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Moor Mother – “ODE TO MARY (feat. Orion Sun and Jason Moran)” & “EVENING (feat. Wolf Weston)”

As an album, Jazz Codes is a masterpiece of musical realism. There are layers of texture between each vocalist’s breath, helped a great deal by the experimental nature of the production. Jazz, itself another kind of experiment, is the perfect vessel for an existential journey. The short film defines numerous more layers, adding an entirely new dimension to each track. Moor Mother | order Jazz … Continue reading Moor Mother – “ODE TO MARY (feat. Orion Sun and Jason Moran)” & “EVENING (feat. Wolf Weston)”

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Reading R.A.P. Ferreira’s Transmissions Under the Purple Moonlight

sngalbums: Rory Ferreira is a shark. His bars are vicious and majestic, and as an artist he is never stagnant. I could spend 1,000 words describing all the past and current projects that Ferreira has undertaken. Instead, let’s just agree that the breadth of his work expands like the universe—all-encompassing, yet still uncovering new territory on every release.  His 2020 release came in mid-March, or … Continue reading Reading R.A.P. Ferreira’s Transmissions Under the Purple Moonlight

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Reading R.A.P. Ferreira’s Transmissions Under the Purple Moonlight

Rory Ferreira is a shark. His bars are vicious and majestic, and as an artist he is never stagnant. I could spend 1,000 words describing all the past and current projects that Ferreira has undertaken. Instead, let’s just agree that the breadth of his work expands like the universe—all-encompassing, yet still uncovering new territory on every release.  His 2020 release came in mid-March, or just … Continue reading Reading R.A.P. Ferreira’s Transmissions Under the Purple Moonlight

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Jenny Hval, Dinner @ Resident

sngshows: Jenny Hval and Dinner Come Together at Resident to Light Up a Dark Week Originally appeared on Grimy Goods. Words and cheesy photo edits by me. Without meaning to, Hval ended up addressing our recent election several times. She decided not to show us a video of zombies doing aerobics because it didn’t “feel appropriate,” then she stopped herself to apologize. “Everything I say … Continue reading Jenny Hval, Dinner @ Resident

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The Cool Greenhouse may have accidentally found its way into the monotone, experimental bleakness that I covered briefly when ******** released The Drink. “Cardboard Man” puts emphasis on every hard consonant throughout the warped manifesto—it is more of a parable than a reflection of reality.  Source: SoundCloud / The Cool Greenhouse Continue reading

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Best Songs of 2018: 14. “max”

sawdustandgin: “max” and his terrible, no good, ‘Shitty Ass Day’ Originally appeared on the 405.  Named after the Maurice Sendak character from Where the Wild Things Are, “max” is the DIY project of New York-based Sebastien Labossiere, a student who creates music in his spare time. … The first few seconds of the new track drone ominously, setting the tone well for a song called … Continue reading Best Songs of 2018: 14. “max”

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