Intros to songs always announce a certain energy that the track will bring. It’s one of the first characteristics I connect with when I first hear a track. Sometimes it just takes those first 10 seconds that let me know the journey a song will take me. And that’s why tracks with memorable intros land on this playlist…
Although released by The Procussions, this track features production and verses from only one of its members, Stro Elliot. Active with the Procussions and his own projects since 1998, the talented rapper, producer, and multi-instrumentalist recently joined the Roots. I had the good fortune of catching a beat performance by Stro Elliot a couple years ago, and his “finger drumming” blew my mind…
Jason Isbell is the American singer-songwriter who wrote “Children of Children”. His mother was only 17 years old when he was born, and she is the subject of this song. Jason was alive at the same time as his great-great-grandparent, because all generations had children at young ages…
Alright – time to get down with some classic ambient, chill out, new age, relaxing music to write to. Looking for a simple sonic groove that delivers the tranquility of the sunset yet with enough action and interest that it can hold you and take you along for the ride – check out this track from the rather talented Frank Iengo…
Every now and then you stumble upon an artist and the penny drops immediately…
I wasn’t a listener back in the days of “The War On Drugs” – I guess I’m a late starter – but I had an instant connection with the 2015 release of “B’lieve I’m Going Down”…
Still a fairly new band, Hales Corner was formed around 2015 through the collaborative efforts of Wes Cook and Caleb Adams. People of the world, they are SO worth the listen…
Sundown Syndrome is a seriously underrated song of a now wildly popular band. My 16 year old self was introduced to the genius work of Kevin Parker by a childhood friend from New Zealand. To him I am forever grateful.
This weeks track is from hip-hop/trap artist SilentHeart. The title of the song summarizes the idea of track pretty well. The song deals with heartbreak and the consequences of falling for someone that doesn’t love you back…
We first saw lemin (pronounced “lemon”) perform at a showcase this past summer, where she was one of about a dozen artists, each with 10 minutes to show their stuff. Most artists came out with big outfits, high energy, dance moves, and hype men to get the crowd’s energy up. Lemin was different…
“I’ve always been a fighter / I met you in the war / I thought you would care for me / ‘Cause that’s what fathers are for.” From the first lines of “To My Father,” it’s clear that teen singer/songwriter Nicholas Tomillon has faced adversity…
When your whole existence is a fight for survival, it’s only natural that the fierceness shows even in the most delicate frames.
As a black woman, with physical disabilities, singer and songwriter Yzalú, from São Paulo, Brazil, surely has a lot of strength to add to her art,…
This week, I want to reveal to you my greatest fear. It’s that something bad will happen to my children. In fact, if I’m honest with you, as far as I’m concerned, no other fear comes even close. The thought of that is unbearable. I don’t know how people who lose their children ever recuperate. I would probably lose my mind…