Meilleurs Artistes

Earth, Wind & Fire

Artiste, Contributeur

This dynamic, spiritually focused Funk/Soul outfit authored slick harmonies, phenomenal horn parts, and resonant hit songs.

Bring Me The Horizon

Artiste, Contributeur

Dubbed deathcore though they’re more complex, these Brits have been taking cues from American hardcore and metal since 2004.

Franco De Vita

Artiste, Contributeur

Music industry veteran Franco De Vita was one of the top-selling artists in Venezuela in the 1980s.

Metronomy

Artiste, Contributeur

Devon, England’s Metronomy make nuanced, well-constructed indie pop with dance-music leanings.

Michael Bublé

Artiste, Contributeur

This Canadian crooner adds some Stevie Wonder-style soul sizzle to a fresh take on classic showmanship.

Ne-yo

Artiste, Contributeur

Ne-Yo got his name from a friend/producer who told him he could “see” music like Neo sees “The Matrix.”

Meilleurs Travaux

Medicine At Midnight

Foo Fighters

Right before its release in early 2021, Dave Grohl called Medicine at Midnight the Foo Fighters’ “Saturday Night party album” — a self-evaluation that turns out to be pretty accurate. It also functions as an acknowledgment of an open secret within the band’s catalog: for all their attributes, the Foos have rarely been “fun.” Foo Fighters fix that deficit by diving head on into disco and dance, the syncopations and polyrhythms so dominating Medicine at Midnight that the four-on-the-floor rock & roll ravers almost seem diminished in comparison. Dance-rock isn’t necessarily the height of exploration — …

Petals For Armor

Hayley Williams

Hayley Williams’ artful and deeply personal solo debut, 2020’s Petals for Armor, reportedly comes on the heels of a period of deep self-reflection for the longtime Paramore vocalist, and it shows. Along with Paramore’s breakthrough chart success with their 2013 self-titled album and 2017’s After Laughter, Williams and the band endured three frought lineup changes. It was also during these years that Williams married, divorced, and saw her beloved grandmother endure a life-altering injury. She brings all of these experiences to bear on Petals for Armor, digging with poetic intensity into the depression and …

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

With its stylish, sonically detailed production, Dr. Dre’s 1992 solo debut, The Chronic, transformed the entire sound of West Coast rap. Here Dre established his patented G-funk sound: fat, blunted Parliament-Funkadelic beats, soulful backing vocals, and live instruments in the rolling basslines and whiny synths. What’s impressive is that Dre crafts tighter singles than his inspiration, George Clinton — he’s just as effortlessly funky, and he has a better feel for a hook, a knack that improbably landed gangsta rap on the pop charts. But none of The Chronic’s legions of imitators were as rich …

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