Articles by Ryan B. Patrick

Jorja Smith Is a Rising Star; Here Are Five Things to Know About the Soul Singer

PUBLISHED May 16, 2018

Jorja Smith is a star in the making, if she isn't already one. With her debut album, Lost & Found, out June 8 on via The Orchard, the UK ar...

Various

High Society Reggae

PUBLISHED May 14, 2018

High-level vibes are the reason for High Society Reggae, a collection of progressive reggae with ganja lovers in mind. Timed for the 4/20 h...

Kassin

Relax

PUBLISHED May 10, 2018

Relax is a fitting title for this 11-track album that's firmly set on chill mode. Brazilian producer and instrumentalist Alexandre Kassin i...

Kiran Ahluwalia

7 Billion

PUBLISHED May 7, 2018

Toronto-based Kiran Ahluwalia has been honing her craft; with each successive project, her blend of Indian, Malian melodies and contemporar...

Jane Bunnett & Maqueque

Oddara

PUBLISHED Apr 16, 2018

Canadian-Cuban sextet Jane Bunnett & Maqueque — "Mah-Keh-Keh" being the Afro-Cuban dialect word that translates to English as "the energy o...

Tinashe

Joyride

PUBLISHED Apr 11, 2018

Urgency fuels the long-awaited full-length album, Joyride, by Tinashe. To say that this has been long gestating would be putting it mildly;...

The Weeknd

My Dear Melancholy,

PUBLISHED Apr 2, 2018

Abel Tesfaye is all in his feelings. While it isn't a full-fledged return to his House of Balloons era, six-track, 21-minute project My Dea...

Harrison Brome

Body High

PUBLISHED Apr 2, 2018

Body High is a four-track EP — and it's too early to gauge if Harrison Brome has staying power. The Vancouver-raised musician delivers peak...