The partnership we didn’t know we needed. Buzzy Baltimore hardcore punkers Turnstile have collaborated with the Toronto jazz outfit BadBadNotGood for three surprise reimaginings of three tracks from Turnstile’s… Continue reading
“Pretty Little Painted House.“ Cousin by marriage to Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker, the Minnesota-raised, Vermont-based musician Lutalo Jones melds decidedly raw, lo-fi drums that recall Unknown Mortal Orchestra‘s roughened… Continue reading
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
The Auckland, New Zealand production heavyweights join forces with the UK dream pop trio. The good times are rolling on this new nocturnal (listen out for the cricket chirps… Continue reading
Instrumental space rock from Tallinn that sounds like early Nightmares on Wax. “Catching Stars,” the latest single from the Estonian band Centre El Muusa, gently flies you to the moon. … Continue reading
New from the world of UK electronic jazz. I was a huge fan of Max Wheeler and Pollena‘s previous collaboration, “Away,” as soon as I heard it. It landed… Continue reading
A welcome return for the Bristol, UK electronic producer and artist who has previously collaborated with Cyril Hahn and Kygo in addition to supporting London Grammar and Nick Mulvey on tour. … Continue reading
Taken from the New Zealand artist and producer’s first solo project. Serebii‘s name is inspired by the Japanese idea of Komorebi (木漏れ日) which conceptualizes the image of sunlight peeking… Continue reading
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
The Parisian nu-disco troupe team up with the Hawthorne, California bedroom pop artist. After meeting backstage at Coachella in 2022, L’Impératrice and Cuco have now joined forces to create… Continue reading
The first new single from Sampha in six years. Can’t believe it’s been that long. His debut album Process came out in 2017, which was my number 1 album of… Continue reading
A decidedly raw yet gentle soul-R&B-jazz concoction. Love the collision of peace and purpose on “Did You Know,” the new single from Manchester, UK musician and spoken word poet… Continue reading
“You know that I try, I’m gonna be right on time…” With bass meanderings from beatmaker Moo Latte and soulful vocals meeting jazz keys over a stuttering beat, the… Continue reading
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
Into this impertinent and insouciant synth riff. Delilah Holliday was previously in the band Skinny Girl Diet that she formed with her sister Ursula and their cousin Amelia when… Continue reading
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
Currently listening to this one over and over. After collaborating with Thundercat on his 2020 cut, “It Is What It Is,” the Brazilian guitar virtuoso Pedro Martins reunites with… Continue reading
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
The latest from the London producer. New song “Don’t See This” is a new collaboration between producers Seb Wildblood and Lawrence. Featuring vocal reflections from Amanda Alexander,… Continue reading
Just in time for summer. One of my favorite Jungle tracks to date, “Dominoes” could be a lost Avalanches b-side with its ooze of infinite oohs, pitched-up vocal samples,… Continue reading
Introducing the “Lo-Fi Highlife” sound. Recalling the music of William Onyeabor and the modern cinematic soul of Surprise Chef, “What a Love” by the Melbourne, Australia artist Immy Owusu… Continue reading
Subdued electronic soul with a pulsating beat. “So Pacific” is the latest release from Memory of Jane, otherwise known as Maïlé Doremus-Cook, a South London artist who grew up… Continue reading
Heavy psychedelic funk from Melbourne. Taking cues from the visionary David Axelrod and his group, The Electric Prunes, Patrick Ryan aka Cantrips‘ latest cut is a weighty cinematic library… Continue reading
I first got switched on to Micatone when I heard the mellifluous “Sweet Child” on a mix CD that Gilles Peterson put together for Muzik magazine back in 2003. (The track,… Continue reading
Quite possibly the slipperiest bassline in existence. The latest single from Perth, Western Australia’s Hector Morlet marries the stratospheric falsetto of Toro Y Moi with the charming lo-fi indie-pop… Continue reading
Can’t believe that an artist sounding this accomplished has only three previous singles to her name. Having supported Alvvays and The Marias while playing in another band last year,… Continue reading
The first single in five years from the Welsh musician and creative. Pete Lawrie Winfield, the mind behind Until the Ribbon Breaks, has teamed up with the band Lucius… Continue reading
“That’s the one, that’s the one!” is the last thing you hear during the closing moments of this new single from Hertfordshire, UK musician Michael Keefe aka Flourish and Jack Howard. … Continue reading
A Low Frequency Oscillation theory. Over bouncing synth stabs and bass waves, SBTRKT and Sampha, responsible for some of the best collaborative tracks across the 2010s electronic soul spectrum,… Continue reading
British bossa-neo-soul. After winning The Voice UK in 2018, Essex’s Ruti Olajugbagbe has returned with two new singles for 2023: “So Much More,” a collaboration with Jordan Rakei, and… Continue reading
Rebooting the golden soul of the original with delayed piano keys and a toughened hip-hop beat. Love Pete Rock‘s recreation of the Virginia-born, Atlanta-based artist and former Missy Elliot… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a music documentary. It’s kinda weird that one of the best, most well-produced documentaries on the prolific and beloved Detroit beatmaker and hip-hop game-changer isn’t a standalone doc,… Continue reading
The project of 30/70’s Allysha Joy and Max Dowling. “Touchh,” a new track from the Melbourne, Australia duo, is a humid and subtle slow burn that places Allysha’s standout vocals… Continue reading
Tape-delayed 60s psyche-soul from Portland, Oregon. Graham Jonson returns with “Satellite,” an easy and buoyant tune that imagines Thundercat jamming with Tom Misch. Love those synth squiggles… Continue reading
When they’re not holding the elevator door open in the chillest way possible, Callum Connell and Kemani Anderson, old school friends from Manchester, UK, are Secret Night Gang. “Don’t… Continue reading
Over nine minutes of boogie-jazz. Recruiting the best and brightest from the Australian and New Zealand jazz and electronic soul scenes, The Lahaar is comprised of Horatio Luna, Julien… Continue reading
As fantompower puts it, “Music is wiggly air.” Unwind your mind to this new one from LA-via-Chicago-via-SF producer Joe Nora and musician fantompower. “Giraffe” is a vibey… Continue reading
Never has questioning misinformation been so danceable! On “Propaganda,” Lindsay Olsen, otherwise known as Salami Rose Joe Louis, melds her galactic electronic science with Brijean‘s low-lit beats and vocal… Continue reading
Another goldmine from Colemine. “We started the band to write music that evokes cinematic landscapes” says Max Ramey, bassist of the Bay Area psyche-soul collective, The Ironsides. … Continue reading
An ode to late-night music-making sessions. London, UK musician Gareth Donkin has recruited DanDigs.com faves quickly, quickly and The Breathing Effect for his latest single, “GEEK OUT!,” a spacious… Continue reading
I first heard the voice of Kay Young featured on “Get Connected” by Sekrit back in 2017. Since then, between supporting Jay Electronica in London and appearing on the… 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
Named after an Arctic Monkeys deep cut. “Eyes,” a math-rock-flecked indie jaunt from the Tokyo five-piece, contains the most delightful guitar riff. Fronted by Kondo Taisai (近藤大彗)… Continue reading
Chris Minielly, the Ontario musician behind Jaguar Sun, has teamed up with Oklahoma City duo Husbands. “It Gets Better” is a highly pleasant and pastoral indie march that culminates… Continue reading
“It got a shine to it.” A gleaming collage of deconstructed hip-hop and jazz, “Ready to Ball” is the latest single from the Seattle drummer, producer, musician, emcee, and… Continue reading
A collaboration between two of London’s best. “May” is a summery yet bittersweet bop about love and loss. Jgrrey ft Kojey Radical – “May” … Continue reading
Raw and in-the-moment. The artist behind my number 1 song of 2021, Dijon makes music that sounds so immediate, it’s as if you’re right there witnessing in real time… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a mix. A slow roll. Ta-ku returns to gift us with a new edition of the Drive Slow, Homie series, the first in… Continue reading
“1, 2, 3, 4…” With its centrifugal beat and pleading guitar lick, “Barley” by the experimental art-pop duo Water From Your Eyes is relentless and hypnotic. Water… Continue reading
