At the end of each month, Afterglow presents a staff-picked list of new albums that left an impression on our ears.
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At the end of each month, Afterglow presents a staff-picked list of new albums that left an impression on our ears.
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The London-based jazz group KOKOROKO re-envision their West African ancestors’ music with soulful style.
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Quebec singer-songwriter Mélissa Laveaux interlaces Haitian folk and blues with insightful songwriting and masterful guitar work.
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Austin’s Peach Almanac transports their listeners back to the ‘60s with psychedelic visuals, tight tempo changes, and old-school outfits.
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A Grammy-winning song released at the turn of the 20th century and reimagined nearly two decades later, Santana’s “Maria Maria” infuses elements of social class into the time-old story of a man yearning for a woman.
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Shabaka and the Ancestors embrace their multiculturality to create conscious spiritual jazz.
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South Korean indie artist uju puts a fresh spin on ‘80s city pop.
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Colombian electronic producer Filmmaker creates EBM soundscapes that feel like the score for a dystopian film.
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The Melbourne-based pop auteur reinvents heartbreak on her 2019 album the wonderful world of nature.
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Synthesizers, melodic basslines, and transparent self-doubt: Los Angeles trio Moaning are here to bring 1980s post-punk to the 21st century. The band’s alternative style is the perfect soundtrack to a moody quarantine.
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Austin-based pop singer Madison Baker has already made her presence known with the release of two masterfully crafted singles.
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How a combination of flute solos, rap verses, and positive mantras helped me overcome past demons and realize what self-love is actually about.
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Every piece of vinyl has its story told by the record player that plays it. I never imagined this was the story I’d get from mine.
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One Direction: the world’s biggest boy band known for its wild fans, incredible looks, and for single-handedly eliminating every 13-year-old girl’s insecurities. Hits like “What Makes You Beautiful” and “Little Things” clearly have superficial sentiments, but on “She’s Not Afraid,” the boys give the girl what they desire… character depth?
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In the first heartbeats of punk, Patti Smith reinvents Van Morrison’s garage rock classic to highlight the inherent misogyny of the early rock ‘n’ roll era.
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In this perfectly ‘70s tune, Karen Carpenter sings the grievances of an illuminated woman on the other side of a breakup. Having written this song before her own troublesome and short-lived marriage, the songwriter may have unwittingly predicted her own fate.
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Marina Diamandis has long been an outspoken critic of pop culture’s views of women. While she expresses her opinions in her other projects through metaphors and symbolism, her track “Can’t Pin Me Down” provides a candid and direct callout of misconceptions surrounding feminism and the actions of women.
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