Monthly Archives: January, 2021

Turning thirty can pull the past suddenly close. Zo Burton gives that feeling a patient pulse on “space” his debut contemporary R&B single. The Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter, producer and musician sits with the people, relationships and experiences that marked his twenties, then asks how they might remain present as life changes. It is a slow-burning introduction with warmth enough to draw listeners in and restraint enough to...

Bracknell outfit The Mustard tackle the dizzying friction of grief and endurance on their sweeping new single, "Where We're Goin". There is an immediate, nervous propulsion at work: a nimble, rapidly plucked motif snaps forward against a persistent low-end thrum, generating kinetic tension before detonating into a chorus soaked in soaring synths and wide-open sky. It taps into the stadium-sized earnestness of Simple Minds...