Diggin’ This: Lindsay Jarman – “Rue Collective”
Unhurried yet imbued with feeling, new song “Rue Collective” is an Americana-jazz blend from Atlanta’s Lindsay Jarman. Lindsay Jarman – “Rue Collective” “Rue Collective” is… Continue reading
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Recommended Gem: Watch Mndsgn Play Live in Los Angeles (Video)
Featuring an all-star line-up. A captivating performance from Ringgo Ancheta aka Mndsgn that also features some of L.A.’s finest: Kiefer on keys, Swarvy on bass, and Devin… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Tiawa – “Sonhos Cor De Rosa” (Tru Thoughts)
Into the Portuguese folk-soul-meets-90s-hip-hop of “Sonhos Cor De Rosa” from Brighton, UK’s Tiawa. Tiawa – “Sonhos Cor De Rosa” “Sonhos Cor De Rosa” is taken… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Sunjacket – “Machine”
Bryan Kveton, Carl Hauck, Garret Bodette are Sunjacket, an alt-indie electronic trio from Chicago. “Machine” is my favorite song from their new album. It’s an energetic, uptempo drum ‘n’… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Seinabo Sey ft Hannes – “Rom-Com”
Love this cool summer breeze of a song from Sweden’s Seinabo Sey featuring additional vocals from Hannes. It’s all about that third piano chord on the chorus. … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Archie the Goldfish – “First Light” (Funkiwala Records)
Channel: Orange. Archie the Goldfish is a project from London trumpet player Graeme Flowers and the Finland-based guitarist Chris Bestwick. Featuring Nadia Basurto on vocals, Aidan Thorne… Continue reading
Listen back to the 2021 Dublab Membership Drive Finale – New Music from Mdou Moctar, Tirzah, black midi, Sir Was, Sam Evian, Secret Night Gang, Villagers
A special one-hour show celebrating the 2021 Dublab Membership Drive finale! Featuring my favorite new songs from Mdou Moctar, Tirzah, black midi, Sir Was, Sam Evian, Secret Night… Continue reading
Recommended Gem: Watch Grandbrothers Play Live From A French Swimming Pool (Video)
Magnifique. Immerse yourself in the piano-drenched sounds of the German duo à la Piscine Tournesol courtesy of ARTE Concert. Grandbrothers – Live From A French… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: quickly, quickly – “Everything is Different (To Me)” (Ghostly)
20-year-old songwriter, musician, and producer Graham Jonson, otherwise known as quickly, quickly, wrote “Everything is Different (To Me)” after recently relocating from Los Angeles to Portland, Oregon. Blending acoustic… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Janette King – Ooh Yeah” (Hot Tramp Records)
Love this synth-heavy future R&B from Montreal’s Janette King. Janette King – “Ooh Yeah” “Ooh Yeah” is taken from Janette King‘s new album, What… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Corbu ft Jimi Goodwin of Doves – “Lost & Found” (Trash Casual Records)
Brooklyn dream-pop duo Corbu have teamed up with Jimi Goodwin from Doves to create “Lost & Found,” a dusty breakbeat-led, dubbed-out cut of psychedelic indie-dance. Corbu ft Jimi Goodwin… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: The Still Brothers ft Kim Foxen – “When Will I See U?” (Lewis Recordings)
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
Diggin’ This: Amon Tobin Presents Stone Giants – “West Coast Love Stories” (Nomark Records)
A mysterious and enigmatic beatless moment of chilled introspection from the Brazilian electronic composer and producer. Amon Tobin Presents Stone Giants – “West Coast Love Stories” … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Ginger Root – “Neighbor” (Acrophase Records)
Here for the “aggressive elevator soul” of Cameron Lew aka Ginger Root. Taking cues from city pop, 80s synth pop, and lo-fi bedroom pop (which are clearly all of… Continue reading
Recommended Gem: Mark Ronson Talks to Questlove for The Fader’s Uncovered (Podcast)
A recommended gem of a podcast. If you like hearing two people who are very good at music talk about very good music, then, friend, do I have the… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Sam Evian – “Easy To Love” (Fat Possum Records) (Official Video)
Jaunty and joyous. Fringed with plenty of 60s guitar fuzz and psychedelic horns (that would be Jon Natchez from The War On Drugs on baritone sax), “Easy to Love”… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Dejector – “Take Me There”
And we kept it UK. Post-dubstep with huge emotional heft in the vein of Jamie xx and Fred Again.. from London-via-Newcastle musician Scott Nelson aka Dejector. Dejector… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Snazzback – “Reading” (Worm Discs) (Official Video)
Long live the Bristol jazz. “Reading” from the seven-piece new wave dancefloor instrumentalists Snazzback is a warm and inviting polyrhythmic journey. Snazzback – “Reading” (Official Video) … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: La Battue – “Tamsin Gray”
Love this leftfield French pop from this trio from Rennes. La Battue – “Tamsin Gray” “Tasmin Gray” is out now. Download… Continue reading
Recommended Gem: Puma Blue – A Late Night Special (Video)
A recommended gem of a video. A very special performance from South London’s Puma Blue who melds downtempo R&B grooves with Jeff Buckley’s impassioned falsetto.… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Nana Adjoa – “Throw Stones” (Ranie Ribeiro Remix)
A blissful rework from Rotterdam’s Ranie Ribeiro of Amsterdam-based singer-songwriter Nana Adjoa‘s track from her latest album, Big Dreaming Ants. Love those harp ripples. Nana… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Cameo Blush – “Lucky” (Scarlet Tiger Records)
London’s John Dunk aka Cameo Blush has crafted a future rave bleeper that nods to happy hardcore while always, always, always ascending. Cameo Blush – “Lucky” … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Sampology – “Memories In Flight” (Middle Name Records) (Official Video)
Feeling uplifted by the harps and hand-claps on the orchestral house shuffle “Memories In Flight,” the latest track from the Brisbane-based producer, DJ, and Worldwide FM host. Check out… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: First Beige – “BBL”
Fully here for the “cyber house jungle jazz doof.” This free-spirited nu-jazz house groove from Brisbane, Australia six-piece First Beige is marvelous. First Beige – “BBL” … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Mr Jukes & Barney Artist – “Vibrate” (Locket Records) (Official Video)
We let it vibrate. Barney Artist has linked up with Bombay Bicycle Club’s Jack Steadman for “Vibrate,” a mellow and horn-drenched jazzy UK hip-hop cut. Watch the… Continue reading
Listen back to Loops + Dots Episode 30 – New Music from Royce Wood Jr, Hiatus Kaiyote, Flying Lotus, Tirzah, Matt Martians, Little Simz, Brainstory, Scrimshire, Photay, The Breathing Effect, Brijean, Buscabulla, WheelUP
Show number 30! LOOPS + DOTS is my monthly two-hour radio show on Dublab in Los Angeles. It’s everything I’m into right now in the worlds of… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Little Simz ft Cleo Soul – “Woman” (Age 101 Records)
Little Simz. Cleo Sol. Inflo. You already knew it was golden before you even pressed play. Little Simz ft Cleo Soul – “Woman” … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Coco O. – “Gwen”
Coco Owino makes stark and thoughtful songs infused with deep, deep feeling. (Some of which are sampled by Drake.) “Gwen” is my favorite song from… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Wayne Snow – “Seventy” (Roche Musique)
Slo-mo future soul from Berlin-via-Nigeria’s Wayne Snow. Wayne Snow – “Seventy” “Seventy” is out now via Roche Musique. Hear… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Mocky – “Bora!”
“Bora!” is an intentionally loose and spacious orchestral jam that brims with vivacity and groove and a palpable sense of the joy that comes with making music. And just look… Continue reading
Recommended Gem: Fred again.. Live in Studio (London, April 2021) (Video)
A recommended gem of a video. Fred again..‘s latest album, Actual Life (April 14 – December 17 2020), is one of my favorite albums of 2021. … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Boy-Ish – “Time Again”
Time and time and time again. Victoria, B.C.’s Mark Berg aka Boy-Ish crafts woozy beat-driven bedroom pop. “Time Again” is a delayed and detached song about love… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Knomad Spock – “Gift” (Hinterland Creative)
“Gift” is a gift. My favorite song from the Cardiff-based British-Somali poet, rapper, and new folk singer-songwriter‘s new album is a hushed and poignant soundtrack to the start of… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Jessie Ware – “Please” (PMR Records)
My goodness, this just automatically became my favorite Jessie Ware song. “Please” is utterly fantastic and euphoric modern disco-pop. Definitely going to be needing a 12min edit… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Jonny Kosmo – “Fool”
The Los Angeles artist known as Jonny Kosmo makes pop strange by making “pop-strange.” “Fool” is a relaxed funk stroll. Jonny Kosmo – “Fool” … Continue reading
Music by Dan Digs – “Strobe”
A 3am warehouse vibe. Dan Digs – “Strobe” Listen to more music at soundcloud.com/dandigs and download “Strobe” for free here. … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Bahla – “Life Long”
I’m floored. This is beautiful. Featuring thoughtful pianos, tide pools of delayed acoustic guitar notes, and the rich vocals of Portuguese singer Inês Loubet, “Life Long” is an… Continue reading
Recommended Gem: The Story of “Insomnia” by Faithless (Video)
A recommended gem of a video. “Ironically, he (Maxi Jazz) can sleep at the drop of a hat really, really well…” The Story of… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Flying Lotus ft Niki Randa – “Between Memories”
It’s always a good day when Flying Lotus drops two new songs. With the vocals of Niki Randa, who previously featured on “Getting There” from Flying Lotus’ 2012 album Until… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Wu-Lu – “Times” ft Morgan Simpson of Black Midi (Ra-Ra Rok Records) (Official Video)
Feedback, distortion, and a drum kit being beaten senseless by Morgan Simpson of Black Midi. Wu-Lu’s latest is a guitar-led punk thrash that lands like a pristinely executed ollie. … Continue reading
Recommended Gem: My Bloody Valentine on NTS Radio – April 19, 2021 (Radio Show)
A recommended gem of a radio show. Kevin, Colm, Debbie, and Belinda tell stories about how the legendary shoegaze band came to be and play an eclectic selection of tracks… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Fred again.. – “Big Hen (Steal My Joy)”
Can’t nobody steal my joy, can’t nobody steal my joy, joy. Huge fan of this 5am (and it was actually recorded at 5am) falsetto garage from London producer Fred Gibson… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Stray Fossa – “Hypocritic” (Nice Guys Records)
Charlottesville, Virginia’s Stray Fossa make music in their attic. “Hypocritic” takes its cues from the Dandy Warhols plus a smidge of R.E.M. multiplied by rainy Manchester indie. Stray Fossa… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: CV Vision – “1+2=3” (South of North Records)
On “1+2=3,” Berlin musician CV Vision teams up with drummer Spike Rogers to cast a vision of relaxed beachy bedroom psychedelia. Love those ride-heavy drums. CV Vision –… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Lionel Boy – “Flower Girl” (Innovative Leisure)
The latest single from the Long Beach-via-Oahu singer-songwriter is a laid-back alt-pop breeze with warped guitar washes and fuzzed-out dub effects. Lionel Boy – “Flower Girl” … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Tirzah – “Send Me” (Domino)
Tirzah is back! Teaming up with Mica Levi and Coby Sey for her brand new single, the London artist’s “Send Me” is a slow and stripped-down guitar-led sonic hypnotism that… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Royce Wood Junior – “Slush” (Fresh Selects)
Plush and slushy digital funk from London’s Royce Wood Jr that features vocals from none other than Jamie Woon among some delightfully squelchy synths and a Ginuwinely genius bass line. … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Matt Martians – “Can’t Believe It”
A loose, casual groove from The Internet co-founder and keyboardist. Matt Martians – “Can’t Believe It” “Can’t Believe It” is the first track on Going… Continue reading
Music by Dan Digs – “Mojave Boogie”
An electrofunk shuffle for desert dancing. Arid jazz-house grooves. Dan Digs – “Mojave Boogie” dan digs · Dan Digs – Mojave Boogie Listen… Continue reading
Listen back to Loops + Dots Episode 29 – New Music from El Michels Affair, J. Period, L’Rain, Alice Phoebe Lou, Hiatus Kaiyote, Max Graef, Kiefer, Dallas Tamaira, Gary Bartz, Apifera, The Colours That Rise, Vegyn, Sofia Kourtesis
Show number 29! LOOPS + DOTS is my monthly two-hour radio show on Dublab in Los Angeles. It’s everything I’m into right now in the worlds of… Continue reading