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By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – On their debut album A Lesson Unlearnt, Cardiff, UK’s Until the Ribbon Breaks—a mélange of dance, pop, hip hop, and R&B sounds—step out of their background role for some of the industry’s budding stars, and into their own spotlight. Lead by vocalist Pete Lawrie Winfield, Until the Ribbon Breaks have spent the years since … Continue reading
By: Brandon Lorenzetti – 9999 in 1 is the first full-length album from Estonian electronic music producer Mord Fustang. Fustang has had several popular releases that have made the Beatport top 100 chart, including his popular remix of LMFAO’s “Sexy and I Know It” and the 2011 mega-hit “Lick The Rainbow” which reached number one. … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – You might approach Slim Bone Head Volt, the new spoken word album by actor Vincent D’Onofrio and multi-instrumentalist Dana Lyn, with pre-conceived notions, but it only takes a listen or two to quash them. This is not an album that exists to indulge an actor’s rock star fantasies because this album is on … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – D’angelo is back. 14 years without a follow-up to his 2000 classic Voodoo is too long. With that album, D’angelo skirted the line between the weird, underground R&B of Jill Scott and Angie Stone and the ultra palatable stuff we all heard on the radio. It was soul and sex in their most … Continue reading
By: Laura Beaulne-Stuebing – It’s a shame Walk the Moon released their second full-length album in December. With Talking is Hard, the Cincinnati quartet is clearly reaching for summer sing-alongs and the success they had with “Anna Sun”, a catchy summer ditty from the band’s self-titled album released in 2012. A December release puts them in the season … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – Jermaine Lamarr Cole has come home. At least that’s the theme on his ambitious new album 2014 Forest Hills Drive. Cole is a rare talent in today’s hip hop scene, having made accessible, personal, street-conscious albums since his 2011 debut The Sideline Story. And all this while signed to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation label. Cole has … Continue reading
By: Daniel Melfi – Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters have taken a journey so very route 66-esque with their new album Sonic Highways. However, their eighth album is more than just a musical recording. Aimed at being a canvas, the album paints a picture of America through its eight tracks, each recorded in a different city in hopes … Continue reading
By: Brock Lewis – On the debut synth-pop EP Diamonds from Holy Oker, Greg Bevis, the drummer best known for his work with Bear Mountain, mixes dark lyrics with catchy hooks, proving his talent and passion through six tracks that evoke a sense of inspiration. Holy Oker achieves a cinematic experience with his initial foray into pop music. Bevis strongly presents the themes of … Continue reading
By: Laura Beaulne-Stuebing – Ryan Hemsworth is literally all over the map as a non-stop touring musician, and in that same breath,: his music is not easily pinned down either and have largely been experiments in fuzzy basement hip-hop, producing underground rap, and championing his own sound. Being an artist in the EDM world … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – All hail Canada’s party king. Mac DeMarco’s name has been everywhere: SXSW, NXNE, the 2013 Pitchfork festival and most recently as a shortlisted Polaris prize nominee. He’s not up-and-coming – he’s come up – and his sold-out set at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night was a hell of a celebration. By … Continue reading
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