Articles By Ryan B. Patrick
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Madison McFerrin You + I Published Dec 03, 2019Madison McFerrin has been taking a measured and steady approach to success. The daughter of jazz legend Bobby McFerrin and sibling to produc...
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Love Mansuy Of Age Published Nov 12, 2019Love is the actual first name of Montreal-born, New Jersey-raised vocalist Love Mansuy, and it's the primary emotion displayed on Of Age. "S...
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Gallant Speaks to the Mashup of K-Pop, 2000s R&B and '90s Videogames on 'Sweet Insomnia' Published Nov 07, 2019Organically blending elements of 8-bit game sounds, anime and K-Pop influences into soul music? Why not? R&B singer-songwriter Gallant is ou...
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FKA twigs Magdalene Published Nov 05, 2019FKA twigs' Magdalene is a treatise on trauma, on healing and on the connective tissue between the emotional and rational. Tahliah Debrett Ba...
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FKA twigs Embarks on a Healing Journey with 'Magdalene' Published Nov 05, 2019"You're not an avocado, not everyone is going to like you." FKA twigs doesn't care what you think. In a career marked by scrutiny over h...
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Sudan Archives Athena Published Nov 04, 2019It is difficult to hate on the musical sound of Sudan Archives. Based in Los Angeles, the vocalist, violinist and producer born Brittney Par...
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Michael Kiwanuka Talks Humility, Inner Reflection and Self-Titling New Album 'Kiwanuka' Published Nov 04, 2019What's in a name? For British singer-songwriter and musician Michael Kiwanuka, it's everything and more. Born and raised in London, Kiwa...
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Calvin Richardson Gold Dust Published Oct 31, 2019With a voice like Calvin Richardson's, a new full-length album is always worth checking out. After suffering a setback last year — the singe...
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Ayoni Iridescent Published Oct 31, 2019Ayoni is an intriguing artist with an fascinating project. Much like the title for the Barbados-born singer-songwriter's debut album, her so...
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Gallant Sweet Insomnia Published Oct 23, 2019It's been a minute since 2016's Ology, but according to Gallant, it wasn't intentional. Born Christopher Joseph Gallant III, the Columbia-ra...
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Michael Kiwanuka Kiwanuka Published Oct 23, 2019British musician Michael Kiwanuka's followup to the successful 2016 album Love & Hate — notably off the ubiquity of single "Cold Little Hear...
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Jessie Reyez Winter Garden Theatre, Toronto ON, October 21 Published Oct 22, 2019Not to belabour the point, but a R&B-pop night like tonight in a pre-Drake era would have been a rare, if not nonexistent, event. But Je...
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Summer Walker Over It Published Oct 21, 2019Summer Walker is clearly a product of recent R&B sensibilities and frailties, for better or worse. In this case, it's in the positive; Over...
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Busy Signal Parts of the Puzzle Published Oct 04, 2019Busy Signal breaks out with Parts of the Puzzle, a studio album that mixes up dancehall reggae with various sounds, including EDM, rap and A...
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Katherine Penfold Sweetest Thing Published Oct 03, 2019There are clearly a few soul points of reference on Sweetest Thing, a ten-track album from Nova Scotia-born artist Katherine Penfold. There...
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Jon Vinyl Dangerous Published Oct 03, 2019Toronto's Jon Vinyl is the latest artist making moves in the local R&B/soul scene. Releasing short projects such as this three-track EP seem...
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Ruben Young Dreamstate Published Oct 01, 2019An EP like Ruben Young's Dreamstate drives home the reality that soul music lovers in this country are almost spoiled for options. The singe...
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Alex Cuba Sublime Published Sep 23, 2019At this stage in the game, you know what to expect from an Alex Cuba record — not that that's a bad thing. Expect solid instrumentation from...
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Jah Cure Royal Soldier Published Sep 23, 2019It's been a while since Jah Cure's "Longing For" hit the reggae airwaves — 2004 in fact — and the Jamaican artist's inimitable vocals ensure...
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A. Billi Free I Luma Published Sep 23, 2019This album is a vibe. A. Billi Free teams up with Chicago production crew Tensei, aka Kramer & Midas Wells, to create an 11-track project th...