Articles by Ryan B. Patrick

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  Sudan Archives

  Athena

  PUBLISHED Nov 4, 2019

  It is difficult to hate on the musical sound of Sudan Archives. Based in Los Angeles, the vocalist, violinist and producer born Brittney Pa...

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  Ayoni

  Iridescent

  PUBLISHED Oct 31, 2019

  Ayoni is an intriguing artist with an fascinating project. Much like the title for the Barbados-born singer-songwriter's debut album, her s...

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  Calvin Richardson

  Gold Dust

  PUBLISHED Oct 31, 2019

  With a voice like Calvin Richardson's, a new full-length album is always worth checking out. After suffering a setback last year — the sing...

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  Michael Kiwanuka

  Kiwanuka

  PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2019

  British musician Michael Kiwanuka's followup to the successful 2016 album Love & Hate — notably off the ubiquity of single "Cold Little Hea...

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  Gallant

  Sweet Insomnia

  PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2019

  It's been a minute since 2016's Ology, but according to Gallant, it wasn't intentional. Born Christopher Joseph Gallant III, the Columbia-r...

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  Jessie Reyez

  Winter Garden Theatre, Toronto ON, October 21

  PUBLISHED Oct 22, 2019

  Not to belabour the point, but a R&B-pop night like tonight in a pre-Drake era would have been a rare, if not nonexistent, event.   But Jes...

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  Summer Walker

  Over It

  PUBLISHED Oct 21, 2019

  Summer Walker is clearly a product of recent R&B sensibilities and frailties, for better or worse. In this case, it's in the positive; Over...

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  Busy Signal

  Parts of the Puzzle

  PUBLISHED Oct 4, 2019

  Busy Signal breaks out with Parts of the Puzzle, a studio album that mixes up dancehall reggae with various sounds, including EDM, rap and...