Tom Moon

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Creedence Clearwater Revival's 'Green River' At 50: Our Essential Guide To Early CCR

Friday, August 02, 2019

On the 50th anniversary of the band's landmark album Green River, we dig into how the band formulated its singular sound, its legacy and how Creedence's music still resonates today.

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Thom Yorke Recalibrates And Digs Deeper Into His Dread Of Technology With 'ANIMA'

Friday, July 19, 2019

Thom Yorke has always had a dread of technology. But the Radiohead frontman's latest album, ANIMA, explores that dread with the help of technology.

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How João Gilberto's Music Sparked An Aesthetic Revolution

Monday, July 08, 2019

The legendary Brazilian inverted the cacophony of samba, creating a worldwide sensation, forever influencing the sound of an entire country.

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Flying Lotus Comes Back From The Afterlife 'Flamagra'

Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Flamagra, the latest album from Flying Lotus, plays like a high-speed chase through a carnival fun house — a sideshow attraction of the mind.

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Smithsonian Folkways Celebrates 50 Years Of Jazz Fest's Serendipity

Friday, June 07, 2019

The 50th anniversary Jazz Fest: The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival box set, out now, focuses on jazz legends and rising stars from the region.

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First Listen: Bob Dylan, 'The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings'

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue occupies a mythic place in the history of rock tours. Stream a 10-track sampler from the 14-disc box set.

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First Listen: Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram, 'Kingfish'

Thursday, May 09, 2019

The 20-year-old guitar phenom understands the blues as a lifeline, a malleable language, a way of being in the world.

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Heather Woods Broderick Paints A Portrait Of Solitude With 'Invitation'

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

When Broderick moved from Brooklyn to rural Oregon, she encountered a sense of isolation and impermanence. Her latest album, Invitation, is a portrait of that upheaval.

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Music Review: The Comet Is Coming's 'Trust In The Lifeforce Of the Deep Mystery'

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

The Comet is Coming defies definition. It's a little space jazz, a little electronic dance music, and all improvisation. The London trio's second album is Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery

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With 'Still On My Mind,' Dido Discovers The Magic Of Doing More With Less

Wednesday, April 03, 2019

It's been six years since Dido released an album. Her latest, Still on My Mind, is at its best when it does more with less.

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The Claypool Lennon Delirium Balances A Classic Sound With Light Madness

Tuesday, March 05, 2019

Sean Lennon and Primus' Les Claypool explore a surreal intersection on South of Reality, where the fitful upheavals of progressive rock collide with soaring, blissed-out refrains.

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First Listen: Jessica Pratt, 'Quiet Signs'

Thursday, January 31, 2019

Pratt's music has an idyllic, tranquil, elusive quality. In her realm, the smallest sighs or vocal gestures can unlock alternate narratives, meanings, implications.

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Antonio Sanchez's 'Lines In The Sand' Is Inspired By Migrants' Stories

Friday, January 25, 2019

Drummer and composer Antonio Sanchez's album, Lines In The Sand, is a cinematic homage to the journeys of migrants heading to the U.S. border. It's a formidable, epic series of compositions.

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'Overload' Will Take Georgia Anne Muldrow From L.A.'s Underground To The Mainstream

Friday, January 04, 2019

Georgia Anne Muldrow's newest album Overload, sees the hip-hop artist moving from the L.A. underground into the mainstream spotlight.

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The Best Reissues Of 2018

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

This year, fueled by the vinyl resurgence and recent deaths of major stars, the field of archival music percolated with releases of music both well-known and relatively unknown.

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First Listen: Bob Dylan, 'More Blood, More Tracks: The Bootleg Series Vol. 14'

Thursday, October 25, 2018

When, if ever, can a song written by Bob Dylan be considered finished? A massive trove of outtakes documents every utterance from the New York sessions that led to Blood On the Tracks.

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Tom Morello's Solo Debut Creates Art From Wreckage

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

The founder of the '90s band Rage Against The Machine makes his solo debut under his own name with The Atlas Underground. Morello chases new sounds by collaborating with rappers, folk rockers and EDM DJs.

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Prince Fans Get First Look At His Vault With 'Piano & A Microphone 1983'

Tuesday, October 02, 2018

Piano & A Microphone 1983, a new release from Prince's vault, gives fans a look at his creative process.

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Blood Orange Bottles The Spirit Of An Outsider In Soulful Sweetness

Monday, August 27, 2018

Dev Hynes, better known in the music world as Blood Orange, gets more experimental and more personal on his latest album 'Negro Swan.'

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Dirty Projectors' New Album Is A Magic Pop Elixir To Forget Your Troubles

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Taking notes from Kanye West and Solange Knowles, Dirty Projectors latest album Lamp Lit Prose is for the bounce back after a breakup.

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