Diggin’ This: Chet Faker – “This Time For Real” (Detail Records) (Video)
A piano line brimming with hope and optimism. Melbourne‘s very own Nick Murphy aka Chet Faker returns with a buoyant soul-pop cut, “This Time For Real.“ Check… Continue reading
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Recommended Gem: Phil Cook – Appalachia Borealis (Produced by Justin Vernon) (Music Film)
A recommended gem of a music film. Produced by Justin Vernon (Bon Iver), Appalachia Borealis by Durham, North Carolina’s Phil Cook is a beautiful and astounding solo piano record. … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Pino Palladino & Blake Mills ft Chris Dave – “Taka” (Verve/New Deal/Impulse!) (Video)
That Wasn’t a Dream, but this is a dream team. The levels are stratospheric on this one. Three virtuosos and veritable masters of their respective instruments—Pino Palladino,… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Yazmin Lacey – “Ain’t I Good For You” (AMF Records) (Video)
Some UK jazz-infused R&B for the summertime. London-via-Nottingham singer-songwriter Yazmin Lacey‘s latest is a breezy yet confident, percussive modern soul number. Yazmin Lacey – “Ain’t I Good… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Galdive – “Teach Me How to Love” (Mom + Pop Music) (Video)
A dreamy new tune from the Indonesian duo. Tisha and Osvaldo are Galdive, who draw their musical inspiration from the likes of DanDigs.com favorites Jordan Rakei, Lianne La Havas,… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Luke Titus – “Above Us” (Sooper Records) (Video)
A vibe not unlike Thundercat meeting Toro Y Moi. Having previously contributed to music by Kiefer, Orion Sun, Ravyn Lenae, Steve Lacy, Monte Booker, and more, the LA-via-Chicago singer, songwriter,… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Yuuf – “Alma’s Cove” (Live in Preveli Gorge, Crete) (Video) (Technicolour Records)
A live session recorded during the London group’s recent trip to Greece. With members hailing from Switzerland, Denmark, France, and England, Yuuf‘s latest instrumental is a chilled and thoughtful… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Yves Jarvis – “One Gripe” (In Real Life Music) (Video)
The Montreal musician’s latest album sounds like a free-wheelin’ DIY distillation of the best musical elements of Dijon, Paul McCartney, Sly Stone, and Steely Dan. “One Gripe” is one… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: DARKSIDE – “S.N.C” (Matador Records) (Video)
Still. No. Center. DARKSIDE, the duo of Nicolás Jaar and Dave Harrington, has officially become a trio by adding instrument designer and drummer Tlacael Esparza. The group’s… Continue reading
Recommended Gem: Four Tet DJ Set from Awakenings During ADE 2024 (Video)
A recommended gem of a DJ set. A four-and-a-half-hour inspirational, emotional journey from one of the best to ever do it. (And infinite respect for the… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: The Mighty Tiny & The Many Few – “Be the Good People” (Ånd& Records)
Those piano keys. Major Lazer’s Walshy Fire, South London-via-Jamaica artist, Grammy-winning composer, and writer Randy Valentine, and Copenhagen jazz musician Steven Jess Borth II, also known as CHLLNGR (I… Continue reading
Recommended Gem: SBTRKT Live From DJ Mag HQ (Video)
A recommended gem of a DJ set. SBTRKT‘s latest DJ set for DJ Mag is chock-full of unreleased heat, including a stirring edit of Mk.gee! (“RIP… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: anaiis & Grupo Cosmo – “B.P.E” (Dream Sequence Recordings/5dB Records) (Video)
As chosen by special guest Ego Ella May on episode 32 of my WNXP/NPR Music Nashville radio show. Co-written by Sessa and Biel Basile, “B.P.E” is a powerful alt-soul cut by… Continue reading
Recommended Gem: Michael Kiwanuka – The Making of Small Changes (Video)
A recommended gem of a music documentary. A behind-the-scenes look at how my Album of the Week last week was made. (Stick around until the very end… Continue reading
Recommended Gem: House Music Royalty: The Story of King Street Sounds by Beatport Films & Armada Music (Video)
A recommended gem of a music documentary. Hear DJ Spinna, Danny Krivit, David Morales, Barbara Tucker, Ultra Naté, Blaze, Joe Claussell, and more tell the story of a NYC house… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Katie Schecter – “Pay It No Mind” (Video)
As chosen by special guest Homer on episode 30 of my WNXP/NPR Music Nashville radio show, who you’ll hear playing drums on this song. Can’t stop listening to the… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: James Tillman – “i no u no” (Musella Creative/Handwritten Records) (Video)
Experimental soul from the NYC-via-DC artist. “i no u no,” the latest track from James Tillman, is an amalgamation of finger-picked guitar, chopped drum loops, and a stream-of-consciousness falsetto. … Continue reading
Recommended Gem: Ambient Country and Americana Mix from NTS (DJ Mix)
A recommended gem of a mix. After seeing Hermanos Gutiérrez play live at the Ryman twice in the last seven months, I’m most definitely on an ethereal music-that-makes-you-want-to-move-to-the-desert… Continue reading
Recommended Gem: Japanese Soul from the 70s: ライトメロウ with Kengo for My Analog Journal (Video)
A recommended gem of a DJ set. Can’t stop listening to this comforting mix of vintage Japanese soul sounds from the Tokyo-born, London-based DJ and artist Kengo for… Continue reading
Recommended Gem: Roni Size Talks About the Making of “Brown Paper Bag” for DJ Mag (Video)
A recommended gem of a video. A true originator and innovator in the world of drum ‘n’ bass, the Bristol, UK legend breaks down the history of one of… Continue reading
Recommended Gem: Floating Points 5-Hour Set for Boiler Room New York (Video)
A recommended gem of a DJ set. A jaw-dropping mix from Floating Points for Boiler Room, recorded live in New York City, that spans boogie, disco, R&B, house,… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Michael Kiwanuka – “Lowdown” (Parts i & ii) (Polydor Records) (Video)
From the UK musician and producer‘s new album, Small Changes, which features Danger Mouse, SAULT’s Inflo, Pino Palladino, Jimmy Jam, and more. “Lowdown,” the latest from Michael Kiwanuka, is… Continue reading
Recommended Gem: Glass Beams Live on KEXP (Video)
A recommended gem of a video. The bejeweled Australian trio take their instrumental grooves influenced by the sounds of India to Seattle’s KEXP (an NPR Music affiliate station… Continue reading
Recommended Gem: Nightmares On Wax presents CARBOOT SOUL (Live at Royal Festival Hall) (Video)
A recommended gem of a video. Watch George Evelyn aka the jazz-hip-hop-electronic-downtempo-dub-funk-soul artist and longest-serving Warp Records signee Nightmares on Wax talk about his seminal release, Carboot Soul,… Continue reading
Recommended Gem: Jamie xx Goes Digging for Records in France with Konbini (Video)
A recommended gem of a video. This rare interview with Jamie xx in a warehouse full of even rarer vinyl conducted by the French entertainment outlet Konbini is… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Tendai – “Twin Flame” (0207 Def Jam) (Video)
A crisp UKG beat meets impassioned R&B. London’s Tendai delivers a standout vocal performance on new track “Twin Flame.” Tendai – “Twin Flame” … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Aaron Frazer – “Into the Blue” (Dead Oceans) (Video)
David Axelrod takes a cross-country road trip with Ennio Morricone. The latest song from the Brooklyn artist and recent Los Angeles transplant Aaron Frazer imagines psychedelic soul through the… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Efterklang ft Zach Condon of Beirut – “Getting Reminders” (City Slang) (Video)
Gentle, pastoral sounds from Denmark. Led by Casper Clausen‘s acoustic guitar and vocals, this brand new song from the Copenhagen trio features a warm and bright trumpet motif from… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Kamasi Washington – “Prologue” (Young/Shoto Mas Inc) (Video)
100% energy. “Prologue” is a triumphant new beat-driven direction for Kamasi Washington that almost sounds like drum ‘n’ bass. And that crashing crescendo outro from 5min 20sec! … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Ceylon – “Qui Sait” (Floral Records) (Video)
Ad astra. “Qui Sait” is the latest song from the Toulouse, France cosmic indie-psyche-soul outfit Ceylon, comprised of Louise Holt and Tristan Chevalier (who both feature in the whimsical… Continue reading
Recommended Gem: Hiatus Kaiyote Live at The Evelyn in Melbourne, Australia (Video)
A recommended gem of a live show. After hearing the band’s brand new track “Everything’s Beautiful” a few days ago, I was more than excited to check out… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: OMA – “Shook Ones, Pt. II” (Mobb Deep Cover) (Live at Bidston Observatory) (Video)
The Pharcyde, Tupac, A Tribe Called Quest, DOOM, Nas, Ice Cube, Wu-Tang Clan, Mobb Deep, and more get the cover treatment from OMA. Rewinding 12 years, I remember falling… Continue reading
Recommended Gem: Interview with André 3000 In a Laundromat by GQ (Video)
A recommended gem of an interview. You’ve already watched this video, so I don’t need to tell you that it’s a brilliant and perceptive yet relaxed conversation with one… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Halo Maud – “Terres Infinies” (Heavenly Recordings) (Video)
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
Diggin’ This: Pocket Sun – “Familiar” (Video)
Conveying the hazy, ethereal sounds of Melody’s Echo Chamber, Little Dragon, and Men I Trust. “Familiar” by Bristol, UK five-piece Pocket Sun is pondering and reflective, tinged with psychedelic… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Fabiana Palladino with Jai Paul – “I Care” (Paul Institute/XL Recordings) (Video)
The world is always ready for any and all new music from Jai Paul. Paul Institute signee and Pino‘s daughter, Fabiana Palladino has released “I Care,” an 80s-indebted retro-futuristic… Continue reading
Recommended Gem: Interview with Unknown Mortal Orchestra by Denmark’s Louisiana Museum of Modern Art (Video)
A recommended gem of an interview. Featuring clips of Unknown Mortal Orchestra‘s fantastic performance recorded in 16mm for the Danish music platform Brodie Sessions, this interview with the band’s… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Helado Negro – “LFO (Lupe Finds Oliveros)” (Private Energy/4AD) (Video)
An experimental, driving new track from Roberto Carlos Lange. Gently brisk and stirring, “LFO (Lupe Finds Oliveros)” is designed to awaken. Love when the song suddenly decides… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Mo Kolours – “Rockets to Mars” (WRWTFWW Records) (Video)
Having broadcasted and written about the music of Mo Kolours since 2011 when I first heard “Drum Talking,” I was delighted to hear that the English-Mauritian artist and producer has returned with… Continue reading
Recommended Gem: A Day in the Life of Sam Gellaitry (Video)
A recommended gem of a production masterclass. The Scottish musician and producer chats with Lucid Monday at his studio in London about his process, switching from only making instrumentals… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: HAFFWAY – “Dirty Fire” (Video)
Utterly transfixed by this vocal performance. HAFFWAY is the musical project of Sam Westhoff, an Oklahoma-raised and Nashville-based artist, songwriter, and producer. A layered yet stripped-down folk… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Munan – “Comes In Two” (Video)
File under tranquil indie-disco. Feeling this light yet subdued cut from Munan, the musical project of the South Korean-Australian artist Peter Lee. Munan – “Comes In Two”… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: ((( O ))) – “TRAVELIN'” (Video & COLORS Show)
A celestial and ethereal meditation from the Filipino-American artist and producer who is married to FKJ. “TRAVELIN’” by ((( O ))), also known as The Sundrop Garden/June Marieezy, is… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Colouring – “Lune” (Bella Union) (Video)
Fragile, vulnerable songwriting over a delicate breakbeat. Colouring is the musical alias of the UK artist Jack Kenworthy. “Lune” is his first single since signing to the… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Oscar Jerome – “Far Too Much” (Jeromeo Records) (Video)
A breezy acoustic soul rendition. “Far Too Much” is an easygoing jam from the London soul and jazz artist, Oscar Jerome, that wouldn’t feel out of place on the… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Salin – “Si Chomphu” (Amari Music Group)
A Thai take on Afrobeat and 70s West African psychedelia. Drummer and producer Salin Cheewapansri wastes no time in getting the groove underway on her undeniably funk-filled new single, “Si… Continue reading
Recommended Gem: Toro y Moi – MAHAL (Live from Big Sur)
A recommended gem of a live show. One of my very favorite albums of 2022 gets the live treatment, recorded at Fernwood Resort in Big Sur, California. … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Thee Marloes – “Beri Cinta Waktu” (Big Crown Records)
The newest signing to the Big Crown roster. Surabaya, Indonesia trio Thee Marloes are singer Natassya Sianturi, guitarist Sinatrya Dharaka, and drummer Tommy Satwick. Translated as “Give… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Hania Rani – “Hello” (Gondwana Records) (Video)
Soulful electronic hypnosis. Move with expressive movement to this looping low-end synth bassline from the Berlin-Warsaw pianist, composer, and musician, Hania Rani. Check out the live performance of… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Tapir! – “On A Grassy Knoll (We’ll Bow Together)” (Heavenly Recordings) (Video)
Lush and tender drum-machine folk. “On A Grassy Knoll (We’ll Bow Together)” is an instant charmer from the South London-based six-piece Tapir! (with exclamation mark!) who recently signed to… Continue reading