Brilliant beautiful, reaching just beyond its grasp, it might be J. Cole’s defining album.
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Cool Calm Pete – Heart
The final song of a criminally underrated Korean-American indie rapper.
Fear and loathing on the campaign trail
After months of fairly solid listening, I can say with some confidence the name Donald Trump does not cross the lips of either member of Run The Jewels for the length of RTJ4, their mid-year album from which “walking in the snow ” comes. But the omission is much the same as the absence of the …
Future Echoes: Ode To Billie Joe
In Future Echoes we look at the evolution and influence of those songs that split off in all directions. You guess profound mysteriesunder the hewn domes of your afternoons.Soar on endlesslybut do not reveal to us what you see. Lucian Blaga, The Magic Bird There’s something about the way the strings swoop down over the …
Future Echoes: Will You Love me Tomorrow?
In Future Echoes we look at the evolution and influence of those songs that split off in all directions. The melody is so brisk and direct, so immediate, it’s not at all surprising to find out it was banged out in an afternoon – as it turns out, by an 18-year-old called Carole King (born …
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Dancing to Architecture 