Video: Michael Kiwanuka Performs ‘Bones’

Off.tv’s no-frills approach really pays off in this unplugged clip, as Michael Kiwanuka proves no studio or full-band accompaniment is needed to get this Home Again cut off the ground. There’s something that happens during the best live takes — an inspired lift, of sorts — midway through, and Michael seems to hit on that … Read more

Video: Michael Kiwanuka – “Bones”

Michael Kiwanuka has blown up since last spring’s introductions, dropping a few well-received EPs and touring nonstop in support of his debut Home Again LP — a record that endures particularly well live on stage. On that note, the official video for “Bones” arrived this week, and it reflects both that moment of his career (traveling … Read more

Video: Michael Kiwanuka Covers Hendrix

As the story goes, rising soul-folk singer Michael Kiwanuka cut his teeth as a studio guitarist before gaining enough confidence in his own material to share that incredible voice with us last spring. That confidence bit aside, this trajectory does hold a few similarities to Jimi Hendrix, who first put sounds to tape as a session man for … Read more