Description
Classical cello, R&B, post-punk, baroque pop, experimental loops, minimal ambient, shoegaze, gospel — these sonic elements are not often blended together successfully. For Brooklyn’s Taja Cheek, AKA L’Rain, they’re all essential ingredients in her self-titled debut, which is a deeply personal and spiritual reflection on grief. The classically trained multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and “tape” manipulator deftly weaves these disparate ideas together to craft songs that feel almost effervescent in their poignancy. L’Rain revels in the ineffable nature of her music, and she’ll join Vivian today to peel back the many layers of _L’Rain_ and shine a light on the people who helped her along the way. Then, rap wunderkind Bishop Nehru — who has been making beats and rapping since he was 13 — steps into the studio. He’s well on his way up with an album and a mixtape already under his belt, collaborations with DJ Premier, MF Doom and Madlib, plus plaudits from Hot 97 and Nas.
