Whenever I needed the reminder to fight, I turned to Blood Orange's 'Freetown Sound' for its answers, questions, its existence rooted firmly in resistance.
Whether you care for Ska or not, The Interrupters' 'Say It Out Loud' is an album you should listen to because genre aside, it's quite simply a great record.
Solange's 'A Seat at the Table' left me grooving, contemplating, grieving, and everything in between.
Overwhelmingly intimate, Frank Ocean's 'Blonde' is a collection of songs composed by minimal instruments as he processes the realities of the outside world.
Death Valley Girls' 'Glow In The Dark' does just that except it's more like shines.
After hearing Anderson .Paak's 'Malibu' you will want to share it with those you love. Hell, you will want to quit your job and go on tour with him.
Yeasayer's 'Amen & Goodbye' feels both hauntingly familiar and gloriously brand-new.
Chance the Rapper's album 'Coloring Book' shows the rapper up to his old tricks while coming back wiser than ever and into his own as an MC.
To A Tribe Called Quest I say, I am glad that you were the ones who took it from here and thank YOU for your service!
In 'Ape In Pink Marble', Devendra Banhart seamlessly weaves between fantastical narratives and painful realities.
Blink 182's 'California' replaces Tom DeLonge with Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio and the album is a release of tension.
3 years since any new material, The Strokes' 'Future Present Past' came in the form of answers to the following questions - who were we back then? What are we doing now? Where are we going?