#Neneh Cherry

Neneh Cherry's Raw Like Sushi Gets 30th Anniversary Re-Release

We were existing on the cusp of the 1990s. The '80s as people remember it now, an era marked by new wave, John Hughes' teen flicks and Ronald Reagan, was essentially over by 1989. Yet we were still a ways off from the sounds, sights and politics that would come to define the '90s. During that...

Liz Ohanesian

ALBUM REVIEWMabel Falls Flat With High Expectations

Like many, I sat down to listen to emerging UK pop artist Mabel’s debut full-length High Expectations with just that, high expectations. The songstress comes from remarkable music industry stock, the daughter of Swedish singer-songwriter and rapper Neneh Cherry and British songwriter and producer...

Mandy Brownholtz

NEWS ROUNDUPPazz and Jop Lives, 21 Savage vs. ICE, and MORE

Kacey Musgraves topped the 2019 Pazz and Jop Albums List with Golden Hour. Pazz and Jop LIVES - Even if the Village Voice Doesn't When I received my Pazz and Jop Ballot in December, I couldn't have been more shocked. I'd assumed that when the Village Voice shuttered in August, the music critics' poll...

Lindsey Rhoades

AF 2018 IN REVIEWOur Favorite Albums and Singles of the Year

Here we are again! As the new year approaches, it's time to look back and take stock of the albums and singles that defined this moment in music history. 2018 was an eclectic year, to say the least, and there are a lot of new names on the list: Tirzah, Snail Mail, Soccer Mommy, Noname, King...

Lindsey Rhoades

ARTIST INTERVIEWCarmen Villain

Carmen Villain’s voice projects the vibes of a psychedelic witch, singing in a spooky fog-covered lagoon, especially in her new track, "Quietly." Its counter track, "Let it Go", sounds like its mostly-instrumental sequel. This half Norwegian/half Mexican babe is about to embark on an UK tour with...

Megan Huffman

LIVE REVIEWPitchfork Music Festival 2014

All photos by Ellie White Photography Pitchfork Fest 2014 came and went in a flash. Literally. Peruse our photo editorial from the weekend, courtesy of our photo editor, Ellie White, who snagged highlights from all of our favorite shows over the three day extravaganza situated in Chicago's...

Marianne White

ALBUM REVIEWNeneh Cherry "Blank Project"

Neneh Cherry is back with Blank Project, a collaboration with experimental electronic group RocketNumberNine and her first solo album in 16 years. Built on Cherry’s recent strife, this album weaves its way in and out of complex emotion with soul and aplomb.

Alexandra Freeman

TRACK OF THE WEEKNeneh Cherry and Robyn "Out Of The Black"

Neneh Cherry is joined by fellow Swede and pop star Robyn on the song “Out Of The Black”- a beautifully produced, minimal piece that combines their voices into a declaration of self.

Alexandra Freeman

TRACK REVIEWNeneh Cherry "Everything"

The hype for Neneh Cherry’s upcoming solo album—her first in 18 years—has been building for quite some time now. As we near Blank Project’s release date (Feb. 25th in the U.S.!), we’re getting another preview of the album by way of its closing song, “Everything.” The over seven-minute-long track is...

Raquel Dalarossa

TRACK REVIEWNeneh Cherry's "Blank Project"

Musical virtuoso Neneh Cherry recently announced that she’s returning with her first solo album in 16 years, Blank Project, due out Feb. 25 on Norwegian label Smalltown Supersound. The highly anticipated album is a collaboration with RocketNumberNine, produced by Four Tet and featuring an...

Raquel Dalarossa