album reviews
Reviews of albums old and new from iconic artists and up and coming musicians alike.
Review for Mirabai Ceiba's 'Agua de Luna Album', June 19
I was initially introduced to Mirabai Ceiba on the release of their album Awakened Earthback back in 2011. I was intrigued by their name. Mirabai being the 15/16th century devotional poet who composed over 1,000 devotional bhajans, expressing her love for lord Krishna. Ceiba is the sacred Latin American tree. The tree plays an important part in the mythologies of pre Columbian cultures. It grows very tall and wide with deep roots and is never cut.
By Phil Cartwright6 years ago in Beat
Snatam Kaur’s 'Beloved' album
It’s always a joy and a pleasure to catch up with Snatam Kaur. Especially for this latest album Beloved, which she describes as a “sound medicine tool kit, with each track having a specific healing effect.” I was overjoyed to learn the album was nominated for a Grammy award. Snatam would perform at the Grammy awards to!
By Phil Cartwright6 years ago in Beat
Grimes' 'Miss Anthropocene' Is the Soundtrack of Dystopia
Back in November of last year, pixie-pop princess turned anime villain Grimes announced her fifth LP; 'an evil album about how great climate change is.' The title is a wordplay of 'misanthrope' and 'Anthropocene', a scientific term that refers to the geological epoch we're currently living in. Meshed together, they coronate the deity of global warming; Miss Anthropocene.
By Lilith Kastra6 years ago in Beat
Album Review: Justin Bieber — “Changes”
Well, it is finally here. This Valentine’s Day Weekend had a widestring if projects being released like A Boogie’s Artist 2.0, Migos new song “GNF,” and YG & Kehlani’s diet “Konclusions.” After 5 long years of last studio album in 2015, Purpose, Justin Bieber drops his anticipated fifth studio album, Changes.
By Bralen Williams6 years ago in Beat
Tribe Mafia - Can't Let Go ft. Maleio, Rora Wilde, & Erik Goca
In Tribe Mafia's latest single "Can't Let Go" the duo simultaneously charms and razzes any woman ready to feel loved. In their version of Calvin Richardson's original, "Can't Let Go," they explore the relationship of intimacies with voices that bear the emotional weight and range of the blues.
By Christine Carpio6 years ago in Beat
Pat Metheny: Making Time for Music
Great art takes time. Ask the painter, who studies artwork year after year for nuances of brush strokes and color combinations. Ask the sculptor who plans, and then sees, long before he or she sets chisel to stone, the finished creation in the block before them. Ask the writer, who intricately plots novel after novel from start to finish, combining multiple thousands of words into cohesive stories.
By Michael Ugulini6 years ago in Beat
When I Get Home
The Moma of the Hood Redefining black class while also finding and envisioning self improvement in terms of seeing better health for yourself, connections to roots and faith, loving yourself, and being proud of who you are in staying true to where you come from. Venturing off into her film of the album and visuals in performances as whole is her testament of setting a new futuristic higher standard and representation of black class in life, with the cherry on top being her creation of worlds, city’s, she’s creating on display with her platforms. The 33-minute short is a mixed-media visualization, featuring scenes set in a desert and the singer’s hometown Houston, 3D-animated dance sequences, candid webcam footage, and more. The LP features guest appearances and production by Playboi Carti, Gucci Mane, Cassie, The-Dream, Dev Hynes, Metro Boomin, Scarface, Raphael Saadiq, Devin the Dude, Tyler, the Creator, and more. A cross hybrid of infused jazz mixed with trap, soul, and r&b. A solid transitional jam session infused album by who I refer to as a black queen in my opinion.
By lurenoor006 years ago in Beat
