Blood.2022

All hail to Marcus King. The 26-year-old Grammy nominated innovative songwriter and phenomenal performer. Soon to become rock royalty with the release of Young Blood, a timeless concoction of swaggering rock and supersonic soul, drawing on his most stadium sized rock influences.

Technological agitation. Narcissism fatigue. A galaxy of isolation. These are the new norms keeping Weyes Blood (aka Natalie Mering) up at night and the themes at the heart of her 2022 release, 'And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow'. The celestial-influenced folk album is her follow-up to the acclaimed 'Titanic Rising'. (Pitchfork, NPR, and The Guardian admiringly named it one of 2019's best.) While 'Titanic Rising' was an observation of doom to come, 'And In the Darkness, Hearts Aglow' is about being in the thick of it: a search for an escape hatch to liberate us from algorithms and ideological chaos.

Red Hot Celebrates ‘Music and Spirit of Fela Kuti’ Tribute Album 20th Anniversary With Debut Streaming Release
The deluxe reissue features two hours of previously unreleased alternate versions and additional covers from D’Angelo, Questlove, Kuti’s son Femi Kuti, Sade, Nile Rodgers, Kelis, and more.

The difference between Blood, Sweat & Tears and the group's preceding long-player, Child Is Father to the Man, is the difference between a monumental seller and a record that was "merely" a huge critical success.