Jayson Greene
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Past articles by Jayson:
Bar Italia: “Nurse!” Track Review
Now signed to Matador, the arty London band conjure Joy Division and King Krule on their narcotically arresting new single. → Read More
Model/Actriz: Dogsbody Album Review
On its debut album, the New York band’s expertly contained noise-rock din is the perfect foil to frontman Cole Haden’s white-hot charisma. → Read More
Janelle Monáe: “Float” [ft. Seun Kuti and Egypt 80]
Janelle Monáe takes a victory lap on her swaggering, brass-heavy new single. → Read More
Jana Horn: “After All This Time” Track Review
The spare lead single from the Texas singer-songwriter’s upcoming album, The Window Is the Dream, grows trickier the longer you look. → Read More
Lucinda Chua : “Echo” Track Review
Accompanying the announcement of her debut album Yian, the elegant new single from the London-based composer is built from just her voice and keyboard tones. → Read More
Kate NV: “Oni (They)” Track Review
From her upcoming album Wow, the Russian musician’s latest single pings, burbles, and sproings. → Read More
Greydon Square: Type 4: City on the Type of Forever Album Review
Earnestly didactic “conscious” hip-hop is easy to mock but hard to do well. The Compton rapper’s rhyme schemes are persuasive even when his arguments don’t withstand close scrutiny. → Read More
Contour: Onwards! Album Review
Blending weighty subject matter and loose, meandering grooves, the Charleston-based artist’s latest album moves like a raindrop down a windowpane—jagged, natural, and unpredictable. → Read More
Tom Breihan’s The Number Ones Tells the Secret History of the Pop Charts
The music writer talks about the worst No. 1 hit in history, the cover that helped Bob Dylan top the charts, and what the Beatles and Soulja Boy have in common. → Read More
Okay Kaya: SAP
On her third album, Kaya Wilkins’ arrangements have finally caught up with her free-roaming mind; the music has gathered weight and mass, bringing her distinctive insights into focus. → Read More
Fever Ray: “What They Call Us” Track Review
Karin Dreijer’s sparse, clanging new song wrestles with spiritual imprisonment. → Read More
Silvana Estrada: “Brindo” Track Review
With just her silvery voice and the cuatro, the Mexican singer-songwriter pays tribute to life's small gratitudes. → Read More
Ari Lennox: “Hoodie” Track Review
On the lead single of Age/Sex/Location, the R&B singer-songwriter is frank about her desires. → Read More
Young Jesus: “Ocean” [ft. Tomberlin] Track Review
On the lead single from Shepherd Head, John Rossiter sings tenderly about surrender and acceptance. → Read More
Black Midi: Hellfire Album Review
The preposterously talented English band’s third record is pitched between clinical precision and crazed abandon. → Read More
Indigo Sparke: “Pressure in My Chest” Track Review
The Australian singer-songwriter announces the Aaron Dessner–produced Hysteria with a sleepy and imagistic song about unease. → Read More
Bartees Strange: Farm to Table Album Review
On his second album, Bartees Strange widens his stance and levels his gaze, staying grounded in his nimble genre-hopping and his dynamic songwriting. → Read More
5 Takeaways From Drake’s New Album Honestly, Nevermind
The superstar’s surprise release combines his signature lovelorn bravado with beats built for the dancefloor. → Read More
Dry Cleaning: “Don’t Press Me” Track Review
The wonderfully anti-charismatic two-minute morsel is the introductory single to their forthcoming album, Stumpwork → Read More
S.G. Goodman: “Teeth Marks” Track Review
The Kentucky singer-songwriter makes you feel the force of her melancholy on the title track of her second album. → Read More