Brownswood Recordings. But the music isn’t just new, like…it’s not the new Justin Bieber or Katy Perry record. The [...]
Mixtape Review: G.O.O.D. Ass Mixtape
Download: Kanye West and Perajok Present: G.O.O.D. Ass Mixtape G.O.O.D. Ass Mixtape is a sprawling 30-track collection that was put together by Russian blogger/Kanye fan/ MTV Russia Host, Perajok. This unofficial mixtape includes music from all G.O.O.D. Music members and is a compilation of recent leaks and releases from the G.O.O.D. fam. G.O.O.D. Ass Mixtape [...]
SINGLE REVIEW: “HUFF + PUFF” by Just A Band
This joint right here is real sexy-like. Your body will automatically go into autopilot: your head will start boppin’, and you’ll break into a soulful yet swingin’ two-step (think of the Robert Palmer video girls…on speed). The very beginning of the song reminds me of Supernature-era Goldfrapp with heavy synths keys, some la-la-las, and a [...]
REVIEW: Forget Spotify, MOG is the future of Music
Disclaimer: The Couch Sessions is a part of the MOG Music Network MOG All Access can be found at MOG.com. Music in the Cloud. If you’ve frequented music business websites like I have you might have heard of the that term being the “next big thing” in music. A revolution that will have a greater [...]
