TV on the Radio Keeps Getting Better

Even though these Brooklyn art-rockers have been around for more than a decade, they somehow have released an album that rivals everything they’ve ever made, displaying expertise and skill that you know they couldn’t have produced as well a few years ago. TV on the Radio’s Nine Types of Light shines in a genre that regularly includes casual listening, background jams and delicate beats that can sometimes leave the listener more absorbed in their thoughts than the songs themselves. Their versatility over the years, with albums switching from minimalist a cappella in Young Liars to political anthems in Return to Cookie Mountain, culminates magnificently in their latest work, reminding us that even the best have room to grow. (more…)

Merging of Genres

The giant genre merge is happening. That’s right boys and girls, ghouls and jesters of society. The world is learning what some of you already have noticed. Music is changing. Evolving into a mesh of all genres. Country is adding rap into the mix. Rock is adding pop. Metal is adding techno and rap. Rap is adding lots of influences.
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