Reviewing your parents' music collection
The music video to Janelle Monáe's 2010 single Cold War presents only a slither of the narrative richness of her debut album The ArchAndroid - and yet, it is a masterpiece that embraces simplicity and emotion to get to the core of this Afrofuturistic, genre-bending concept piece: the road to self-realisation and love is a… Continue reading Dealer’s choice: “The ArchAndroid” by Janelle Monáe
Sometimes you just remember the sleeve of an LP. The way it is designed feels timeless, stands out among the other hundreds of paper cases, all of them relicts of a different time. But this billboard face with its missing panels, its smile welcoming and a bit creepy at once has stayed with me although… Continue reading “The Masquerade Is Over” But Al Jarreau Is Here To Stay
The word 'migration' has gotten a slightly negative connotation in the context of politics in the last couple of years. But in the context of music, Dave Grusin is here to set the record straight as his 1989 album Migration is far from socio-political sorrow, multicultural messes and ideological irritation. Instead, what he brings to… Continue reading Groovin’ with Dave Grusin: The musical journey of ‘Migration’
The Dad Anthology 