The Mediterranean Light of Sons of Sevilla
Recorded in London with Skinshape, 'It Could Be Today' holds the same summery, major-key sound the brothers were already writing into demos at home in 2020.
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Ed Motta Between Rio and the American Radio Dial
Cameo, the S.O.S. Band, and Gap Band are the coordinates of 'Toc-Toc', an album of drum machines and bass synthesizers that sends Motta back to what the radio was playing when he was a teenager.
The Warm, Cosmic Company of megiapa
On megiapa’s ‘Intentions,’ voice notes from her grandmother, her mother, and her closest friends drift through the synth haze, a family album cut to beats.
Scrimshire's Light in the Woodside
Founder of Albert's Favourites and Wah Wah 45s veteran Adam Scrimshire talks through 'Bring Our Light to Every Corner,' his new album built on four years of looking for personal peace, the grimness of the UK political moment, and the music community he named for his granddad's cassettes.
'Chasing Shadows' and the Ancestral Frequencies of Nubiyan Twist
Tom Excell talks through the making of Nubiyan Twist's fifth record, 'Chasing Shadows,' a collision of Afrobeat, jazz, dub, and hip-hop fueled by a rotating cast of collaborators and a growing unease with the forces pulling music away from the people who make it.
I Advance Masked — Into the Deep With Elujay
Elujay explains how 'A Constant Charade' channels his graffiti roots, his friendship with Angus Cloud, and his belief that R&B thrives when artists keep surprising themselves and their listeners.
Nate Smith Elevates His Drum Vision on 'LIVE-ACTION'
The versatile percussionist opens up about his formative years under Betty Carter's mentorship, his Grammy-winning work with Brittany Howard, and how creative constraints led to his most liberated album yet.