Brian Burns
Music ReporterBrian Burns has been with ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ since 2016, when he was brought on to help launch ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ Music. He has lived in the Triangle for more than 20 years and has been involved with the local music scene since then, working at local record stores and for local record labels. On the weekends you might catch him DJing around the Triangle or out at a show. He's interviewed artists ranging from Kamasi Washington to Allison Russell, and is a contributor to NPR Music. He graduated from UNC’s School of Information and Library Science with an MSLS in 2015.
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Scivic Rivers self-titled debut is out on February 16th. -
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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A Southern Hip Hop Primer By Christopher "Dasan Ahanu" Massenburg -
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.
