Leon Bridges' devotion to retro soul has won him admiration — and criticism. Why replicate the sound of the past when so many crucial musical... "A Rational Conversation" is a column by writer Eric ...
Pop quiz: Who had the Number One song of 2024? You’d be forgiven if you didn’t guess that it was the big-voiced yet tender-hearted Atlanta crooner Teddy Swims, whose desperation-tinged soul ballad ...
“Swag,” a new album of dreamy beats and unexpected collaborations, eschews formulaic pop to lean into the singer’s R&B instincts. By Jon Caramanica In 2007, back when YouTube was in its infancy and ...