Dreamy R&B Duo Abhi//Dijon Finds A More Concise Sound On ‘Montana’
Abhi//Dijon is a duo, not a solo act. But sometimes listeners can’t tell. “People still think we’re one person,” says…
Tag: R&B
April + VISTA, Back On Earth With A New R&B Track, ‘Beasts’
After a debut EP that sounded like soul music made in space, R&B duo April + VISTA return to earth…
Remembering Billy Stewart And Van McCoy, Two Lesser-Known D.C. Music Legends
Duke Ellington, Marvin Gaye and Chuck Brown may be the best-known musical legends out of D.C. But they’re not the…
More Than Just Covers: Team Familiar Helps Kick Off A Day Of New Go-Go Music
Update, May 16: This post has been updated to include a new Team Familiar video for “Straight to the Bar.”…
Review: Gallant, ‘Ology’
The young soul singer refuses to take sides in R&B’s generational divide, so his songs all sound familiar, even when they’re several things at once.
Abir Has A Voice, And She’s Not Shy About Using It
Abir Haronni grew up in Arlington, Virginia. But the D.C. suburbs didn’t offer enough hustle for her. “New York is…
How Hardway Connection Found Fame In A Scene It Had Never Heard Of
Tune into WPFW 89.3 Saturday afternoons, and you’re bound to hear Hardway Connection. The Maryland combo wrote the upbeat earworm “Southern…
Review: KING, ‘We Are KING’
The R&B trio, whose 2011 debut EP broke the Internet, finally follows it with an album of dreamy, idiosyncratic, self-produced soul music.
NPR Music Presents: T-Pain In Concert
To mark the one-year anniversary of the most popular Tiny Desk Concert ever and the 10th anniversary of his debut album, T-Pain played our Washington, D.C. headquarters.
Once An Outsider, R&B Vocalist Reece Finds Admirers Online
Passion or practicality: It’s a choice faced by many teenagers as high school winds down and the road to adulthood…
T-Pain Is Playing A Concert At NPR — Get Tickets
T-Pain, the patron saint of Auto-Tune, is returning to NPR. The R&B/hip-hop artist is scheduled to perform a “surprise” concert…
Coexist And Devin Jano Are Flying High On ‘Cloud 9’
Cloud-nine (n): “a state of perfect happiness” or “a feeling of well-being or elation.” The first collaboration between Maryland’s Coexist…
Sade Is Reesa Renee’s Spirit Guide On ‘Lovers Rock’
“If Jill Scott and Pharrell had a baby and Chuck Brown was the godfather,” says vocalist Reesa Renee, she would…
Music For Silk Robes: Abhi//Dijon’s New EP, ‘Stay Up’
Atmospheric R&B duo Abhi//Dijon still has a low profile locally — the pair from Ellicott City, Maryland, hasn’t played many…
Review: The Arcs, ‘Yours, Dreamily’
In his new band, The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach plays immersive, funky R&B and soul that’s embellished with velvety harmonies, hissy tape recordings and lip-curling attitude.
Call It ‘Trap Gospel’: Pilate’s Synthesized Soul Music
Maryland soul group Pilate describes its new track “1000 Leagues” as a song “for the struggle” and “the spirit of…
Review: Christian Rich, ‘FW14’
Best known for hard-hitting hip-hop beats, the Nigeria-raised, L.A.-based production duo uses its debut album to showcase its ability to flip the script — again and again and again.
Review: The Foreign Exchange, ‘Tales From The Land Of Milk And Honey’
The duo delivers an R&B album that is as fun as it is grown-up.
First Listen: Nathaniel Rateliff, ‘Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats’
Rateliff is an accomplished solo singer-songwriter of the introspective, acoustic variety. The Night Sweats’ music is where he unleashes his swaggering, after-dark persona.
Visto Has Got Your Feel-Good Stoner Song Right Here
D.C.-area singer and rapper Visto is a conoisseur of chill: He’s got the drapey garments, chunky jewelry and overall aura…