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2020 Albums of the Year

March 27, 2021

Despite being in quarantine for the better part of 2020, I listened to far fewer new albums last year than […]

2019 Albums of the Year – Retrospective

June 25, 2020January 25, 2021

EDITOR’S NOTE: I wrote this post last March, and then with everything going on in the world it sort of […]

Totally Meaningless Year-End Awards for Albums I Think are Neat (2019)

February 7, 2020

Time to look back and take stock of the 459 albums I listened to this year that were released in […]

My Top Songs of 2019 (Bangers and Bops)

February 3, 2020February 3, 2020

It’s basically still January, right? Time to kick off my year-end content.

PRIMER: New York Hip-Hop

October 15, 2019

How do we get from Grandmaster Flash to “Bodak Yellow”? Like this.

Ear Worms – The Best Albums of 2019 (So Far)

July 13, 2019

Well, somehow we’re already over halfway through 2019, so here’s my favourite music from the year thus far.

Will 2019 Be the Year of Politically Conscious Avant-R&B?

February 12, 2019

I hope so. 

Satellites Talking Back and the Resurgence of Soukous and Hindewhu

January 12, 2019January 12, 2019

Jump to Section Introduction The Satellite Stares Back The Mutation of Soukous The Resurgence of Hindewhu The Other Hakuna Kulala […]

2018 Year End: Albums of the Year

December 19, 2018

And, at long last, here we are: my albums of the year for 2018.

2018 Year End: Nitty Gritty – Data, Numbers, Charts, Analysis

December 11, 2018December 14, 2018

And now for my favourite year end post: the data.

2018 Year End: Let-Downs and Stand-Ins

December 4, 2018December 4, 2018

To kick-off my series of year-end posts I decided to start with some albums that I would classify as let-downs.

The Continued Hysteria About UK Drill is Bullshit (And Racist)

November 1, 2018December 18, 2018

UK Drill music, characterized by high-BPM, trap-inspired beats and gritty tales of estate life and violence has been under fire […]

Monster Mash: Your 2018 Halloween Playlist is Here

October 28, 2018October 28, 2018

In time for Halloween (just!) here are the five spookiest releases from this year. 

Bump This: “I Woke Up in a Fucked-Up America” by Lonnie Holley

September 28, 2018September 28, 2018

Lonnie Holley’s third album, MITH, was released earlier this month.

The Birdland Incident

August 25, 2018August 25, 2018

On August 25, 1959, 59 years ago today, Miles Davis was assaulted and unlawfully arrested by two New York City police […]

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