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Dec 24, 2022
3 min

Best of 2022: song(s) of the year

I listened to a lot of music this year. Approximately 52,000 minutes of music in fact. Lots of Britney Spears, Taylor Swift, and other nostalgic listens. Yet, I also tried to broaden my musical horizons and listen to as many new releases as I could. Ultimately, it was a tough decision to boil down this year of new songs and choose just one - so I didn't! Top three. Song One: Bad Habit Album: Gemini Rights Artist: Steve Lacy Genre: #RnB #Indie Sub-Genres: #Funk #Psychedelia La

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The Prosaic Post-Punk of Dry Cleaning's Stumpwork

Quinn Reilly

Dec 5, 2022
2 min

The Prosaic Post-Punk of Dry Cleaning's Stumpwork

Album: Stumpwork Artist: Dry Cleaning Genre: #rock #punk #funk Sub-Genre: #psychedelicrock #postpunk Label: 4AD Release Date: October 21st, 2022 Non-Airable Tracks: "Anna Calls From The Attic" , "Kwenchy Kups", "Hot Penny Day", & "No Decent Shoes For Rain" “Things are sh*t but they’re gonna be okay”; Dry Cleaning’s New Album is a poetic contemplation on the beauty of the mundane. Late-stage capitalism is wearing all of us down. Keenly aware of this fact and experiencing it th

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Christina Wise

Jul 24, 2022
2 min

Gemini Rights- a Capricorn's Take

Album: Gemini Rights Artist: Steve Lacy Genre: #Alternative #R&B #Funk #Soul #Altpop Label: Sony Music Entertainment Non-Airable Tracks: Static, Helmet, Mercury, Bad Habit,Cody Freestyle, Give You the World Description: HE'S BACK! Though it wasn't terribly long the world went without a new Steve Lacy album, the anticipation leading toward his summer drop was unlike any album before. Ultimately, Lacy uses Gemini Rights as a means of reinvention, one that certainly did not d

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Dreamer Isioma showcases their genre-blending prowess on "Goodnight Dreamer"

Eli Gomez

Apr 9, 2022
1 min

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Dreamer Isioma showcases their genre-blending prowess on "Goodnight Dreamer"

Album: Goodnight Dreamer Artist: Dreamer Isioma Genre: #soul #pop #hiphop #funk Label: Dreamer Isioma LLC Non-Airable Tracks: StayUp!; Really, Really; Bad Ting; I’m So Done With You; HUH?; Voulez-Vous Me To…; Time is Temporary; Quick!Sand!; Goodnight Dreamer Description: Goodnight Dreamer is such a breath of fresh air! Dreamer Isioma masterfully blends elements from the genres of soul, hiphop, and r&b to give each song a distinct, powerful, and memorable sound. For example

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Red Hot Chili Peppers display their funky roots in new single "Poster Child"

Javier Mendoza

Mar 4, 2022
2 min

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Red Hot Chili Peppers display their funky roots in new single "Poster Child"

Album: Unlimited Love Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers Genre: #Alternative Sub-Genres: #funk #funkrock Label: Warner Records Description: Legendary Los Angeles band, Red Hot Chili Peppers, return to their funk-inspired roots with their new single “Poster Child.” This marks the band's second released single from their upcoming studio Unlimited Love, which is set to be released on the first of April. The track consists of classic Red Hot Chili Peppers elements that audiences hav

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Feb 23, 2020
3 min

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Sis – by Kirby

Artist: Kirby Album: Sis Genre: #Soul, #RandB Sub Genre: #Funk, #Pop Label: Roc Nation Non-Arable Tracks: N/A Description: Sis is the debut release from singer/songwriter Kirby who is a Tennessee native and graduate of the Berklee College of Music. Each track of the album provides a peephole view into the mind of a girl who has fallen intensely in love with what appears to be the man by the name of Leon which is the title of the first track. The album opens up with this song

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Anderson .Paak “King James”- Single (2019)

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Mar 29, 2019
1 min

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Anderson .Paak “King James”- Single (2019)

Album: Ventura Artist: Anderson .Paak Genre: #HipHop, #Funk Sub-Genres: #Soul, #Contemporary #RandB Label: Aftermath Entertainment Non-Airable Tracks: *Clean version only Description: Given this is a single to Anderson .Paak’s upcoming release: “Ventura”, I have come to love this single that he has released. One of the reasons I love listening to this song is that It reminds me so much of one of his older albums such as: “Malibu” (2016). The arrangement itself is excellent. H

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Feb 11, 2019
1 min

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iLLism: iLLuminate Review

Album: iLLuminate Artist: iLLism Genre: #Hiphop Sub-Genres: #funk, #pop, #jazz, #synth Label: iLLism Non-Airable Tracks: 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13 Description: “iLLism” were featured on NPR’s Tiny Desk Tour last summer, which should speak volumes to their musicianship and originality. They mix elements of R&B, hip-hop, funk, and jazz, and are usually supported a live band. This all being said, I didn’t enjoy the majority of this album. Songs like “Life” sounded a bit juvenile, an

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Feb 5, 2019
1 min

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Nuf Said- “Rise” (2016) CD Review

Album: Rise Artist: Nuf Said Genre: #Jazz, #Funk Sub-Genres: #NeoSoul, #RandB Label: Ropeadope Non-Airable Tracks: None Description: Jazz will forever be one of my personal favorite genres to listen to upon my leisure. The ambience overall feels lively and has its own panache. “Nuf Said” is a modern Jazz group that I have come to appreciate as far as modern Jazz goes. The arrangement in this album is your standard in a Jazz Band and that’s what I like about this album itself.

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Feb 2, 2019
3 min

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Outer Peace- Toro y Moi Review

Album: Outer Peace Artist: Toro y Moi Genre: #Electronic, #indie Sub-Genres: #funk, #pop Label: Carpark Records Non-Airable Tracks: NONE Description: Imagine walking into a Forever 21. Imagine walking through the different floors, up and down the escalators, in and out of elevators, and then ending up in a Top Shop. You scan the clothes racks quickly because the pace of the music reminds you that you can’t afford anything, or worse, everything is covered in pink and green seq

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King of the Hill – Flying Lotus, Thundercat, BadBadNotGood (Track Review)

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Nov 18, 2018
1 min

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King of the Hill – Flying Lotus, Thundercat, BadBadNotGood (Track Review)

Album: King of the Hill (Track) Artist: Flying Lotus, Thundercat, BadBadNotGood Genre: #Electronic Sub-Genres: #Electronic, #AcidJazz, #Funk, #RandB Label: Brainfeeder Non-Airable Tracks: N/A Description: King of the Hill, a collaboration between Flying Lotus, Thundercat, and BadBadNotGood, dropped a few weeks ago on October 30th. The track is one of the singles off the newly released (as of November 16th) 36-track compilation album Brainfeeder X, celebrating the innovative r

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Nov 8, 2018
1 min

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Parcels- Parcels

Album: Parcels Artist: Parcels Genre: #jazzpop/#funk Sub-Genres: #funk, #jazzfunk, #electronicdisco Label: Kitsune Musique Non-Airable Tracks: NONE Description: I wasn’t initially sure what to expect when I began playing this album. The fellow music-lovers at KAMP promised me it was going to be just “okay.” When I started listening though, I am not going to lie, I kind of dug it. It was funky and weird, and felt like one long song. After hearing it, I dubbed it as elevator fu

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Mick Jenkins – “Understood” Single Review

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Oct 31, 2018
2 min

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Mick Jenkins – “Understood” Single Review

Album: Pieces of a Man Artist: Mick Jenkins Genre: #HipHop Sub-Genres: #Jazzyrap, #funk Label: Cinematic Music Group Description: Over the course of the first few weeks of October, Mick Jenkins gifted his followers of the FreeNation notice that something was coming, and that it had been brewing for quite some time in the lab. “Understood” follows a long stream of singles released from the emcee throughout the course of last year and has since continued to pour into this year

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