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Photos: Citi Presents An Exclusive Acoustic Performance By 2015 Grammy Nominee Aloe Blacc

Photos by: Jonathan Leibson –  Aloe Blacc, who released his major-label debut album, Lift Your Spirit, on March 11th, 2014 via XIX Recordings/Interscope Records where it debuted at #4 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, performed an exclusive acoustic set at The Nice Guy in Los Angeles on Feb. 4th. The set followed up Blacc’s collaboration as vocalist and co-writer on … Continue reading

Album Review: D’Angelo – “Black Messiah”

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

Album Review: Autre Ne Veut Delivers Nouveau R&B Sensibilities With Sophomore Album ‘Anxiety’

By: Alex Lee – Modern R&B has outgrew its archaic formula with a surprisingly fertile foundation, one wavering between ‘90s sensuality and the avant tropes of Animal Collective. With its visceral appeal to indie turfs, a much more experimental mold has veered into the genre. It is often lascivious, taking familiar cues from the extremes … Continue reading