Tyler, the Creator: the musical pioneer. Building character, trying new sounds, dipping his toes in a variety of music production from rap to jazz to soul, there are few able to match Tyler’s creativity and ability to entertain such a wide audience. Starting from the times of the OFWGKTA, when Tyler’s music was considered cultish, … Continue reading The Love Below and IGOR
Daniel Caesar has always brought a mellower sound to soul and r&b. Caesar saw big success through Freudian and its slow moving melodies and entrancing sounds. Freudian gave Caesar’s music a definition with its appreciable vocalizations and corn soup for the soul vibes. CASE STUDY 01 brings back the classic Daniel Caesar with a new … Continue reading Daniel Caesar: CASE STUDY 01
Country music, a style that has been around for some time, is slowly starting to disappear on our car radios. A whole culture is now starting to fall to new pop music, but where did it go? Country music. Country music? I know what you are probably thinking right now, "How can you be saying … Continue reading Forgotten Country
Daquan Mebane Daquan Mebane, a hidden gem on the rap stage, just dropped his new album, "Tales From da Sinner," a musical masterpiece. Every song in the playlist has less than 1000 plays on Spotify, a number that does not justify the quality of this album. This album brings mellow backbeats to poetic verses talking … Continue reading Daquan Mebane and the Influence of Kendrick Lamar
As music gets weirder and weirder and lyrics get deeper and deeper, the pop genre always struggles to have a definition. Pop finds it's niche in synthesizers and simple snare rhythms, but there is always an outlier or two in the top charts. Now, as Billie Eilish's new album, "WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE … Continue reading Billie Eilish and the Alt-Pop Movement
Here are some new artists to listen to. These artists are upcoming and show some serious potential to come. I look forward to what they have to offer. JBDK JBDK's Fool JBDK, a musical group formed by Jbre and Dougie Kent, is an electronic trap group. Their music encompasses a solid trap beat behind raps. … Continue reading New Artists March 2019
Yes, I know, I am pretty late to review Juice WRLD's new album, "Death Race For Love". Remain calm. This is NOT an album review. However, I just wanted to write a bit about the ingenuity behind this type of style, and talk about the musicality of said style and why I think it will … Continue reading A Note on Juice WRLD
Inspired by Fitz. A Hip-Hop group? A heavy metal alternative? An experimental rap? I have no clue. Death Grips, a modern day experimental hip-hop/heavy metal group, breaks the boundary of what is expected in rap today. Some listeners look at Death Grips as unorganized noise, but a closer look can show their creativity and how … Continue reading What is Death Grips?
Reggae has come from the musical beat originated in the Carribean Islands. It is an upbeat, light feel and provides a danceable tune to bob your head to. The beat is followed by singing, or sometimes rapping, about carefree or joyous topics. Reggae is a type of music that fills the space and gets everybody … Continue reading Modern Age Reggae
Nina Simone From the bluesy rock of the 50s and 60s to the funk movement of the 70s, a sound, unlike any other, rang in the ears of keene listeners. The incredible and wild vocalizations and the mellow trumpets combined with piano riffs began the musical creativity that spiraled into the songs we listen to … Continue reading A New Age in Electric Blues
