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Sam Smith
In the Lonely Hour

Albums
Who do you want to stay with you in your loneliest hour? Sam Smith helps you ponder that question as he invites you into his with his debut LP, In the Lonely Hour.  At this point we’ve all been pretty well awar...

Lana Del Rey: “West Coast”

Songs
Lana Del Rey is one of those artists who always, without fail, keeps you wanting more.  So it is no surprise that “West Coast” has us waiting with bated breath for this week's release of her fourth studio album...

Betty Who: “Heartbreak Dream”

Songs
The self-acknowledged fan girl of pop music is finally starting to garner some fans of her own (cue the “Who Crew”), and in doing so she is creating music far superior to her pop-predecessors. While it’s defini...

Arthur Beatrice: “Late”

Songs
I first familiarized myself with Arthur Beatrice when I wrote about their single, "Grand Union," for our Best of 2013 list and found that the only way to aptly describe the English Indie rockers' sound was to s...

Bleachers: “I Wanna Get Better”

Songs
As you probably have heard, fun.'s Jack Antonoff has a new project called Bleachers. If you haven't heard, don't worry because Jonk Music is about to tell you a bit more about them. We're also going to tell you...

Foster the People: “Coming of Age”

Songs
The boys are back! Since the 2011 release of Torches, Foster the People have been busy spending the past two years touring, traveling, writing, and recording Supermodel, which will be out on March 18. I was luc...

Hozier: “Take Me to Church”

Songs
Andrew Hozier-Byrne, better known as Hozier, hails from Ireland but sings with the voice of a man born to the American South. The Deep South. In his first EP, Take Me to Church, Hozier completely offers himself...

The Whigs: “Hit Me”

Songs
I am a firm believer in the idea that a city, place, or town can bare the strongest influence on a piece of music. The relationship between the artist and that place — as well as the memories that place represe...

Sam Smith: “Money on My Mind”

Songs
Like most of us, Sam Smith first caught our attention on the Disclosure track "Latch," or Naughty Boy's "La La La," and that's pretty disappointing. Shame on me, and shame on you, because while his performance ...

The Neighborhood: “Unfair”

Songs
With the exception of film scores and few classical pieces, I rarely enjoy a song that has little to no lyrics. The Neighbourhood can now be added to that list with "Unfair," where the vocals are sparse but the...

Phantogram: “Fall in Love”

Songs
Once again, we get to reap the benefits of the magic that happens up at "Harmony Lodge." By magic, I mean the upcoming album, Voices, from Josh Carter and Sarah Barthel, better known as Phantogram. The electro-...