Sensual instrumental ambient-soul from South Korea’s Mydreamfever, the side project of Seoul artist 파란노을 (Parannoul, or “Blue Sunset” in Korean). Released on New Year’s Day, “Rough and Beautiful Place”… Continue reading
Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Special Request, Salami Rose Joe Louis, AK Paul, Harvey Sutherland, Nightmares on Wax, Moses Boyd, and many more are all here in my 30 favorite remixes of 2021. … Continue reading
Fred again.., Jeff Parker, Little Simz, Dijon, Cleo Sol, Hiatus Kaiyote, Pino Palladino & Blake Mills, Kiefer, Puma Blue, Leisure, SAULT, and many more all feature in my 30 favorite albums of… Continue reading
Little Simz, Cleo Sol, Dijon, Flying Lotus, Thundercat, Sofia Kourtesis, Ruthven, Hiatus Kaiyote, Royce Wood Jr, Mdou Moctar, Tirzah, plus many more all released truly fantastic songs this year. … Continue reading
One of my radio highlights of 2021 was talking with the wonderful Arlo Parks for WNXP Nashville. We talked about the genius of Frank Ocean, her Mercury Prize… Continue reading
Singaporean shoegaze. Bo Zhang, Daniel Lim, Soffi Peters, and Daniel Pei are Blush. Blush – “Best Friend” “Best Friend” is taken from… Continue reading
Uptempo, breezy, California-esque chamber pop from Norway. Earlier this year I wrote about “Dearest,“ a favorite song of mine from the group Orions Belte who make “instrumental music with… Continue reading
A weighty Air cover from Salt Lake City’s Dad Bod. Love that corkscrew reversed guitar at 1min 3sec. Dad Bod – “Playground Love” (Air Cover) … Continue reading
Low-key neo-funk excellence from Orlando-via-San Diego’s Cruza. “Brewster” unfurls slowly with elements of Childish Gambino and Steve Lacy woven throughout. Cruza – “Brewster” … Continue reading
Deep jazz-house of the finest order from South Africa’s China Charmeleon. Low-lit for late-night. Love those vocals. China Charmeleon ft El Payo & Dindy –… Continue reading
Highly danceable. Love the Creole-sung kaleidoscopic electro-pop of “Simé Love” by the Lyon, France collective Dowdelin. It’s all about those pianos. Dowdelin – “Simé Love”… Continue reading
I’ve said it before, and I’ll no doubt say it again, disco Khruangbin is the best Khruangbin. This is also why I never finalize my Top 100 Tracks of… Continue reading
Sail away with the ex-Jagwar Ma frontman Gab Winterfield aka Golf Alpha Bravo. “Smoothie” is a 60s-inspired psyche-garage groover. Golf Alpha Bravo – “Smoothie” (Official Video) … Continue reading
A footwork-broken beat amalgamation from the Tokyo-born, London-based producer. Love those slipping and sliding synth keys over that future-facing beat. Risa T – “Lucky” … Continue reading
Delicate psychedelic folk from the former Yeasayer co-frontman. Love those waterlogged piano keys. Anand Wilder – “I Don’t Want Our Love To Become Routine” https://soundcloud.com/anandwilder/i-dont-want-our-love-to-become … Continue reading
Come through and celebrate WNXP turning one year old tonight! Looking forward to live performances from *repeat repeat, Liza Anne, Bantug, Josh Gilligan, and Namir Blade. … Continue reading
An euphoric two-step transmission from the future. Says London producer Duskus, “This release means a lot to me. It’s about love and relationships. It’s about… Continue reading
A piano-soaked jazz wandering with delectable drums from South London’s Carmody. As Carmody puts it, “This song was written with Alfa Mist, we wanted to create a record exploring… Continue reading
Eclectic brilliance from Lisbon, Portugal. “Little Season I” is a collision of leftfield electronic experimentalism and orchestral European pop from the Portuguese musician, composer, arranger, and producer Bruno Pernadas… Continue reading
More science fiction psychedelic soul from the Leicester, UK trio Shadeemus. Love this latest one from Scott Xylo, Demigosh, and Adam. “Solaris” is a string-laden, dimension-traveling invitation… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a book. The best part of diving into this chronicle of music history from one of the best, most eclectic, most trusted, and most enjoyable… Continue reading
A seven-minute journey. Originally from the town of Bor on the Upper Nile in what is now South Sudan and now residing in Melbourne, Australia, Ajak Kwai performs in… Continue reading
Light lost and found. New York duo The Antlers, otherwise known as Peter Silberman and Michael Lerner, released Green to Gold earlier this year, their first album in seven… Continue reading
Guitar waves upon guitar waves. After reading about Nick Drake’s guitar detunings and listening to a lot of underground 80s and 90s bands from New Zealand last year, Horsegirl… Continue reading
“Bedroom pop that moved to the couch” says the band’s Bandcamp bio, and it’s entirely accurate. “Galveston” by Austin five-piece Why Bonnie is an indie-rock ode to beaches, lawn… Continue reading
Chaotic, spontaneous, and beautiful. Recorded at his house with Mk.gee on guitar, the freeform Americana-R&B jam “Big Mike’s” by Los Angeles-via-Maryland musician Dijon carries shades of D’Angelo and Frank… Continue reading
D’n’b-informed soul courtesy of Goldie‘s label. Cian McCann aka Zero T and Dom Purcell aka Beta 2 are the Irish duo Searchlight. Co-written by Goldie himself, “Breathe”… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a book. Favorite line: “Broadcasting was to me then, and still is, as simple as making a phone call.” … Continue reading
“Fuzz Jam” is, well, indeed a fuzz jam. Underpinned by a hypnotic bass hook, “Fuzz Jam” by Australian psyche-rock four-piece The Lazy Eyes, also known as Harvey Geraghty (vocals,… Continue reading
The latest and greatest from the world-famous South London jazz scene. Part of the same network as DanDigs.com favorites Tom Misch, Puma Blue, Poppy Ajudha, and Ezra Collective, South… Continue reading
Starting with spaceship bleeps and ending with a jet taking off, there’s no better way to reintroduce Spiritualized to the world. J Spaceman aka Jason Pierce’s Spiritualized has returned… Continue reading
The Hamilton, Ontario singer, producer and DJ readies her upcoming DJ-Kicks mix with the release of this glassy yet precise collaboration with Loraine James. Jessy Lanza ft Loraine James… Continue reading
All we need is just a little patience. Love this blossoming new R&B flower power from Brooklyn-via-Oslo’s Charlotte Dos Santos. Charlotte Dos Santos – “Patience” … Continue reading
It’s always a good day when the Paul Institute surprise-releases new music. The Paul Institute, Jai and A.K. Paul’s creative collective and record label, has released a new single… Continue reading
Travis Stewart aka Machinedrum dusts off his tstewart alias and gifts us “Buena,“ a liquid, piano-led affirmation that positively glows with all the hope of a brand new day. … Continue reading
A Chicago-London disco connection. Chicago’s Ric Wilson and London’s George Van Den Broek aka Yellow Days have joined forces to create a gleaming funk groover. Says Ric, “George… Continue reading
A pastoral indie-folk escapade. Love the pairing of these vocals. Says James, “‘Sundown’ came to life after I was introduced to Fink by Will Saul at !K7. … Continue reading
Warm 70s-inspired soul. Pairing a sweet apple acoustic strum with a sour orange guitar, “Lonely” by London’s Jonny Wildey, who also makes textured electronic beats as Alphabets Heaven, is… Continue reading
A magical reinterpretation of the UMO original. Love this scintillating, drumless indie-folk rework from the Irish trio of Karen, Caoi and Sirsh, otherwise known as Wyvern Lingo, especially that… Continue reading
A moody and cinematic meditation. Love those raw piano keys and shimmering strings. Leifur James – “Sirens” “Sirens” is taken from… Continue reading
Beautiful sounds from South Africa. Vocalist, rapper, producer, and songwriter Harvey Lawrence Ofentse Mashiloane, otherwise known as Marcus Harvey, got his musical start in the township of Alexandra, just… Continue reading
So much love for this. Robert Glasper keys 100. D Smoke bars 100. Tiffany Gouché vocals 100. Chris Dave drums 100. Watch the music… Continue reading
Bonobo is back! And it’s one of his best. Need, need, need to find the source of that “I won’t leave you” sample! Bonobo –… Continue reading
Modern UK soul at its finest. Containing shades of Thundercat, Anderson .Paak, and Pharrell, “You Were Wrong” by Brighton, UK’s Steven Bamidele is some mellow yet vulnerable sonic excellence.… Continue reading
Feeling this textured and percussive folktronic psyche-soul from South London’s Sarah Williams White. Speaking about “Nebula,” Sarah says “after giving birth, I saw this completely unique new life and… Continue reading
Ascending alt-acoustic indie-electronica from the Copenhagen trio that’s infused with a humanity that resounds with the same emotional heft as the Chemical Brothers’ downtempo work. Efterklang – “Living Other… Continue reading
Cover versions that take the original songs to a whole new dimension. Jorja Smith covering St Germain. B. J. Smith covering Outkast. Kiefer and Theo Croker… Continue reading
Nocturnal. Extremely excited to present the premiere of “after3nogoodcomes2me” by the Berlin-based German-American artist Noah Klein. “after3nogoodcomes2me” is an emotional R&B-informed electronic soul journey into the depths… Continue reading
“That’s it!” How is it possible for a single song to sound like the best parts of the 90s, 2000s, and 2010s all at once? Produced by… Continue reading
All of my favorite genres in one. On “FastLane,” South London’s Common Saints fuses psychedelia, soul, breakbeat, drum ‘n’ bass, downtempo, 60s rock, R&B, and funk to create a… Continue reading
