Art by Aaaaaaa123 Jonah Bromwich is thinking about ruses. I reviewed the new Ryan Hemsworth EP recently and, because I enjoyed it, I decided to check out some other stuff he’s done. It didn’t take long before I stumbled upon this fantastic Frank Ocean remix, which Hemsworth released back at the end of July. A good […]

Jonah Bromwich taught Marley Marl how to use the horn stab on Lords of the Underground’s debut. David Byrne and Annie Clark of St. Vincent can sometimes come across a little cold. Their music is high fidelity. It’s pointed and perfect. You imagine them leaning over their songs with scalpels, carving out all the excess […]

Jonah Bromwich has the mind of a kilo shopper. I don’t have a verdict on Kilo Kish yet. Sometimes, on songs like “Crosstown,” where she sounds drugged out and swoony, I want to say she’s an artist to watch. Other times, as on her amateurish feature on the latest Childish Gambino mixtape or when she […]

Jonah Bromwich only occasionally believes in correct behavior. There are certain people who you trust to make great pop music. Phil Spector. Brian Eno. Kanye West. The male half of the Raveonettes, Sune Rose Wagner, isn’t at the level of those three yet, but he’s one to watch. Aside from meticulously crafting the Danish band’s […]

Jonah Bromwich made Rick Ross take off his sunglasses for this picture. So Nas just made one of rap’s first great mature albums. It’s hard to describe the dull anticipation that “mature” conjures up in connection to rap. At best, mature albums are  showcases for craftsmanship and deft rhyming that don’t stick in your mind […]

Jonah Bromwich once confessed to chopping down an orange tree. Everyone really wants Channel Orange to be a great album and that includes me. I’m a sucker for stories just like everyone else. I like the way that Frank Ocean opened up about his sexuality, I like the way it’s been received and I like […]

Jonah Bromwich sang back-up vocals on Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams.” Uncredited. “Only In My Dreams” is gentler than gentle. It’s as if a really huge puffy cloud and a soft breeze mated and had a baby. All it makes I want to do is listen to it over and over again, preferably in a massive beanbag […]

Now Jonah Bromwich will never be asked to write for Community. I think Donald Glover is a really talented guy. Unfortunately, I don’t think he’s a very good rapper and his constant gripes about haters can get really grating. By complaining about his detractors, he puts those who haven’t warmed to him yet in an […]

Jonah Bromwich is the new Shabaam Sahdeeq It took me a while to realize that Joey Badass’s new mixtape, 1999 is generally pretty good. This was partially due to the hype bubble that misidentified Joey as a next big thing as opposed to a low-key, breezy, summer night rapper.  Good music wins out, even if […]

Jonah Bromwich likes his wheels hot. It’s somewhat disingenuous to pretend to have a holistic view of Fiona Apple’s The Idler Wheel… after one week. Unsurprisingly, I love the album, but Apple’s ornery poetics and penchant for syllable-stretching has me working through it at a much slower rate than, say, that Meek Mill mixtape. What […]