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Keeping up with Norah Jones
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 26/07/2020
» Does anyone recall the precise moment when jazz finally crossed over to mainstream pop? Here's a hint if your memories prove a little hazy: "My heart is drenched in wine/ But you'll be on my mind... Forever."
A pop renaissance
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 14/06/2020
» If Madonna's long, illustrious career has taught us mortals anything, it's that a pop chameleon makes the best kind of pop music.
Giddy up, boy
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 14/04/2019
» On Mitski's latest album Be The Cowboy, the cowboy image that's classically reserved for American white males is, even though for a fleeting moment, suspended and transferred to the Japanese-American singer-songwriter. According to Mitski, this is part of her mantra, "be the cowboy you wish to see in the world", a joke with herself that she uses to combat feelings of imposter syndrome. Though meant as a joke, it's a kind of joke that digs deep into the firmly rooted notions of masculinity, race and femininity.
Shopping For Change
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 18/02/2018
» Shopping/ The Official Body
Borns this way
Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 11/02/2018
» During his 2011 TEDx Talk, the then 19-yearold singer-songwriter Garrett Borns regaled the audience with the story of when he went to perform in Paris and how he was nervous about the language barrier since he spoke no French.
Tipping the Scales
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 28/01/2018
» On her debut LP under her real name, the artist formerly known as Throwing Shade fuses floaty dream-pop melodies with electronic production.
La Vie En Rose
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 06/08/2017
» Amid the dusty Americana iconography and unshakable gloom, Lana Del Rey's fourth album manages to be her most optimistic output yet.
A Newcomer with an Old Soul
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 14/05/2017
» On his new EP, the up-and-coming New York-based singer-songwriter delivers downcast electronic soul ditties about retreating inside oneself.
The Healing Process
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 26/02/2017
» Sampha's long-anticipated debut solo LP sees him dealing with loss and anxiety as he arrives on the scene fully formed as an artist.
The personal and the political
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 17/07/2016
» Devonte Hynes returns with an album exploring black identity through a range of voices.