Hip Hop

AJMW - Loyal

From a garden city in the United Kingdom blossoms an incredible musical talent called AJMW. This is his album, Loyal. I’ll open with a rhetorical question: why did it take me until 2018 to find my favourite album of 2017? I listened to a record number of releases last year since I started tallying them …

R&B

ross & clement - coastin

Facebook sucks but sampling groups offer well-needed gems such as ross & clement’s coastin. coastin is a smooth R&B meal with all the 90s-style trimmings. Groove is the main ingredient helped by the sample, Soul II Soul’s Back To Life. There’s a sense of indulgence too, with rich textures and a slow syrupy tempo. Actually, …