Kamasi Washington: The Epic

Tenor saxophonist Kamasi Washington has performed with the likes of Freddie Hubbard, Lauryn Hill and so many more renowned acts (his first national tour was with Snoop Dogg); recently, he was a key collaborator on Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly. Washington’s debut album The Epic lives up to its name, featuring a 32-piece orchestra, 20-person choir and ten-piece band. It may very well take …

Weyes Blood: In the Beginning

Natalie Mering has the uncanny ability to bewitch any listener into a trance with her forthrightly beautiful voice. It might surprise some to learn that Mering spent years playing noise rock in Philadelphia with an instrument she built herself; however, it’s in the mournful folk songs she composes under the name Weyes Blood that something true emerges. Still, her music feels less nostalgic and more …

Deerhunter: Living My Life

Deerhunter released visuals to accompany their warm, ruminative track “Living My Life,” drumming up even more anticipation for their seventh album Fading Frontier (out 16 October 2015). The album is gearing up to be the band’s most approachable (and potentially catchiest) yet. Brushing away any sort of narrative for a collage of images and moments, the video shifts from humans and dogs to what feels …