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Michael Kiwanuka : Kiwanuka
An album that strives to reach the next level without knowing how to get there.
New tracks to hear this week: Perfume Genius, Sudan Archives, Matt Berninger & Phoebe Bridgers
Hear four excellent new tracks out this week.
Prince’s 1999 to be released as massive box set reissue
New reissue to feature 35 unreleased songs from The Vault.
Ghost Funk Orchestra : A Song for Paul
The best version of a psych-rock band gone rhythm-obsessed and cinematically engrossed
Michael Kiwanuka’s “You Ain’t the Problem” defies expectations and confronts disbelievers
The first single from the London singer's latest is a powerful one.
G&D : Black Love and War
The partners in music and life start the mutiny on the dance floor.
The Top 150 Albums of the ’70s
Treble revisits a list concept from its earlier years for the sake of diving deeper into the polyester decade.
Janet Jackson vinyl reissues announced
Five of Janet's classic albums plus a remix compilation due on vinyl this month.
Two Parliament albums have been reissued on vinyl
<i>Up for the Down Stroke</i> and <i>Chocolate City</i> back on vinyl.
Blood Orange announces new mixtape, Angel’s Pulse
"I put as much work and care into it as I do with the albums I’ve released."
Mavis Staples : We Get By
The soul legend returns with collaborator Ben Harper on a set of socially conscious tunes.
Strut to release Patrice Rushen retrospective, Remind Me
Compilation to feature singles, album versions and 12-inch mixes.
Album of the Week: Tyler, the Creator – IGOR
Another outstanding stage in the rapper's evolution, one that involves very little rapping.
Album of the Week: Jamila Woods – LEGACY! LEGACY!
The Chicago singer/songwriter/poet recasts cultural superheroes' powers through the narrative of song on her incredible second album.
Kelly Finnigan : The Tales People Tell
An atypical soul debut for all the right reasons.
The Budos Band : V
Burnt Offering, a thick cut of Afrobeat meets psychedelic brain fuzz—with Gandalf on the cover—signaled a reboot of sorts for the venerable Budos Band. This 2014 release introduced droning, tuned-down sludge that tangled with experimental ’70s Can-style funk. Who saw that coming? Breaking with tradition, along with scratching the numerical album title signature for a […]