Red Hot Chili Peppers’ bassist Flea will release his first jazz album, Honora, March 27. The album, which features both giants of the jazz genre and friends of his like Nick Cave and Thom Yorke, is the culmination of a life-long love affair with jazz. So, when he agreed to take me through a playlist of some of his all-time favorite jazz tunes, the list was deeper and more eclectic than I ever could have imagined.
Cyrus gets much of her musical inspiration from her family, particularly her dad. I asked her to dig through her childhood memories and record collection to pick the songs of the ’70s — and a few just beyond — that influenced her songwriting.
These are the tracks that were impossible to ignore, from sombr’s guilt-soaked indie-pop confession, to Knocked Loose tearing through feral hardcore with Denzel Curry, Genesis Owusu turning paranoia into propulsion, and Lana Del Rey drifting deeper into her mythic Americana. Check it.
2016 was a year that felt like music itself was holding its breath — uncertain,…
January kicked the year into motion with a wave of strong releases. These are the tracks — big, bold, and unexpected — that rose above the rest. Featuring tracks from Gorillaz, Dorian Electra, Converge, and more.
