Known for her work as an in-demand percussionist for the likes of
Toro Y Moi, U.S. Girls and many more, in 2018 Oakland-based musician
Brijean Murphy decided the time was right to start releasing her own compositions. Teaming up with producer and multi-instrumentalist
Doug Stuart,
Walkie Talkie.
Walkie Talkie,
Feelings, an addictive combination of their jazzy, housey, disco-influenced sounds.
RTRFM s
Will Backler caught up with the duo to hear all about their origins, creative process, and the ideas behind the new album. Will started off by asking Murphy to clarify the pronunciation of Brijean .
H-Town s up and coming Latinx lyricist talks new album
Colorfool and fighting transphobia in hip hop.
By
Carlos Brandon
3/17/2021 at 6:00am
Uncle Tino s new concept album is funky and refined.
Uncle Tinoâs creative evolution is in full swing. The 26-year-old Houston native has been writing and releasing music since he was 15, originally under the stage name MC i Ckan Ryme. While his early releases displayed an undeniable lyrical gift and a penchant for boom bap freestyles, his recent singles paint a funkier, more musically refined pictureâone which flexes his vocal talents and creative use of sound.
The UH grad with a background in media production and beverage management has released three singles in anticipation of his upcoming concept album,
Rolling Stone Want to Dream With Post Malone? ‘Sleep Remixes’ Are Now a Thing
Stars like Ariana Grande and Shawn Mendes will release hour-long, soothing versions of their songs as part of a new partnership between Calm and Universal Music Group
By Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP/Getty Images
You can’t go sit cross-legged with Post Malone in a zen garden anytime soon but listening to a 60-minute version of his 2019 hit “Circles” could be a close second. On Wednesday, wellness app Calm and Universal Music Group (UMG) will announce a first-of-its-kind partnership that’s resulted in a “Sleep Remix Series” involving Malone and several other hit artists, the two companies tell
It’s the sense of time passing and time co-existing with other times that stays with you after you hear Brijean's' Feelings'. It becomes almost an experience of existential exploration and wonder.
MORE Brittany Howard performs at KCRW in October 2019. Photo by Images by Jessica Hanley.
On the road to Grammy recognition, today’s top artists often find themselves stopping by KCRW whether that’s to perform on Morning Becomes Eclectic, dig into their work on Press Play, or share their musical inspirations on Private Playlist.
Ahead of the 63rd Grammy Awards on March 14, take a look at some of our favorite performances and conversations featuring this year’s nominees.
Widely known as one half of the songwriting and production force behind pop icon (and last year’s Grammy starchild) Billie Eilish, Finneas is a masterful solo artist in his own right, as he proved during his stop on MBE with Chris Douridas in 2019. This year Finneas is nominated alongside his sister for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Song Written for Visual Media.