Blues
Mo’Ju: Oro, Plata, Mata review – ambitious neo-soul takes on capitalism and catastrophe
The Filipino Wiradjuri rapper’s tightly written fourth album shows an artist entering the prime of their career
Andrew Stafford
24, Mar, 2023 @11:00 PM
Lucinda Williams review – dirt mixed with tears in an evening of consummate Americana
The singer-songerwriter leaned in to the precariousness of life as she paid tribute to lost friends, including Jeff Beck and Tom Petty
Laura Barton
22, Jan, 2023 @12:49 PM
Jim Stewart obituary
American producer and executive who co-founded Stax Records in the late 1950s
Richard Williams
08, Dec, 2022 @11:30 AM
Art Rosenbaum obituary
Folklorist, painter and musician who documented traditional American music with warmth and tenderness
Tony Russell
21, Sep, 2022 @4:02 PM
Gris-gris enigma: can a new posthumous release shed light on the elusive genius of Dr John?
How did a middle-class white kid break into New Orleans’ feverish 1950s R&B scene and enjoy a wildly eclectic six-decade career? As a new release puts it: things happen that way
Garth Cartwright
21, Sep, 2022 @11:00 AM
Jake Blount: The New Faith review – Afrofuturism for the apocalypse
Blount and co draw on spirituals on this strikingly minimalist album set in a future world devastated by climate change
Neil Spencer
17, Sep, 2022 @3:00 PM
Michelle Branch: The Trouble With Fever review
While the album lands some damning jabs, the songwriting is insightful and even-keeled
Jenessa Williams
16, Sep, 2022 @9:00 AM
The secret recordings of genius producer Charles Stepney
The soul music visionary died in 1976 at the peak of his career. But his legacy endures – thanks to sampling, fans such as Elton John and Chaka Khan, and the efforts of his three daughters
Alexis Petridis
01, Sep, 2022 @3:00 PM
‘To sing in Kashmiri is political’: Ali Saffudin, the singer-songwriter who smuggled his album to the world
The 29-year-old’s bluesy debut album almost didn’t get made because of a communications blackout. He talks about utopia, the Kashmiri spirit and the fight for freedom of expression
Dhruva Balram
30, Aug, 2022 @7:41 AM
Abdul Wadud obituary
Cellist who gave his instrument a new, original and influential voice in the world of jazz music
Richard Williams
24, Aug, 2022 @12:33 PM
Moor Mother: Jazz Codes review – a stunning continuum of Black music
What started life as a poetry book has evolved into an ambitious anthropological project spanning jazz, R&B, hip-hop and more
Tayyab Amin
01, Jul, 2022 @6:30 AM
Kelly Joe Phelps, blues and country musician, dies aged 62
Musician celebrated for slide guitar playing and soulful voice released a string of acclaimed albums between 1994 and 2012
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
03, Jun, 2022 @11:36 AM
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