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Album Review: Emma-Jean Thackray – Weirdo; Grief grooves with funk-fueled resilience.
Emma-Jean Thackray’s new album Weirdo is a bold, technicolour triumph — deeply personal, fiercely original, and bursting at the seams with groove-laden jazz funk. Self-produced, self-performed, and self-mixed in the solitude of her South London flat, it’s the work of a visionary artist refusing to compromise. Across 17 tracks, Weirdo is a kaleidoscopic journey through …
Track: Kokoroko return with new album and brilliant new single, Sweetie
Kokoroko return with Sweetie, the radiant first taste of their upcoming album Tuff Times Never Last—and it’s a pure joy. Bubbling with Afro-jazz energy, the track is brass-heavy and gloriously funky, with tumbling percussion, fluid basslines, and playful jazz synths that nod to R&B and West African disco. It’s rich and winding, tying itself in …
Album Review: DoomCannon – Renaissance
‘Renaissance’ sees DoomCannon’s combine the social inspiration over the last few years, from the global pandemic to the worldwide outcry of the Black Lives Matter movement in the summer of 2020. Mixing this inspiration with his carefully honed musical talent has seen DoomCannon craft a concept album, that encourages us to dream of a fairer world …
Track: DoomCannon Shares Double Single ‘Black Liberation Prologue’ and ‘Black Liberation’ From Forthcoming Album Renaissance
London-based composer, producer & multi-instrumentalist DoomCannon has announced the release of his debut album ‘Renaissance’ due 15th July via Brownswood Recordings. Along with the album announcement DoomCannon has also shared the double singles ‘Black Liberation Prologue’ and ‘Black Liberation’ Regarding the album DoomCannon comments: “When writing the album, it felt like a transition from writing …