rescuing musical virtue in distress.
ReLoVe are at it again, doing what they do best. And what they do best is make music that seems, no matter what style they pursue, inherently soulful, wonderfully accessible and sweetly soothing. Some bands are definitely what you call a “genre band,” they get good at one thing, one groove, one style, have one... Continue Reading →
Sometimes there is something going on in a song, something not strictly part of the music, a vibe that lingers between the notes, and energy that is more than the sum of the sonic parts, that adds that extra dimension, making an already good song into something great. It is often hard to put it... Continue Reading →
Funny how when we hear the term “world music” we automatically think of some niche music probably aligned with a specific tradition or culture, Mongolian throat singing, flamenco guitars, Japanese drum troupes and the like. But surely world music should just be something with universal appeal, that falls less into a generic furrow and more... Continue Reading →