Articles by Kyle Mullin

Illa J

John Yancey

PUBLISHED Dec 7, 2018

It's one thing to have a famous relative, but quite another entirety for Illa J to live under his late brother's shadow. After all, the eld...

Freddie Gibbs & Curren$y

Fetti

PUBLISHED Nov 2, 2018

The mere thought of a collaboration between Freddie Gibbs and Curren$y would leave most hip-hop purists salivating. After all, both MCs hav...

Mick Jenkins

Pieces of a Man

PUBLISHED Oct 31, 2018

The ghost of Gil Scott-Heron looms large over Mick Jenkins latest LP— from the sly and socially conscious spoken word intro, to the moments...

Royal Wood

Love Will Linger

PUBLISHED Oct 27, 2018

Finally: a Royal Wood release that lives up to the Peterborough-born troubadour's promise. Whereas prior releases, like this year's Ever Af...

Macy Gray Indicts the "White Man" and Speaks to Necessary Change on 'Ruby'

PUBLISHED Sep 19, 2018

Macy Gray knows it's a new day, and she's not afraid to sing loud enough to drown out anyone denying it. The 50-year-old Ohio-born soul sin...

Macy Gray

Ruby

PUBLISHED Sep 14, 2018

"There are castles in my sand, and I got a horn section in my band," Macy Gray speak-sings with palpable excitement on "Over You," one of t...

Low

Double Negative

PUBLISHED Sep 13, 2018

Before fans even hear the first track on Double Negative — the 12th studio album by 25-year-running Minnesota indie rock band Low — many of...

Great Lake Swimmers Expand Their Vision and Their Guest List on 'The Waves, The Wake'

PUBLISHED Aug 17, 2018

Great Lake Swimmers are one of Canada's top folk acts, but frontman Tony Dekker hoped to defy much of what we've come to expect from them o...