Chronixx: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Sept. 27, 2017, Abby O Neill Reggae has long been the most vivid musical escape for me. Its soulcleansing riddims always feel familiar and cozy, like rushing into your lover s arms after a significant time away. This is especially true for roots reggae, whose staccato guitar licks, billowing bass, and sonic splashes on a canvas of negative space, are like salve for the soul. The midtempo pulse varnishes heads with KoolAid grins and daydreams of living beachside amid nature s unrestricted beauty. Given all that, you can understand why I ve been obsessed with Chronixx lately. At a time when dancehall has been dominating the Jamaican soundscape, its refreshing to hear the man born Jamar McNaughton carrying the rootsrevival torch for a younger generation and expanding upon the footprint left by his worldrenowned predecessors. Chronixx and his band Zincfence Redemption paid a longawaited visit to the Tiny Desk to perform three songs from his sophomore album, Chronology. Set List: Skankin Sweet M