R&B « Knox Road

S/T new album from SOS out today

The killer new album from SOS is out today, but you may be surprised I’m posting it on Knox Road. I’m not typically one to write much about R&B, but this sophomore effort is engaging me in an unexpected way. The production is the clear stand out here, blurring the lines (yikes, no […]

Lee

Gabe Goodman returns with Midnight Sour EP

My fellow Newtonite (Newton, MA), Gabe Goodman, has resurfaced after last summer’s Friendly Fires EP with the Midnight Sour EP. He turned an elderly 19 since I last wrote about him, so clearly there have been musical changes that come with the old age.

He’s still an experimental electronic force, but […]

Lee

Triple Gangers

For those of us who had work (or school) off due to Martin Luther King Jr. day, I’ve got a band that will surely provide a jump start to our real week. This Toronto trio knows how to have fun with their music, and, better yet, knows how to show the listener that […]

Lee

Leonard Friend

One of my New Year’s resolutions was to be more open with my music taste, as I was pushing away certain bands because of their descriptions not “fitting my aesthetic.” What the hell does that even mean?? Who am I? Certainly not important enough to be thinking like that. I’M SO SORRY.

To […]

Jamie

Why “Birthday Sex” is the best ever

So there’s this relatively new R&B song by Jeremih called “Birthday Sex.” No guessing games here, you know exactly what it’s about. But unlike that last song about sex and holidays, “Birthday Sex” appears to be 100% serious. I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking: “‘Birthday Sex?’ how pedantic […]

Jamie

Flashback: “Tighten Up”

In 1968, Houston-based R&B group Archie Bell and the Drells released a single called “Tighten Up,” which they say in the song is the music they “tighten up to.” It reached #1 on the charts and is considered a classic blah blah blah.

The tight jam session that makes up most of […]