In a simpler era a high-end R&B guy like Jordan Ward would just be a smooth operator. But a decade after introspective landmarks like Frank Ocean’s Blonde and Beyonce’s Lemona ...

On his longest, most thoroughly executed album yet, out now via independent label Lex Records, Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon deftly ...

South African artist Sjava completes his innovative Inkanyezi trilogy with 'Inkanyezi NeZinkanyezi', an album that flipped ...

Sjava invited friends and fellow musicians to an intimate listening session under the stars for his new album, ‘Inkanyezi ...

Natalie Erika James' third feature 'Saccharine' lacks the emotional wallop of her debut 'Relic' but confirms her skills as a genre stylist.

Playwright David Adjmi’s “Stereophonic” was one of the big hits of the 2024-25 Broadway season, “a three-hour dissection of ...

South African musician Sjava promoted his album ‘INkanyezi NeZinkanyezi’ and he used a sweet young girl on the video, where ...

2024’s music scene was rife with chart-topping releases and cultural landmarks – from the Kendrick Lamar-Drake feud to Brat Summer. Against that backdrop, 2025 was never going to compete on spectacle ...

The German Romantic poet Novalis once wrote of his search for “a single secret word” that would strip the world of its crude veil and reveal the glorious truth beneath. He never named the word, ...

This year was jam-packed with albums. The 2025 music scene saw the highly anticipated return of musicians, from the likes of Lorde and Blood Orange, to a rock revival led by the band Geese. One ...

On her latest album of diaphanous psych rock, the French musician’s songwriting is as ethereal as ever, but the crisp production sharpens the focus. Her sepia-toned shimmer gets even dreamier on ...

The hard truth is, no matter how many albums we review each year, there are always countless releases that end up overlooked. That’s why, from now until the end of December, we’re bringing back our No ...