| XL Strikes Again with the Ibeyi | August 15, 2014 |
Brad Beatson knows the fix is in on the Little League World Series Meet Naomi and Lisa-Kaindé, the 19-year old French-Cuban twins that echo Sade and their Yòrúban roots mixed with a kick reminiscent of Adele or MIA. Their debut EP, Oya, came out last week on XL Recordings to build buzz before their upcoming debut. It […]
| The Insanity of I, Ced | August 1, 2013 |
Evan Nabavian gave Frasier Crane most of his psychiatric tutelage. Fat Beats was cool for me because it was a place where the music files on my computer existed in real life and names like Marco Polo and Blu & Exile didn’t elicit the blank stares they got back at my dorm. It was a […]
| The Corrections: Mobb Deep’s – “The Infamous” | July 30, 2013 |
No matter how much of a music nerd you are, there are albums that you’ve inadvertently skipped. Whether it’s due to age, oversight, or just plain ignorance, even classics sometimes slip through the cracks. “The Corrections” is a recurring feature intended to remedy this oversight. The idea is simple: the Passion of the Weiss staff […]
