Diggin’ This: Lei Hope – “21” (Heist or Hit)
Psyche-R&B-soul. Hope Chiguvo aka Lei Hope was born in Zimbabwe, raised in Leeds, and is now based in Manchester, UK. His latest track “21” is a vulnerable… Continue reading
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Diggin’ This: PREP ft Phum Viphurit – “Getaway” (Bright Antenna Records)
PREP meets Phum. The London, UK production outfit PREP, whose sound I fell in love with when I first heard their single “Cheapest Flight” back in 2015 (read my review… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Glass Beams – “Mahal” (Ninja Tune)
Another favorite release of mine named “Mahal.” (Here’s the other one.) “Mahal,” by the Melbourne, Australia trio Glass Beams, fronted by Rajan Silva, is a winding, potent instrumental… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Loving – “Any Light” (Last Gang Records/MNRK)
Now that I see you I can renew My love My love Jesse Henderson and David Parry are Loving, a duo from Victoria, British Columbia who write tender yet… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Fine ft Molly Rymer & Jonah Evans – “Empty Space”
“2am-5am auditory essentials,” according to Fine. Cannot get enough of this new track “Empty Space” by Leeds, UK producer Fin Vallance aka Fine, which features Jonah Evans and vocals… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: MRCY – “Lorelei” (Dead Oceans)
Pure soul that expertly captures the main elements of the genre’s continuum from Marvin Gaye to Gabriels. Connecting via Instagram during the pandemic, Huddersfield producer Barney Lister (who has worked… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Sully ft Salo – “Nights” (Vocal Mix) (Astrophonica Records)
Photek-esque drums meet Dillinja-ish bass drops. “Nights” is a minimal and angular drum ‘n’ bass tune from Sully. It features vocals from Manchester-via-Glasgow-via Tbilisi, Georgia vocalist Salo,… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Joy Orbison – “Flight FM” (Hinge Finger/XL Recordings)
Set to be his biggest tune since “Hyph Mngo.” So very simple and so very effective, Joy Orbison‘s brand new track is a free-falling low-end monster. Explaining… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Sprig – “Dizzy” (No Stress Records)
Bedroom pop-folktronica. Very into “Dizzy,” the latest single from Austin, Texas artist Hannah Stomski, otherwise known as Sprig. There’s something oddly calming about that steady drum machine… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Manu Delago ft Mad About Lemon – “Slow-Mo Moving River” (One Little Independent)
The Austrian composer and percussionist has collaborated with the Tyrolean vocal ensemble Mad About Lemon. The glacial and wintry “Slow-Mo Moving River” is a thoughtful, stirring yet chilled downtempo… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Bryony Jarman-Pinto – “Moving Forward” (Produced by Nostalgia 77) (Tru Thoughts)
Exactly what I need to start 2024. Can’t stop listening to this new one from Bryony Jarman-Pinto. Brimming with optimism, “Moving Forward” is a ray of piano-led… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Devon Rexi – “Sjikamo” (South of North Records)
Dub meets post-punk meets an experimental trip-hop beat. Nushin Naini (bass, vocals) and Nic Mauskovic (drums, vocals) are the creative force behind Devon Rexi, now expanded to a five-piece… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: YĪN YĪN – “Takahashi Timing” (Glitterbeat Records)
A highly danceable tropical indie-pop groove recorded in the Belgian countryside, naturally. YĪN YĪN returns with “Takahashi Timing.” The Dutch four-piece from Maastricht have been cooking up… 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: Meelo – “Day” (One House)
An inspiring and exhortative new track from the London musician. “Day” is a spacey and leftfield R&B cut in the vein of Sampha (therefore I’m automatically a fan) from… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Session Victim – “Enlightenment” (Night Time Stories)
A downtempo twist from the Berlin house purveyors. The opening track on the duo’s new album, “Enlightenment” by Session Victim is a jazzy, enticing listen that makes me want… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: LEILAH – “Stop Hurting My Feelings” (Produced by Mura Masa) (VLF Records)
The best song yet from the rising UK artist. Having featured on songs by SBTRKT and written with Nao, emerging musician LEILAH is definitely one to watch. … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Das Koolies – “Shakedown” (Strangetown Records)
The best track from an ambitious, eccentric, and endlessly creative new album that defies categorization. Cardiff band Das Koolies is made up of Huw Bunford, Guto Pryce, Cian Ciaran,… 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
Diggin’ This: First Beige – “Reflections”
Dancing into the weekend to this one. “Reflections” is the latest song from the Brisbane, Australia five-piece First Beige. Future jazz that propels you forward. Love… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: KAINA ft Sen Morimoto – “Good Feeling” (Aja Grant of Phony Ppl Remix) (City Slang)
An easygoing alt-pop-dance rework. Feeling this reimagination by Phony Ppl’s Aja Grant of “Good Feeling,” which originally appeared as a woozy, chilled-out cut on the Chicago musician’s 2022 album,… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Raze Regal & White Denim Inc – “Dislocation” (Bella Union)
A sonic partnership based on a mutual love of Wayne Shorter, Eddie Harris, Joe Henderson, and 80s R&B production techniques, which I completely comprehend. James Petralli of the Austin,… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Sam O.B. – “Indian Summer” (Astro Nautico)
Sam O.B. is “a smooth soul trying to bring positive noise into the modern world.” I’ve been a fan of the New York musician Sam O.B., formerly known as Obey… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Ego Ella May – “Undone”
I first got switched on to the sound of London’s Ego Ella May back in 2015 when I heard “How Far” on her Zero EP. Her latest track, “Undone,”… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Crumb & Melody’s Echo Chamber – “Le Temple Volant”
The collaboration we didn’t know we needed that makes perfect sense. “Le Temple Volant” is a psychedelic whirl of intrigue from the Brooklyn group Crumb and the French artist… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: And Is Phi – “Working” (Albert’s Favourites)
An airy yet cloudy R&B cut that dissolves into a swirling psychedelic soul soup. “Working” is the latest from Andrea Isabelle Phillips, otherwise known as And Is Phi, a… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Orions Belte – “Jai Alai” (Jansen Records)
A superbly crafted, rich, harmonious, and expansive new song by the Oslo, Norway trio. “Jai Alai” is a melodic folk offering from Orions Belte. Love that screechin’… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Mint Field – “Orquídea” (Felte Records)
Hazy and shoegazey dream pop from Mexico City. Melancholic yet shimmering, “Orquídea” (Spanish for “orchid”) is the latest song from Mint Field‘s Estrella del Sol and Sebastian Neyra. … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Turnstile & BadBadNotGood ft Blood Orange – “Alien Love Call” (Roadrunner Records)
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
Diggin’ This: Lutalo – “PLPH” (Winspear)
“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
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
Diggin’ This: Centre El Muusa – “Catching Stars” (Funk Night Records)
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
Diggin’ This: Henry Green – “Uyuni” (Akira Records)
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
Diggin’ This: Serebii – “Really You” (Innovative Leisure)
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
Diggin’ This: Sampha – “Spirit 2.0” (Young Records)
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
Diggin’ This: Alabaster dePlume ft Momoko Gill aka MettaShiba – “Did You Know” (International Anthem)
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
Diggin’ This: Astrid Engberg – “On Time” (Creak Inc.)
“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
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: Delilah Holliday – “Silent Streets” (One Little Independent)
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
Diggin’ This: Seb Wildblood ft Lawrence – “Don’t See This” (All My Thoughts/!K7 Records)
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
Diggin’ This: Immy Owusu – “What a Love” (Hopestreet Recordings)
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
Diggin’ This: Cantrips – “The Big Break” (Dune Castle Records)
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
Diggin’ This: Hector Morlet – “We’re So Tight It Hurts”
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
Diggin’ This: Lady Wray – “Joy & Pain” (Pete Rock Remix) (Big Crown Records)
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
Diggin’ This: TOTEK (Allysha Joy & Max Dowling) – “Touchh” (Darker Than Wax)
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
Diggin’ This: quickly, quickly – “Satellite” (Ghostly International)
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
Diggin’ This: Secret Night Gang – “Don’t Know What Tomorrow Brings” (Brownswood)
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
Diggin’ This: The Lahaar (Julien Dyne, Horatio Luna, Surprise Chef’s Lachlan Stuckey, Mara TK & Toby Laing) – “Doin’ It” (Soundway Records)
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
Diggin’ This: Joe Nora & fantompower – “Giraffe” (Friends of Friends)
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
Diggin’ This: Kay Young ft Ego Ella May – “Woe Is Me” (Video)
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