Over the course of his incredibly prolific 45 year career, Lee Fields has toured with the likes of Kool and the Gang, O.V. Wright, Hip Huggers, and the like. And yet sadly, for quite some time Fields, much like […]
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Comprised of producer Ryan Casey and vocalist Elissa LeCoque, the Brooklyn-based electro pop duo of Kodacrome have received quite a bit of attention across the blogosphere for a sound that manages to be simultaneously icy and yet […]
With the release of her critically applauded full-length effort, I Predict A Graceful Explosion, the Canadian born and London-based Al Spyx, who writes, records and performs under the moniker of Cold Specks put herself on the map as a vocalist […]
A diverse array of artists across a number of disciplines including Parliament Funkadelic, sci-fi novelist Octavia Butler, Sun Ra, and others were instrumental in the creation of the increasingly important Afrofuturuism movement. And within that movement, […]
Jungle are breakout stars in their native UK and with the release of “Busy Earnin’” off the collective’s forthcoming self-titled album, they’ve won quite a bit of attention Stateside for a sound that bears a […]
Based in Christchurch, New Zealand, the duo of Steven Marr and Indira Force formed Doprah back in 2012 and in their relatively short history together, they have seen a considerable amount of success — they’ve released a number […]
Los Angeles, CA-based emcees MED and Blu have teamed up with hip-hop’s most wildly inventive producer Madlib have released some of the most interesting work you may have heard this decade. Recently, the trio have […]
Crater is a Seattle, WA female production duo, whose been praised by Gorilla vs. Bear, Dazed and Confused and other blogs for a sound that’s been described as “big, romantically ominous, industrial-leaning electro pop.” Indeed, […]
As a singer/songwriter and composer PT Walkley has managed to successfully and carefully walk the tightrope between creating music for mass entertainment and consumption such as TV shows, commercials and movies without losing sight of […]
Clockwise is an up-and-coming electronic music artist, who has quickly developed a reputation for blurring genre lines as you’ll hear elements of electronica, funk, gospel and others; and interestingly, on “Dancing World,” the EP title […]
Brooklyn-based band Dead Stars have won the attention of the blogosphere for a fuzzy, hook-heavy sound that bears a resemblance to Sonic Youth, Dinosaur, Jr., Nirvana, Pavement, and others from the grunge era. I can […]
Originally conceived as an imaginary band, Eternal Lips is the pop-based music project of Brooklyn-based musician and artists Grey Gerstein. Lyrically and sonically, the project was meant as a way for Gerstein to explore the conventions and […]
Over the past year or so, I’ve been receiving an increasing number of emails from a number of labels, PR firms, band managers and even artists themselves. And more often than not, those emails are […]
Although they’re now internationally known and are considered critical darlings across both the blogosphere and in print, Cut Copy started out from humble beginnings – as the solo creative project of Melbourne, Australia-based DJ and graphic designer […]
As I’ve mentioned a couple of times i was down in Philadelphia for the 7th Annual Roots Picnic – there’ll be more on that later, I promise. In any case the great folks of OkayPlayer […]