Danielle BlaiQ delivers a slow-burning groove on “THAT HEAT”
Danielle BlaiQ burns slow on "THAT HEAT", slipping through the mix of easy guitar melodies and stocky-built drums as if she's tracing her fingertips on skin.
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Marvin Twiggs
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Marvin is a music writer focused on sound, substance, and everything soul music related. He covers hip-hop, R&B, soul, and genre-defiant pop—often with a spotlight on rising independent talent. Rooted in the South but writing with a global ear, his reviews lean into the details. He’s got a soft spot for music that lingers and a bias toward artists who bring more to the table than just a beat and a hook.
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Dyna Edyne keeps it light and intimate on “Don’t Hold Back”
Soft-focused and slow-burning, Dyna Edyne’s “Don’t Hold Back” slips into the room at a deliberate pace, built on satiny layers and a gentle hush. Chorus-drenched Rhodes licks blur into soft…
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Heartbreak bends into motion on "Assis," as spill tab keeps her cool
Heartbreak bends into motion on “Assis,” as spill tab turns emotion into movement. A bass guitar rolls in with all the ease of someone flipping through old postcards. Then comes…
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Lorine Chia centers herself with clarity and calm on “This Time”
Lorine Chia has never lacked presence. She sings like her body has been fed by both prayer and pressure. And on her latest offering, "This Time," she taps into that steady fire with a honey and smoke-dipped rasp that leans into gospel’s resilience and soul music’s grit.
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Your Old Droog & Boldy James Go Off on Madlib’s Smoke-Soaked “Everything Designer”
On the Droogie Otis track "Everything Designer," Your Old Droog and Boldy James put a dust-damaged prog-rock sample laid out by Madlib in a chokehold.
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Ari Lennox Brings the Heat and Heels on "Soft Girl Era"
On "Soft Girl Era" Ari Lennox brushes past the velvet rope without a second thought, stares you down mid-stride, and orders something top shelf on your dime.
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Chrissy Renick Flows Between Jazzy Soul and Airy Electro-Pop on “jasper”
Chrissy Renick (from the group Sample Kulture) isn’t new to the nu-soul game, but on "jasper," she takes a sweet, surprising left turn.
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Saba & No ID Ride a Laid-Back Groove on “Crash”
Saba and No ID drift through cool tones on “Crash” - a cut that allows the Chi-City emcee to move like he’s floating but never losing ground.
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IAMDDB finds the power to shimmer during turbulent times on her single, "Silver Lines"
I think that I've connected to IAMDDB's bouncy new single "Silver Lines" in a way that she may not have intended. Over the past couple of days it has become…
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Melly-Mel & Tone Spliff’s “South Under Repo” is a laid-back lesson in maintaining your peace
South African emcee Melly-Mel links up with L.A.-based producer/arranger Tone Spliff on a hypnotic head-nod single called “South Under Repo”. Lifted from the pair’s collaborative album New People, this easy-flowing…
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LaShonda Schofield lays down the law on "No Grown Boys Allowed"
Rousing soul singer LaShonda Schofield has a knack for making the type of high-energy R&B that artists like Missy Elliott and Cee-Lo Green bring to the table when the weather starts…
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Singer Khyenci entices and empowers with her new single "Only Fans"
Khyenci, a Bay Area native who now resides in Las Vegas, has released a tempting new R&B single titled "Only Fans," which practically drips with a sexy swagger. The young…
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