Psychedelic rock icons The Flaming Lips have steadily channeled their restless, creative energy into cryptic, colorful projects for over three decades. With a penchant for the outlandish, and…
UK singer-songwriter Freya Ridings pens and performs evocative songs that stir up universal sentiments in a singular voice that is sonorous and husky, soulful and poignant. Hailing from…
The latest classic Disney film to be slotted for the inevitable live-action remake is 1994’s “The Lion King.” At this point, the announcement of each new shot-by-shot reimagining unites the world in a…
Iggy Azalea shot to fame with her 2014 debut “The New Classic.” She caused a commotion, and suffered some scathing backlash, raising questions about the meaning of authenticity and the…
Nas begins his latest album, “The Lost Tapes 2,” by preemptively dismissing critics, declaring in his opening lines, “I’m oblivious to you skeptics.” With a…
Singer-songwriter Yuna immediately commands attention with her distinctive voice. The Malaysian-born artist fills her songs with recognizable pop and R&B signifiers, yet manages to sound quite unlike anyone…
The archetypal artist broods by candlelight, suffers violent paroxysms, and channels a lifetime of pain and anguish into tunes ready for consumption. It’s his or her duty to rail against the complacency of…
Ed Sheeran seems to have no limits in his quest to systematically dominate the world of popular music as we know it. A rare example of what you might call…
After a two-year hiatus of plenty soul-searching and personal growth, Los Angeles singer-songwriter Jillian Banks, simply known as Banks, has returned with a thrilling new album, “…
It has been just short of a year since Dev Hynes, better known as Blood Orange, released his ambitiously eclectic, socially incisive fourth album “Black Swan.” For restlessly…