A Map for Loving America

A lot was going on in the country back when Songs came out. It was the United States’ bicentennial, and although the nation ...
Bay Area Reporter

Jake Wesley Rogers' ‘In the Key of Love' is a queer and spirited debut album

“You taste just like honey on cornbread,” croons 28-year-old queer singer-songwriter Jake Wesley Rogers in the opening verse of “God Bless,” one of 11 songs on “In the Key of Love,” his debut ...
Rolling Stone

Stevie Wonder Surprise-Releases Four Previously Unheard ‘Songs in the Key of Life’

Today, Stevie Wonder surprise-released Songs in the Key of Life 50: The EP, which contains four previously unreleased studio recordings. He recorded “It’s Easier,” “My Life Story of Love,” “I Can See ...
Bustle

Stevie Nicks Gave Jake Wesley Rogers The Words He Didn’t Know He Needed

Jake Wesley Rogers’s gospel- and glam-rock-infused pop anthems have earned him raves from Elton John and opening gigs for Kesha and Cyndi Lauper. But though he’s been writing music since elementary ...