Author: Jerrett
The Generation Finally Releases a Song That Sat in an Attic for 30 Years
Some songs get shelved for a few months. “When I Tell You” sat untouched for more than three decades. The Generation, a band that was actually active on Washington, D.C.’s…
Guyver7x3 Sits With Uncertainty on “Slowly Ready”
Guyver7x3’s “Slowly Ready” is built around a specific, hard-to-name feeling: the stretch of time when you’re moving forward without any real clarity about where you’re headed, still second-guessing every decision,…
Xavier Bryant Carries Classic Soul Forward on “All On My Grind”
Xavier Bryant works out of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in R&B and soul, and he’s picked a demanding set of ancestors to stand alongside. Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Teddy Pendergrass, that’s the…
Jade Ell Reissues “Methods of a Hostage Negotiator” With New Material
Jade Ell is bringing one of her earliest records back into the world. “Methods of a Hostage Negotiator,” originally released in 2005 alongside the Danish feature film “Den Store Dag,”…
Blake Baker Strips Down “Simply the Best” on “The Best”
Some songs are so tied to their original arrangement that stripping them back feels like a genuine risk. Blake Baker takes that risk on “The Best,” his reworking of Tina…
50mething Turns Cancer Recovery Into Quiet Encouragement on “Slowly Through the Night”
50mething is the project of Paul Jenner, a 58-year-old independent musician, composer, and producer based in Ealing, West London who came to music after careers as a dancer and a…
50mething Writes About Love the Second Time Around on “These Fine Lines”
50mething, the project of Paul Jenner, came to music later in life after years working as a dancer and a garden builder, and “These Fine Lines” finds him turning that…
Grey & Purple Songbook Turns Stage Fright Into Triumph on “This Is My Crescendo”
Grey & Purple Songbook works backward from most bands. Rather than writing music first and fitting words to it, this Oslo-based creative duo starts with a narrative, a theme, a…
Ronald Hage Builds “Paragliding” From the Piano Up
Ronald Hage doesn’t start his tracks in a DAW. He starts at an acoustic piano, working out a melody by hand before any software gets involved, and everything else, drums,…
Asta Bria Conjures a Nocturnal, Arabic-Tinged Mood on “Virus”
Asta Bria has never really stayed in one lane. Trained as a violinist from childhood, first at Lithuania’s Vilnius Conservatory and later at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels before settling…
