Videos I’m Diggin’: Watch My Top 5 Live Music Moments
On this New Year’s Day, and indeed every New Year’s Day, I am reminded of one of my very favorite clips on YouTube which takes place on New Year’s Day. … Continue reading
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Diggin’ This: The Vision ft Andreya Triana & Ben Westbeech – “Missing” (Defected Records) (Official Video)
Kon and Ben and Andreya have got The Vision. “Missing” is a bonafide disco boogie. It’s all about that impromptu lights-out tambourine breakdown at 3min 5sec. … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Chet Faker – “Low” (Official Video)
He’s back. Chet Faker – “Low” (Official Video) “Low” is out now. Add it to your playlists here and check out my reaction to first hearing Chet Faker… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Vex Ruffin – “Mabuhay Boy” (Stones Throw) (Official Video)
Love this Pinoy soul-disco jam from Vex Ruffin. Vex Ruffin – “Mabuhay Boy” (Stones Throw) (Official Video) “Mabuhay Boy” is taken from Vex Ruffin’s new… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Fabiano do Nascimento – “Tributo” (Now-Again Records) (Official Video)
Get caught up in the infinite melodic ripples of “Tributo” from Brazil’s Fabiano do Nascimento. Fabiano do Nascimento – “Tributo” (Now-Again Records) (Official Video) “Tributo”… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: JGrrey – “Ain’t So” (Stripes Records) (Official Video)
Ain’t this great. On her latest song “Ain’t So,” London’s JGrrey fuses 00s R&B beat patterns with 60s Motown soul melodies diced with 90s vinyl scratches and laced with a… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Odina – “Heartache” (Official Video)
Catalan country. Taking cues from Bjork’s rarefied vocal performances and fellow Barcelonan Rosalia’s artistic aesthetic leanings, rising star Odina delivers a compelling, confident musical vision. … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Paul Epworth ft Jay Electronica, Lil Silva, Dave Bayley from Glass Animals – “Love Galaxy” (Official Video)
“Cake so sweet it don’t need no icing…” Sounding like the best song Gorillaz never wrote, “Love Galaxy” wears its star power on its sleeve. Paul Epworth,… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Leifur James – “Wise Old Man” (Night Time Stories)
Wise words. One of my favorite remixes last year was “Mumma Don’t Tell” by London’s Leifur James as reworked by DanDigs.com fave FaltyDL. (View the full list of 2019’s… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: ØZWALD – “Call Off the Doctor” (Allswell Records) (Official Video)
It’s a different view. Currently very much into the honeyed folk of the Nashville-via-Los Angeles duo ØZWALD, otherwise known as Jason Wade (he of the band Lifehouse) and Steve… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Natalie Slade ft Hiatus Kaiyote’s Simon Mavin – “Humidity” (Live At The Grove) (Eglo Records) (Official Video)
Laid back, literally. Completely here for “Humidity,” the dreamlike and aqueous new single from Sydney soul chanteuse and recent Eglo signee Natalie Slade. It’s set to appear on her… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Aoife Nessa Frances – “Blow Up” (Ba Da Bing Records) (Official Video)
A psychedelic acoustic folk gem. “Blow Up” is the new single from Dublin, Ireland’s Aoife Nessa Frances. I am completely here for those strings, that guitar strummery, that hand… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Greentea Peng – “Mr. Sun (Miss Da Sun)” (Official Video)
Here comes the sun. I can’t lie, I need this Mr. Sun track on high and heavy rotation. Gratitude to London’s Greentea Peng for crafting this trippy,… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Breathe. – “Haze” (Silk Records) (Official Video)
Breathe with me. I am currently very much here for “Haze,” “a song about meeting someone who changes everything for you” and the latest track from Sydney’s Sean Walker (formerly… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Resavoir – “Plantasy” (International Anthem) (Official Video)
The secret life of plants. Not solely content with his immensely delicate folk-informed brass output as part of DanDigs.com faves Whitney (listen to their early demo “No Matter Where… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Kazu – “Salty” (Adult Baby Records) (Official Video)
A salient point well made. With an intro that reminds me of the outlandish guitar whine that underscores all of Noisey’s British Masters videos (see here to hear what… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Seba Kaapstad – “Africa” (Mello Music Group) (Official Video)
Hooked from the moment I heard those piano keys. “Africa” from Johannesburg, South Africa quartet Seba Kaapstad is nouveau neo-soul with a heavenly jazz twist. Shades of Robert Glasper,… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Gong Gong Gong – “Down Quantity Road 數量的王國” (Wharf Cat Records) (Official Video)
工工工 Tom Ng and Joshua Frank are the Beijing duo 工工工 (pronounced Gong Gong Gong). The pair play simple, straightforward music that utterly captivates, despite only being armed with… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Bananagun – “Do Yeah” (Anti Fade Records) (Official Video)
Do you, always. Way, way, waay into this debut single from Melbourne’s Bananagun. “Do Yeah” has the band, which counts among its line-up members of Frowning Clouds and Parnsip,… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Laser Background (Andy Molholt from Speedy Ortiz) – “Wasting Away” (Official Video)
Cannot stop pirouetting to this technicolor, tropical indie bop from Philly musician and Speedy Ortiz guitarist Andy Molholt, otherwise known as Laser Background. Shades of Pond psychedelia meet 60s… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Teddy Obot – “Amnesia” (The Function Records) (Live Video)
May the falsetto be with you. Huge fan of this one-take low-lit late-in-the-evening live video of “Amnesia,” the latest single from rising LA-via-Nigeria future soul artist Teddy Obot. … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: James Alexander Bright – “Mallorca” (!K7 Records) (Official Video)
Bright is right. UK musician James Alexander Bright was formerly known as Hairy Hands. His album Magic, released via the esteemed New Los Angeles label, was number 18 in… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Astronauts, Etc – “The Border” (Co-Produced by Toro Y Moi) (Company Records) (Official Video)
Underpinned by a late 60s rubbery bassline noodle that could easily be from an Adrian Younge production, “The Border” by Oakland musician and Toro Y Moi‘s touring keyboardist Anthony Ferraro, otherwise known… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Jungle – “House in LA” (XL Recordings)
A marked change from Jungle‘s earlier work, “House in LA” sees the London outfit step back the tempo and offer up a sun-bleached and and soulful R&B vista complete with sweeping synths,… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Octavian – “Hands” (Drilla Records) (Official Video)
On “Hands,” France-via-London’s Octavian blends the restless experimentation of Kanye West, the emotional Auto-Tuned hymnary of Bon Iver, and the fearless production of James Blake, resulting in instantly becoming one of my… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Kuzich ft Mei Saraswati – “Innervisions” (Ta-ku’s 823 Records) (Official Video)
Perth musician, drummer for Ta-ku, and Aristophanes collaborator Sam Kuzich has released the first single from his latest EP, Dawn Chorus, via Ta-ku’s newly minted 823 Records. Featuring the… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Fieh – “Glu” (Vibbefanger Records) (Official Video)
Stuck on “Glu.” 22-year-old Norwegian musician Sofie Tollefsbøl and her 9-piece band make music as Fieh. Their latest track is irresistible from the start, with ascending horn lines, jazz… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: The Zephyr Bones – “Telephone” (La Castanya Records) (Official Video)
Chileans Brian Silva and Jossip Tkalcic came all the way to Barcelona to meet Carlos Ramos and Marc López and form the Zephyr Bones, a band who specialize in crafting exquisite and lazy psychedelic… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Miink – “Who Are You?” (Official Video)
Whooo are youuu? Equal parts JMSN and Jai Paul, I’m utterly entranced by this debut single from 23-year-old London musician Miink, with its ethereal chimes, snare snaps, bass murmurs,… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Fatima – “Somebody Else” (Produced by JD. Reid) (Official Video)
Completely in love with this beat. London-via-Stockholm singer Fatima returns to Eglo Records with “Somebody Else,” a collaboration with London producer JD. Reid that features razor-sharp drums, fractured digital… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Sudan Archives – “Water” (Stones Throw Records) (Official Video)
Handclaps, finger snaps, meandering bass drones, plucked strings, and soothing vocals make up the entirety of Sudan Archives‘ very excellent new track, “Water.” Check out the video below, directed… Continue reading
Backstage with Dan Digs – Episode 1: James Lavelle
Very excited to share this new TV show with you. Backstage with Dan Digs is a new music-centric interview series set in green rooms and iconic concert venues across… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Mike Edge – “Been So Long” (Long Weekend Records) (Official Video)
Vintage instrumentation blends with sun-stunned vocals on “Been So Long” by Los Angeles musician Mike Edge, the result of which is a grapefruit-cherry cocktail that’s part Mac DeMarco, part Ned Doheny, and all… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Hunrosa – “All” (Wah Wah 45s) (Official Video)
Manchester, UK producer Sam Vicary, otherwise known as Hunrosa, is a member of perennial DanDigs.com faves The Cinematic Orchestra and Paper Tiger. On “All,” his debut single as Hunrosa,… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Gila – “Pick Six” (Deviation) (Official Video)
On “Pick Six,” Denver producer Gila cooks up a weighty 808 beat that marches over Brothers Grimm harp breezes, clinical cowbell hits, and looped güiro scratches, the end result sounding not unlike the Nutcracker as reimagined… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Moiré ft James Massiah – “Façade” (Ghostly) (Official Video)
Serrated snares, turbulent drum pattterns, bass boulders, and the disembodied vox of James Massiah, “Façade” by London’s Moiré is dystopian yet secretly hopeful, lo-fi, slo-techno grit-house machinery. Track of… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Yellow Days – “Your Hand Holding Mine” (Good Years) (Official Video)
17-year-old Haslemere, England singer and producer George Van De Broek aka Yellow Days starts your weekend with “Your Hand Holding Mine,” a Lynchian lounge ode to longing and lost love, fringed with a radioactive guitar… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Archivist – “Everything is Wanted” (Official Video)
“Everything is Wanted” by London’s Archivist is an upbeat low-key indie-funk synth-strut experiment. Track of the day. Archivist – “Everything is Wanted” Archivist‘s… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: WONK – “1914” (Live at Red Bull Studios Tokyo) (Video)
My new favorite musical export from Tokyo is the experimental soul outfit WONK! Shades of Hiatus Kaiyote, Fat Freddy’s, and BBNG abound; in short, all of my favorite things.… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Vex Ruffin & Fab 5 Freddy – “The Balance” (Stones Throw) (Official Video)
Pure NYC. An ESG-ish noodly bass dance-punk beat courtesy of Vex Ruffin with New York legend Fab 5 Freddy bringing the bars. From the man himself, Fab 5 Freddy: “I liked… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: LANKS – “Bitter Leaf” (Official Video)
Melancholy you can move to. “Bitter Leaf” by Melbourne, Australia’s LANKS is a moody, piano-led nocturnal soul cut that features handclap builds, wistful croons, and future fax machine glitch flourishes.… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Awir Leon – “Sitting So High” (Official Video)
Metronome clips and 808 claps, jazz cymbal rattles and monolithic synths. “Sitting So High” is the magnificent new single from Amsterdam producer Awir Leon. Track of the day. … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Oddisee – “Brea” (Official Video)
A tribute to the unseen soul. “Brea” is a laidback and breezy jazz beat instrumental that swells with a surge of monumental horns and cymbal crashes on the chorus. Track of… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Gold Panda – “In My Car” (Official Video)
Gold Panda hangs out with his grandma, visits a museum, and has a Maccy D’s in this new video for “In My Car.” Mightily diggin’ those lush, warm, choral… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: KnoR – “Don’t Go” (Official Video)
Zurich musician Georg Bleikolm aka KnoR is an electronic shaper. His latest song “Don’t Go” is a textured and brooding composition with a surging, club-rooted bass and drum pattern.… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: MeLo-X – “The Cure” (Official Video)
East Flatbush, Brooklyn producer MeLo-X has a prodigious musical output; scroll through his never-ending Soundcloud page to see the extent of his work. On his latest song, “The Cure,” a line… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Formation – “Love” (Official Video)
Cannot stop listening to the indelible greatness that is “Love” from London brothers Will and Matt Ritson aka Formation. Track of the day. Formation – “Love” … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Nicolas Godin (from Air) – “Bach Off” (Live at Orly Ouest Airport in Paris, France) (Video)
Filmed live at Orly Ouest, Terminal 3, last month. If only every airport did this. Track of the day. Nicolas Godin – “Bach Off” (Live at Orly Ouest… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Adrian Younge ft Loren Oden – “Sittin’ By The Radio” (Official Video)
The production expertise of Adrian Younge is unparalleled. From the moment those carefully crafted drums kick in with a rimshot as vintage as a Kodachrome photograph of a 1967 Pontiac Firebird, from… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: L’Orange & Kool Keith – “The Green Ray” (Official Video)
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