On her new EP My Way, Yola revisits her dance music origins in the United Kingdom’s Broken Beat scene. “[Broken Beat is] essentially a hybrid genre of rare groove, funk, and Afrobeat,” Yola said. “I know we are very quick to say Afrobeats with an S, but the Fela Kuti variety is a big influence […]
Yola has talked about her mother’s diverse record collection: That’s how she got into everything from rock to country to funk. Although the country-soul sound she perfected brought her a breakthrough in the U.S. and a 2019 Grammy nomination for Best New Artist, it was soul music that started her journey. Growing up into hip-hop […]
As a part of our Nashville Artist of the Month program, we often ask the chosen artists to make us a playlist. We leave this up for interpretation—some artists give us playlists of their own music, some give us a playlist of references they used in the studio for their latest project, some give us […]
It’s hard to imagine that Yola could top her 2019 debut Walk Through The Fire, but her follow up Stand For Myself exceeds all expectations and marks a shift in her sonic approach. Moving beyond the Americana realm, her sophomore effort features elements of disco, symphonic soul and classic pop. With musical arrangements and guidance […]
2020 was a year of many unexpected firsts for musicians. For singer-songwriter Allison Russell, one of those was planting a garden behind her brick ranch rental in Madison. The bottom half of her face hidden behind a golden mask, she gave an outdoor tour of the premises, pausing to point out a success story: a […]
A five-Thursday month of January meant five full hours of cover tunes on WNXP to kick off 2025, our annual “Under The Covers” Thematic Static shows featuring dozens of your requests! Remember we gather your input primarily on social media @WNXPNashville (we’re on Instagram, X, Facebook and also now Bluesky!), plus via voicemails you leave […]
I was delighted when WNXP listener Jordan emailed me with a great idea for a Thematic Static show — the highly subjective, therefore highly diverse mix that is “Songs You Listen to on Repeat.” His examples were St. Vincent’s “New York” and Radiohead’s “Street Spirit (Fade Out).” Unsurprisingly — no surprises, please? 😏 — two […]
New Orleans based artist Britti has always been a big dreamer. Her mom used to say before she could speak words, she would sing gibberish as a kid for food. She would go on to sing in her school choir and was developing influences from watching MTV, VH1 and CMT. While attending Loyola University, she […]
With her last album, the veteran musician broke through Americana’s boundaries. Now she’s trying to make sure the door stays open
This theme doesn’t need an introduction, not really. What huge proportion of recorded music is about the end of relationships? You really came through with requests, so we stretched this one over two weeks, also. Listen to both shows here, where you can stream the archives (👇). We welcome your stories and requests anytime at […]