La Ritournelle – Sébastien Tellier
La Ritournelle sets a mood that requests but commands attention in the gentle, slow rise of the opening chords
Lenny Kravitz – Groove and seduction in human form
Born in New York City in 1964, Lenny Kravitz Growing up surrounded by music, culture, and a sense of identity that combined rock, funk, soul, and gospel
Just Around The Corner – Cock Robin
There's a quiet confidence running through Just Around The Corner. A sort of melodic assurance that never wants attention but always commands it
5 things you didn’t know about The Weeknd
Between velvet falsettos and cinematic videos, his universe hides fragments few people know.
Hypnotic – Craig David
Hypnotic, released by Craig David at a time when UK garage was already descending from the charts
Feel Good Inc. – Gorillaz
Before you even see it, the bassline slinks in sluggish, sticky and low-slung, entwining itself around your spine
Interview of Freddie Mercury (1985)
The 1985 interview between Freddie Mercury and David Wigg is fascinating because it captures Mercury at a crucial moment in his career
You Know We Can’t Go Back – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
Like a remembrance caught in motion, the first notes come along. Soft synths shimmer
Get Together – Madonna
Wrapped in a beat that seems constant and interior, like a faint beat below the skin, a synth loop revolves with gentle insistence
Gibson Les Paul – A stone in the foundation of rock
The Gibson Les Paul first materialized in a workshop heavy with glue, metal dust, and the clinks of chisels in 1952