Le magasin des envies, Vol. 11: African Nights
Wraith Yoshi
And just in time to say goodbye to September, we’re back to delivering the playlists you’ve been so fond of. I was elated (and, I must admit, overwhelmed 😅) to…
Kehlani
Smoke x Mirrors ’20|05: II
It's Just Sen
Before we get into this, let me acknowledge all the positive feedback I got for my playlist a couple of days ago. It’s always a pleasure to put people on…
R&Cs: No New Friends
Hewa Yasin
After “Audio“, “Genius” and “Thunderclouds” comes another LSD gem, “No New Friends” along with the debut album from the trio of peerless artists. I love music that can be hard…
Le magasin des envies, Vol. 5
You better be in the mood to bathe in lust and ecstasy.
R&Cs: Ayò
On the heels of her “shock” wedding to (it turns out) longtime bae and fellow singer Adekunle Gold, Simi is gearing up for a new album starting off with “Ayò”…
Smoke x Mirrors ’19|02: III
So I’ve happily picked the short straw to drive you into the weekend 😀. This month has been a glorious one for me and the ‘Smoke and Mirrors‘ series. And…
R&Cs: Daylight
At the risk of being exhaustive, I’m celebrating Yelawolf’s return with a visual trip to a variety of sub-genres within rap, pop, rock, afrobeats; accross three continents; and spread over…
R&Cs: Grass Ain’t Greener
Here are some quick thoughts about this week’s roundup. The Florida Georgia Line video treatment for “May We All” could have easily been expanded to a short film. It’s that…
R&Cs: One Love
This year, Fally Ipupa made sure he was a fixture. With new return-to-the-roots album (Control), he glued us to the dancefloor (“ École“) and charmed with undeniable ballads (“Aime-moi“, “Canne…
R&Cs: No Limit
In the closing video, a trio of Parisian childhood friends and students of music propose a medley of their summer favorites. With nothing but a cello, sparse percussions and their…