by Christopher Cerrone | Nov 11, 2016 | Song of the Day
My good friend Sonya Belaya wrote a really beautiful guest post about today’s song: Sufjan Stevens’ seventh album “Carrie and Lowell” reveals the possibility of turning darkness into something honest and powerful. These eleven laments seek to find answers...
by Christopher Cerrone | Nov 10, 2016 | Song of the Day
I remember meeting Justine Aronson in a cafe in midtown and immediately inviting her to a party at my house that night. She’s just that kind of person. Turns out she’s a great singer too, and will sing half our show with NYFOS. I really adore this little...
by Christopher Cerrone | Nov 9, 2016 | Song of the Day
Jacob Cooper is a fellow member of Sleeping Giant, my composers’ collective. I was really hoping to get his music on the show, but alas nothing quite fit. So I’m featuring this really beautiful song of his. Unlike Bon Iver, the voice is not transformed....
by Christopher Cerrone | Nov 8, 2016 | Song of the Day
I love Kanye. I also love “I love Kanye”. Lots of folks can’t stand him but something I fundamentally love about him is his blatant appropriation/re-adaptation of older materials. In “Blood on the Leaves” he pulls one of the most...
by Christopher Cerrone | Nov 7, 2016 | Song of the Day
If there’s two things I love in music, it’s weird sounds, and beautiful harmonies; and the power of what happens when they’re mixed together. “715 – CR∑∑KS” is a perfect example of both. Throwing his voice into a vocoder, Justin...
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