Marcus J. Moore
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After a year defined by emergence and creative combination, our critics zoom in on their own listening to choose one inescapable album and song each.
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Marcus J. Moore reflects on the studio debut of pianist Julius Rodriguez, an artist seamlessly commingling jazz with more pop forms.
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A previously unreleased live recording from 1967 finds the iconic jazz drummer experimenting outside the spotlight in a small New York club, assessing his next steps at a pivotal moment in his career.
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The long-dormant, era-defining rapper makes one thing clear from the start of Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers: He's not the hero you're looking for.
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Nostalgia tends to dominate our respective listening habits. This year saw the excavation of various titles from the annals of time.
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Talking Heads' classic Afrobeat-inspired album gets the cover treatment by the Beninese star.
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"Influenced by many, but I'm a whole new star." Rapsody ascends on the shapeshifting first single from Laila's Wisdom.
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Wise, known for her collaborations with Kendrick Lamar, says the idea for the purple-lit video came to her during an "incredible" pedicure.