Carly Rae Jepsen: Emotion Side B It will come as no surprise that Carly Rae Jepsen’s E•MO•TION Side B (a collection of eight songs that didn’t make it onto her powerhouse 2015 album) is an ’80s-influenced delight. Available to stream on Apple Music and Spotify, the flip-side album was shared as a celebration of E•MO•TION‘s first anniversary and from the sweet “First Time” to the …
Once again, Thundercat has managed to combine whimsy, innocence and sweetness with melancholy and pathos. For his new track, “Bus in These Streets” the multitalented musician/singer/producer has teamed up with frequent collaborator Flying Lotus and the result is sunny but sad. He laments the crazy world—mostly thanks to technology—and at the same time accepts it: “Thank God for technology / ’cause where would we be …
Portishead: SOS (ABBA Cover) In an exhilaratingly dark version of ABBA’s “SOS,” Portishead’s Beth Gibbons brings an immense heartbreak to the Swedish group’s 1975 pop song. The cover is a tribute to Jo Cox (a Batley and Spen MP who fought for refugees’ rights) who was murdered last week outside a library. In this context, and in this downtempo version, the song carries much more …
