O’Death’s new Broken Hymns, Limbs and Skin album on Kemado Records is a whiskey-fueled devil dance of American macabre. Sounding like a modern day Charlie Daniels Band fronted by Les Claypool, it’s immediately apparent the New York quintet is redefining the hoedown/saloon genre. I’ll...
Yael Naim’s track “New Soul” was used in the Macbook Air commercial last January and her career blew up. Tell me you don’t know this song, even vicariously… Hell, even Tristan Pettyman did a cover to try to break out. Of course, there’s more to Naim’s talents...
I usually hate compilations, but this one is different. Verve//Remixed 4 features a wide array of production contributors to re-imagine a number of R&B, soul, latin and jazz standards (and rare gems). I’ve been blasting this CD at the office a few times a day. Favorites are Kenny Dope’s...