Hiatus Kaiyote –“Breathing Underwater” (Stream)
Anthony Dean-Harris Editor-in-Chief anthony.deanharris@nextbop.com / @i_ADH Grammy-nominated spreaders of the stankface Hiatus Kaiyote are preparing to release their sophomore album, Choose Your...
View ArticleEmily King –“Good Friend” (Stream)
Anthony Dean-Harris Editor anthony.deanharris@nextbop.com / @i_ADH We here at Art of Cool love Emily King. She’s got a great voice, she’s a catchy songwriter, and she inhabits cool in such a way that...
View ArticleSarah Elizabeth Charles –‘Inner Dialogue’
Anthony Dean-Harris Editor anthony.deanharris@nextbop.com / @i_ADH Sarah Elizabeth Charles is an exhilarating vocalist who clearly rises above the field. Every time she appears on a project of someone...
View ArticleSoulection’s ‘Love is King’ Sade Tribute Compilation
Anthony Dean-Harris Editor anthony.deanharris@nextbop.com / @i_ADH The last week, a musical craze hit the wave. No, it wasn’t the South By SouthWest festival (well, not entirely), but Soulection’s...
View ArticleLauren Desberg –“Rock Steady” (Stream)
Anthony Dean-Harris Editor anthony.deanharris@nextbop.com / @i_ADH Vocalist Lauren Desberg is super cool. She has a super chill voice that carries. She has great taste in the material she sings. She...
View ArticleLISTEN: Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment – Surf
We love it when hip-hop and jazz collide. It has happened for decades with Buckshot Lefonque, Tribe Called Quest and more. We are very excited that jazz is intentionally working its way back into...
View ArticleLISTEN: Nicolay’s City Lights, Vol 3: Soweto
Woke up this morning & couldn’t wait to listen to Nicolay’s new release, City Lights, Vol. 3: Soweto. We are huge The Foreign Exchange fans so we were pleased to hear Phonte on some of the tracks....
View ArticleLISTEN: Robert Glasper’s Upcoming Album ‘Covered’
After completing the second festival we received a candid message from the manager of one of our artists thanking us for booking as if we were selecting artists from our iPods. The manager said that...
View ArticleLISTEN: ‘Them Changes’ by Thundercat
“Nobody move there’s blood on the floor… And I can’t find my heart…” Yasssss! Art of Cool Fest 2014 alumni, bassist Thundercat is back with a new mini-album dropping on June 22nd. The first thirty...
View ArticleLISTEN: Top 5 Summer Tracks We Love
Summertime is here and there are 5 tracks that are providing the soundtrack to my life right now. Here are some tunes that are in heavy rotation that I’d love for you to check out. Enjoy the final...
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