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-7 posts tagged "funk"
Kate Casper | Tuesday, October 11, 2022
I knew I was in a funk when I took myself on a lake walk last Saturday. While the cause was unclear at the time, I knew for sure my funk was triggered by something. Specifically, I knew it was triggered by my self-imposed “Snapchat Detox”: I would allow myself only 15 minutes of Snapchat
Ryan Israel | Wednesday, March 25, 2020
If our consideration of Donald Glover isn’t narrowed down to one, two or three of his many titles, it is nearly impossible to cover his entire body of work in an article of reasonable length. At the same time, though, it’s hard to contextualize Glover’s early musical work (released under the moniker Childish Gambino) without
Margaux Miller | Monday, February 24, 2020
Active since 2017, The Black Pumas are a newly formed band with a retro funk vibe including samples from many R&B tracks nodding at older, but very notable artists. Singer, Eric Burton and guitarist Adrian Quesada formed this psychedelic soul duo in Austin, Texas. Burton’s soulful voice coupled with Queseda’s experience as part of Grupo
Charlie Kenney | Friday, November 17, 2017
Music, at its most basic, either has vocals or it doesn’t. Bands fall into one of two categories. The Beatles have vocals, Brahms doesn’t; Lady Gaga has vocals, John Coltrane doesn’t; Kanye West has vocals, Hans Zimmer doesn’t. It’s simple and straightforward. It’s how music would be categorized if genres didn’t exist. Instead of zeros
Jack Riedy | Friday, April 7, 2017
At an age when most Americans are working on college applications, Steve Lacy already has a Grammy nomination. The 18-year-old joined up with Californian R&B outfit The Internet as a guitarist and producer, earning widespread accolades for 2015’s “Ego Death.” Like a neo-soul Wu-Tang Clan, each member of the group is now releasing solo material
Jack Riedy | Monday, March 6, 2017
Thundercat is ready to have some fun again. The vocalist and bass virtuoso born Stephen Bruner has spent the last few years lending his sound to generation-defining albums by Flying Lotus, Kamasi Washington and Kendrick Lamar. Bruner’s sinewy bass parts and keening backing vocals were a reliable source of warmth, but he was a part
Rebecca O'Neil | Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Last year, I left Indiana for winter break with Chet Faker’s “Thinking in Textures” ringing in my ears. “I’m Into You” came up on a Flume binge sometime around Thanksgiving and soon after infiltrated every playlist I created. YouTube’s “suggestions for you” just get me. Faker’s warm raspy voice against the crisp sound of a