Pato Banton

EDDY Grant admits that putting his messages to a good melody in order for that message to be more memorable was a deliberate choice, writes Martin Hutchinson. Read More

Darnielle, who at one time hoped his "day job" would be as a poet, now uses his literary talents in service of song, and he's clearly got a knack for conjuring a time and place not only literally (mid-'70s Watergate; think Ang Lee's The Ice Storm ) but figuratively as well (inside the mind of a scared kid hiding from his parents' disintegrating marriage). Read More