Rejjie Snow’s Borderless Music Rejjie Snow’s Borderless Music
Dear Annie, the Irish rapper’s studio debut, is a striking picture of international collaboration.
Feb 28, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Briana Younger
David Lang’s Collaborators David Lang’s Collaborators
Many musicians have mined the Internet for lyrics—what Lang has done with The Day is make it memorable.
Feb 26, 2018 / David Hajdu
Into the Latin American Songbook Into the Latin American Songbook
No contemporary artist has reimagined Latin American folk songs as elegantly and tenderly as Natalia Lafourcade.
Feb 16, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Julyssa Lopez
Bijan Stephen Strikes a Chord as New Music Critic for ‘The Nation’ Bijan Stephen Strikes a Chord as New Music Critic for ‘The Nation’
Joins the magazine’s growing roster of critics to cover music.
Feb 15, 2018 / Press Room
The alt-R&B of Rhye The alt-R&B of Rhye
Despite all of the sex baked into Blood, the album is striking for the sense of solitude that lurks beneath its surface.
Feb 15, 2018 / Bijan Stephen
CupcakKe’s Undeniable Joy CupcakKe’s Undeniable Joy
The exhilarating freedom and daring of Ephorize.
Jan 30, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Bijan Stephen
Residente dice que Estados Unidos le debe a Puerto Rico, no al revés Residente dice que Estados Unidos le debe a Puerto Rico, no al revés
El rapero puertorriqueño habla con The Nation sobre el colonialismo, Bernie Sanders, y el camino a la recuperación despues que el huracán Maria.
Jan 29, 2018 / Miguel Salazar
Residente Says the United States Owes Puerto Rico, Not the Other Way Around Residente Says the United States Owes Puerto Rico, Not the Other Way Around
The Puerto Rican rapper talks to The Nation about colonialism, Bernie Sanders, and the path to recovery after Hurricane Maria.
Jan 29, 2018 / Miguel Salazar
The Marvel of Cécile McLorin Salvant The Marvel of Cécile McLorin Salvant
How wonderful, and strange, that a jazz singer can achieve such stardom nowadays.
Dec 26, 2017 / Books & the Arts / David Hajdu
The Best Albums of 2017 The Best Albums of 2017
This year, no common thread unifies all the albums of high quality—except for the obvious fact that they were released at a time of profound anxiety, looming danger, and enveloping...
Dec 20, 2017 / David Hajdu