Justin Hicks is a quietly daring vocalist and songwriter whose debut album, Man of Style, turns singing into a form of meditation, storytelling, and emotional research. His voice carries vulnerability and mythic imagination, crafting genre-bending portraits of Black life in a country that often misunderstands itself. The lead single, “Poly,” inspired by a fleeting bar conversation about the kinds of relationships people choose, captures his tragic-disco-Philly-soul-meets-Suicide sonic...

Louis Carnell has released a new track, “worn in never the evers rest, so undress now,” following last month’s release of “torch his emblem, fear obtains laced dreams.” Both pieces, 1:43 in length, continue the cyclic patterns of his recent work, 111 and relate back to tracks from his last studio album, 2021’s A Call To Arms (Mute), pulling lyrics (in this case from ‘Winter Sun’) from the past, allowing a new chance for encased words. Both tracks will be available on postcard vinyl,...

The Tobago Carnival, inaugurated in October 2022, represents a landmark moment in the island's pursuit of cultural independence and economic self-determination. Historically, Tobago participated in the larger Trinidad Carnival held before Lent — an internationally recognized festival deeply embedded in the Caribbean's cultural calendar. However, this participation often left Tobago's distinct traditions overshadowed by Trinidad's scale and prominence. The Tobago House of Assembly (THA)...