By Yasmine Shemesh
The Counting Crows frontman opens up about rewriting songs, reflecting on the past, and what music still gives him today.
By no means did Preoccupations go back to basics on their latest album, Arrangements, but the decision to bring the reverb drenched guitar sounds back to the forefront of the mix was an excellent choice.
There is so much to divulge here on the lyrics—an unintentional nod to the thoughts of pandemic life and how the world is going to shit—but focusing solely on them wouldn’t do this album justice. Preoccupations feels most at home when they’re playing loud warbly punk, the kind of music that makes you want to run through a wall just to feel something.
By Yasmine Shemesh
The Counting Crows frontman opens up about rewriting songs, reflecting on the past, and what music still gives him today.
By Adriel Smiley
Jamal Vickers’ yoga series bridges music and mindfulness.
By Adriel Smiley
A sequel five years in the making, the Toronto rapper reveals his evolving blueprint for connection.