Verdant, aqueous, and chilled. Maybe Not Tomorrow is the latest release from Julien Mier, the Sydney-based Dutch artist known as Santpoort. It’s a dreamy, downtempo electronic album… Continue reading
Parisian dream-pop that rocks. “Terres Infinies,” the new song from French musician Halo Maud, is a dreamy yet lightly rowdy indie-rock chanson en français. Halo Maud –… Continue reading
Felipe Puperi lists Bill Withers, Shuggie Otis, and SAULT as his soul heroes past and present. Opening with lush strings, “Pra Trás” by the ex-frontman of Wannabe Jalva, Sao… Continue reading
I’m all about these guitar pickings, that persistent piano, and especially those lightly dusted drums. When he wasn’t touring with the likes of Camera Obscura and Fences, Terry Price,… Continue reading
Gorgeous lo-fi folk. “Not Ideal,” the latest song from the Montreal trio of Lia (vocals, guitar), David (vocals, guitar, drums), and Éloi (vocals, keys, drums), is lush yet bittersweet… Continue reading
Hints of Unknown Mortal Orchestra-esque psyche-pop. “Snakebit,” my favorite track from Julien Chang‘s new album, The Sale, is a dreamy yet faded cut of filtered funk-indie. Julien… Continue reading
Grand Rapids, Michigan musician Sam Hall is Ghost Orchard. “Rest” is a loose and lo-fi acoustic guitar-led jam. Love that dreamy pedal steel courtesy of Bennett Littlejohn.… Continue reading
Some of the mellowest hip-hop I’ve heard in a minute. “Early Bird” by Nashville’s Brian Brown is one for the dawn risers, a fluid and dreamy beat that perfectly… Continue reading
Any day with new Melody’s Echo Chamber is a good day. Unfold is the lost follow-up project to French musician Melody Prochet‘s self-titled debut album, Melody’s Echo Chamber, released… Continue reading
Into “Frisco,” a spare yet dreamy new electronic bop from Little Dragon, although I have it on good authority that locals would prefer that you just call it “The City” or “SF.”… Continue reading
Dreamy jazz from renowned New York harpist Brandee Younger. Brandee Younger – “Tickled Pink” “Tickled Pink” is out now via Verve Records. … Continue reading
A dreamy serenade from the Brooklyn duo featuring the golden vocals of Kim Foxen. Childhood friends Andrew LeCoche (Ula Ruth) and Evan Heinze (The Shacks) are The… Continue reading
Dazed and golden. Los Angeles-via-Portland-via the Midwest duo Ben Schwab and Jacob Loeb are Golden Daze. “Amber,” my favorite song from their new album, Simpatico, is a dreamy, lighter-than-air folk concoction… Continue reading
Brb, just sailing into an Ibizan sunset. Barcelona quartet Oso Leone return after five years with “Virtual U,” a dreamy, sun-drenched, R&Balearic delicacy. Warm electronic keys meet… Continue reading
Love is all. One half of Crazy P, Chris Todd, better known as Hot Toddy, is no stranger to disco-fueled house burners. “Love Can Set You Free,”… Continue reading
Stabil Elite’s Lucas Croon and Christina Irrgang are Düsseldorf duo BAR. Los Angeles music collective Pharaohs (which counts Suzanne Kraft and Dublab founder Ale Cohen among its members) have reworked their latest track, “Anjali… Continue reading
Everybody’s favorite blue florist and master of raps ad absurdum Kool Keith has teamed up with North Carolina producer L’Orange to beam “The Green Ray,” a dreamy, radioactive collage of jazz, hip-hop, and 1950s television,… Continue reading
Barcelona, Spain producer Sau Poler creates dreamy, uptempo beats fused with otherworldly soul vocal blips and clips. Sau Poler – “Juun” (Official Video) “Juun”… Continue reading
If the new Star Wars movie looked like Auckland, New Zealand director Markus Hofko‘s video for Flying Lotus‘ otherworldly “Phantasm,” I would not be mad at all. The visuals are a… Continue reading
Hyped to share with you my very favorite songs of the very recent past. Brand new brilliance from Gil Scott-Heron, Chet Faker, Until the Ribbon Breaks, Jack White, Moses Sumney, my own… Continue reading
Seems like every music outfit is going “a bit tropical” right now. Philadelphia’s Vacationer have been doing that from day one, however, naming their output “nu-hula” from the outset. Vacationer… Continue reading
Vancouver’s Teen Daze sonically articulates the beauty of discipleship using upbeat LOL Boys-style jazz cymbals and dreamy chillwave synth swashes. Teen Daze – “Discipleship” Teen Daze‘s new album The Inner Mansions… Continue reading
