Admittedly when I stared JOVM a little over four years ago, I never intended the site or its content to be overtly political; however, political and social issues frequently influences the artists and art that […]
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If you’ve been following JOVM since the beginning, you may remember that I’ve written about Mayer Hawthorne, one of this era’s best soul vocalists; in fact, his Impressions: The Covers EP, which featured the singer/songwriter covering some sadly underrated […]
Although this particular site isn’t overly political, political and social issues always influences and informs the art that we respond to and love; after all, political and social issues influence every aspect of our lives […]
As a singer/songwriter Nick Hakim has crafted an aesthetic and sound that effortlessly meshes a variety of genres including blues and soul to create something that’s arrestingly spectral and dusty, thanks to extremely sparse arrangements […]
Comprised of Nick Williams (vocals), Sarik Kumar (guitar), Maxx Berkowitz (guitar), Andrew Ockenden (bass) and Vishnu Anatha (drums), the Brooklyn-based quintet of Twin Wave formed last year. And with a sound that possesses elements of […]
Over the past decade or so, soul music has seen an incredible resurgence in popularity, and in fact, much like EDM and hip-hop, soul music is essentially part of a musical lingua franca. Indeed, soul music, much […]
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Over the past decade or so, soul music has seen an incredible resurgence in popularity, and in fact, much like EDM and hip-hop, soul music is essentially part of a musical lingua franca. Indeed, soul music, much […]
Daptone Records have firmly established themselves as a renowned home of all things funk and soul, including The Budos Band, a collective that specializes in what the band has dubbed Afro-Soul, a sound that is […]
Released last year through Wax Poetics Records, New York-based singer/songwriter Kendra Morris’ debut effort, Banshee was critically well-received with Morris being compared favorably to the likes of vocalists such as Adele, Joss Stone, Amy Winehouse and interestingly enough, the legendary Janis Joplin. Mockingbird, her sophomore […]
Applauded across the blogosphere for a sound that effortlessly meshes electronica, hip-hop, R&B and soul in a way that sounds familiar while managing to possess the sort of chilly, minimalist air similar to Beacon, the duo […]
Thurmon Green is a Los Angeles, CA-born and New York-based singer, who has quickly developed reputation for a sound that has been described as owing a debt to D’Angelo, and Laurie Anderson. His latest single […]
With the release of his previous four albums, 1983 (2006), Los Angeles (2008), Cosmogramma (2010), and Until the Quiet Comes (2012), the Los Angeles-based producer, electronic music artist, and emcee Flying Lotus has won critical acclaim for his genre-defying work. And his forthcoming […]
Sinkane primarily consists of Ahmed Gollab, a Brooklyn-based Sudanese ex pat and his frequent collaborator and childhood friend Greg Lofaro. Along with bandmates jaytram (drums), Ish Montgomery (bass) and Jonny Lam (guitar), Sinkane have developed a reputation […]