Browsing: Interviews

“To me, this song is like when you’re living in the ghetto, turn on the lights, and the roaches scatter.” – Sugaray Rayford

“It became clear to me that I had to shape this new music myself from the ground up.” Out now, ‘Pure’ is unlike any recording the 5x Grammy nominee has ever done.

“I think if you listen to the lyrics on ‘Ordinary Madness,’ they’re about as true and deep a view of who I am as I’ve ever done.”

Paul is an everyman whose music addresses things we all think about but few can articulate…

“We are a band from a past era, in a way like we were teenagers.” – J.D. Andrew

ABS is proud to bring you the world premiere video for “Control” from Southern Avenue’s new album!

“Bringing a topic and the truth to light in a song is a centuries old, though now rare, way of communicating. I think that’s what folk music is all about.”

Honoring the late, great B.B. King on his birthday!

Samantha is placing some sterling blues guitar work in a framework that takes the genre way out of is comfort zone. ‘Faster’ is out today!

This is the September edition of the new ABS column ‘Gestures,’ in which we reflect on women’s contributions to music and movement