Crizia Giansalvo

Daptone Records’ Gabriel Roth on Sharon Jones and the Power of Music

Daptone Records’ Gabriel Roth on Sharon Jones and the Power of Music

A recent compilation of rare covers by Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings only highlights what we've long known. Soul music is of a rare and special breed capable of uniting people across many societal lines.

The Devonns’ Debut Is a Love Letter to Chicago Soul

The Devonns’ Debut Is a Love Letter to Chicago Soul

Chicago's the Devonns pay tribute the soul heritage of their city with enough personality to not sound just like a replica.

Datura4 Travel Blues-Rock Roads on ‘West Coast Highway Cosmic’

Datura4 Travel Blues-Rock Roads on ‘West Coast Highway Cosmic’

Australian rockers Datura4 take inspiration from the never-ending coastal landscape of their home country to deliver a well-grounded album between blues, hard rock, and psychedelia.

Sleaford Mods Discuss Music, Politics, Pandemics, and the Need for a New Humanism

Sleaford Mods Discuss Music, Politics, Pandemics, and the Need for a New Humanism

Outspoken electropunks Sleaford Mods revel in their journey and call for a new humanism while speaking out about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the music business and the body politic.

Punk Rock’s Flat Worms Evoke the 2010s in ‘Antarctica’

Punk Rock’s Flat Worms Evoke the 2010s in ‘Antarctica’

Los Angeles punk rockers, Flat Worms succeed in transforming the urgency to escape into a musical experience on Antarctica.

Eddy Current Suppression Ring Return with ‘All in Good Time’

Eddy Current Suppression Ring Return with ‘All in Good Time’

Australian garage rockers Eddy Current Suppression Ring return after nine years with a surprise album, but the excitement doesn't last too long.