Brian Burns
Brian Burns graduated from UNC's School of Information and Library Science in 2015 and is currently working as WUNC's Music Librarian.
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The first single from a new collaboration between songwriters Katie Crutchfield of Waxahatchee and Jess Williamson is a stunner of a breakup song, best played singing along at top volume.
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Crockett leans into his R&B influences for a punchy, horn-driven track that feels like a step forward.
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It's hard not to get caught up in the energy on either side of this song, which ultimately ends up reminding us: we're not alone.
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Black Pumas' co-founder teams up with iLe for a smoky, psychedelic ballad that celebrates Latin music traditions while also modernizing them.
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The powerful, synth-heavy track reflects on working through difficult emotions.
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The poet and saxophonist reminds us to step back and look hard at the things that are working against you.
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Late last May, Radiohead's Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood debuted The Smile, a new musical project with Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner.
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"Love Farewell'' is a heartbreaking song of love during war time that Jake Xerxes Fussell reinterprets and refreshes masterfully, over a haunting pedal steel.
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The new track from the London-based artist carries a message of calmness and relief.
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Cleo Sol's immense and personal sophomore album, Mother, comes to a conclusion with "Spirit," a song that leans heavily and wonderfully on gospel instrumentation and '70s soul production.