"How Do I Make You Love Me?" by The Weeknd
"How Do I Make You Love Me?" works because it understands seduction in sound design.
pop
"Golden" by HUNTR/X
The pop craftsmanship here is off the charts and provides the scaffolding for an astounding vocal performance that is equal parts power and vulnerability.
Skin & Steel MXTP
Drummers bending time and space to make sound feel physical. Played loud, it’s a study in space, touch, and brute force.
"I Want You Back" by The Jackson 5
Some songs are just built to move. "I Want You Back" by The Jackson 5 is one of them. It’s sonic catnip from the first bar.
Where's That Higher Love I've Been Thinking Of?
"Higher Love" by Steve Winwood is blue-eyed soul synth-pop gospel fusion and a shimmering example of meticulous studio craft meeting spiritual yearning.
That Real Full Moon Black Magic
Lose Control by Teddy Swims is a raw, aching vocal tour de force blending R&B and funk/soul sensibilities to make something special.
Let's Not Talk About Sex, Baby MXTP
Songs that are definitely not about sex, except they absolutely are.
Have You Any Dreams You'd Like to Sell?
Dreams by Fleetwood Mac, off their 1977 mega-hit album "Rumors," is syrupy-smooth 70s folk pop perfection.
Higher Frequencies MXTP
An uplifting sonic journey.
Looking Through a Broken Diamond
On Paper Tiger, Beck casts his postmodern sonic mania aside in exchange for clear-minded melancholia you can both hear and feel.
Better Together MXTP
Voices joining to create something more than the sum of their parts. An audiophile mix tape of fantastic vocal harmonies.
Spotify Isn't What We Wish it Was (And That's OK)
Streamers make it easier than ever to listen to and distribute music. What they aren't doing is paying artists a living wage, and that's OK. Here's why...