Music producer Tony Visconti’s long career includes albums with David Bowie, Marc Bolan, Damon Albarn, Esperanza Spalding, and more. By his count, he’s produced more than 2,000 recordings. A new four-CD box set, Produced by Tony Visconti, collects nearly 80 songs on which he worked. Visconti joins us to reflect on his career and his approach to production.
In 1998, Rolling Stone reviewed Beck’s latest album saying it “brims with death, decay and decrepitude. But in its own peculiar way, it’s also his prettiest record to date.” Beck’s previous record had been a kind of reinvention from his debut, and earned him a nomination for album of the year at the Grammys. He followed it up with another metamorphosis, fittingly titled Mutations, released November 3, 1998. For its 25th anniversary, as part of our series Silver Liner Notes, we revisit the album with Nathan Brackett, the author of that Rolling Stone review and current content executive at Amazon Music.
When Jay-Z first saw the soft-rock band Infinity Song play in 2016, he instantly signed them to his Roc Nation label. The group, made up of siblings Abraham, Angel, Israel, and Momo Boyd, grew up in Detroit, before moving as a family to New York and making their name by performing in public spaces around the city, like Central Park and our subway. Their latest EP, Metamorphosis, was released in October, and their song, “Haters Anthem,” went viral on TikTok. Infinity Song join us to discuss their rise and perform live.
James Fauntleroy is a music industry hit maker. He’s behind some of your favorite songs and platinum albums of Beyoncé, Rihanna, Bruno Mars, Justin Timberlake, Kendrick Lamar, and more. However, the Grammy-award winning producer has never officially released music under his own name. What better time to start than the holiday season? Fauntleroy has just released his debut album, The Warmest Winter Ever, stuffed with slow jams to keep you warm through the cold of Christmas time. Fauntleroy joins…
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