Michael Phelps once opened up about the significance of mental health shortly after the most decorated gymnast of all time, Simone Biles, withdrew before the finals of the Tokyo Olympics.

While much of 1965’s ‘Pastel Blues’ is sonically subdued, the album’s 10-minute grand finale is a tour de force. Pastel Blues is Simone at her gutsiest; she takes the bare bones of the ...