Diggin’ This: Arima Ederra – “Portals” (Guitar by Jon Bap)
Heartfelt and honest. I first got into the sounds of Los Angeles artist Arima Ederra when I heard her track “Questions” almost a decade ago. Ten years… Continue reading
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Diggin’ This: Arjuna Oakes & Serebii – “Tired Faces” (Innovative Leisure)
Cloudy electronic soul from the land of the long white cloud. “Tired Faces,” the latest cut from Aotearoa’s Arjuna Oakes and Serebii (also known as Callum Mower) is an… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Svaneborg Kardyb – “Op” (Official Video) (Gondwana Records)
Nordic jazz served chilled. I remember really enjoying “Haven” by Svaneborg Kardyb, the Danish duo of Nikolaj Svaneborg who plays the keys on the Wurlitzer, Juno, and piano alongside… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: 9m88 – “Tell Me” (Produced by DJ Mitsu the Beats)
A song sung in English and Mandarin from the New York-via-Taipei artist. Produced by Japanese beatmaker DJ Mitsu the Beats, “Tell Me” by 9m88, also known as Joanne Tang… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Brian Brown – “Early Bird”
Some of the mellowest hip-hop I’ve heard in a minute. “Early Bird” by Nashville’s Brian Brown is one for the dawn risers, a fluid and dreamy beat that perfectly… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Nosaj Thing ft Julianna Barwick – “Blue Hour” (Official Video) (LuckyMe)
Jason Chung‘s surprise new single. Featuring vocals from Julianna Barwick and echoes of the beat from Massive Attack’s “Teardrop,” the Los Angeles producer’s latest track is stark, nocturnal, and… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Jye – “Don’t Wanna See You Down”
An upbeat indie-pop breeze. Containing shades of Toro Y Moi’s insouciant grooves, “Don’t Wanna See You Down” by Melbourne, Australia’s Jye is casual and caring. Jye –… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Melody’s Echo Chamber – “Unfold” (Fat Possum Records) (Official Video)
Any day with new Melody’s Echo Chamber is a good day. Unfold is the lost follow-up project to French musician Melody Prochet‘s self-titled debut album, Melody’s Echo Chamber, released… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: EFÉ – “Before Sunset”
Beatless bliss from the Dublin, Ireland bedroom pop artist. “Before Sunset” is a simple and shimmering new song from Anita Ikharo aka EFÉ. It instantly puts you… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Little Dragon – “Frisco” (Ninja Tune)
Into “Frisco,” a spare yet dreamy new electronic bop from Little Dragon, although I have it on good authority that locals would prefer that you just call it “The City” or “SF.”… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Kutiman ft Dekel – “Believe In You” (Siyal Music)
I’m getting some worry-free New Zealand soulful dub vibes from this that recall the lilting beats of Fat Freddy’s Drop and the choral haze of Lord Echo. “Believe In… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Warpaint – “Champion” (HAAi Remix)
A deep, hypnotic rework. Australian DJ and producer HAAi turns one of the best tracks from Warpaint‘s latest album, Radiate Like This, into a moody and relentless 2am thumper.… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Daniel Allan ft slenderbodies – “Chasing Paradise” (Official Performance Video) (Too Future)
Heavy shades of Jai Paul and JMSN. Los Angeles artist Daniel Allan has teamed up with indie-pop duo slenderbodies to create “Chasing Paradise,” a future R&B cut with a… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: SBTRKT – “Miss the Days”
The latest track from SBTRKT sees Aaron Jerome going full 90s jungle. “Miss the Days” is a glassy Amen break rinseout taken from his forthcoming Ruff + Ready series.… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Katie Tupper – “Honey”
A new single from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan’s Katie Tupper. “Honey” is a cool and confident R&B slow burn. Katie Tupper – “Honey” “Honey” is… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: S. Raekwon – “Talk” (Father/Daughter Records)
A loose and buoyant piano-led jam from NYC-via-Buffalo, NY musician S. Raekwon. Love that flood of distortion at 1min 36sec. S. Raekwon – “Talk” … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Park Motive – “Incident” (Spinny Nights) (Official Video)
Gently melancholic two-step indie-bruk from Bristol, UK. Sam Herschmann is Park Motive. His latest track, “Incident,” features an unstoppable drum groove and synth bass tones that skip… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Biig Piig – “Fun”
A bittersweet indie-jungle racer. “Fun” is the latest single from London-via-Ireland artist and producer Biig Piig. Biig Piig – “Fun” “Fun” is out… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Carlos Niño & Friends ft Shabazz Palaces, Jamael Dean, Sharada – “Dreamsishappening” (International Anthem)
First appearing as an instrumental on Carlos Niño‘s 2020 Bandcamp-only release Actual Presence. “Dreamsishappening” is an expansive and otherworldly poetic constellation of orbiting percussion, choral hums, and cosmic rhyme… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Young Fathers – “Geronimo” (Ninja Tune)
“I’m on the verge of something divine that’s gonna keep me alive.” Edinburgh’s Young Fathers return with their first single in four years that starts off sounding like a… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Tendai – “Pressure” (Official Video) (0207 Def Jam)
Next-level R&B from Canning Town. Love the emotion-laden vocals and glossed beat bounce on “Pressure,” the fourth single from 22-year-old London artist Tendai. Tendai – “Pressure” (Official… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Silvan Strauss – “Teeth” (Live Session) (Kabul Fire Records)
BadBadNotGood meets Tony Allen. “Teeth,” from Hamburg, Germany drummer and musician Silvan Strauss is a dub-infused, Afrobeat-inspired jazz wander. Check out the video below that captures the… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Andrew Goldring – “Sunshowers”
Psychedelic Americana laced with golden guitar tones and a honeyed chorus that sounds like 1960s London multiplied by 2020s Nashville. Love this latest single from Nashville-via-Utah artist and producer… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: DOMi & JD BECK – “WHATUP” (Blue Note Records)
Your summer 2022 poolside playlist belongs to DOMi & JD BECK. Metz, France keyboardist and Berklee College of Music alum Domitille Degalle aka DOMi louna met Texas drummer JD… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Kibrom Birhane – “Mender”
Enticing and mystery-laden Ethio-jazz from Los Angeles. “Mender,” according to Kibrom Birhane, is a “homage to family and community.” Kibrom Birhane – “Mender” … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: boerd ft Venus Anon – “Tomorrow” (Blunda Records)
A song about saying weird stuff in your sleep. Sweden’s Bård Ericson aka boerd has teamed up with fellow Swedish musician Venus Anon for his new single. They met… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Chinese American Bear – “星星 (Stars)”
Melody’s Echo Chamber meets Dusty Springfield. “星星 (Stars)” from Brooklyn duo Chinese American Bear is an ethereal and experimental indie-pop journey that draws from the best musical elements of… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Fug – “From Little Seeds We Grow” (4hero Folk Soul Remix) (RE:WARM)
So thankful for new 4hero. UK outfit Fug‘s downtempo organic electronica track “From Little Seeds We Grow” gets the 4hero remix treatment with those trademark lush strings and flourishing… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Flying Lotus & Devin Tracy – “The Room” (Warp Records)
A soulful R&B cut in 6/8. Love that rippling bass guitar. Love those impassioned vocals from Devin. Flying Lotus & Devin Tracy – “The Room”… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Stereolab – “Robot Riot” (Duophonic UHF Disks/Warp Records)
A previously unreleased track from one of my very, very, very favorite bands. With its supple guitar chords, synth whirrings, French lyrics, and driving drums, “Robot Riot” encapsulates the… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Whitney – “REAL LOVE” (Secretly Canadian)
Real, real love for that soaring vocal. Featuring crunchy drums and dazzling organ keys, “REAL LOVE” is the brand new single from Julien Ehlrich and Max Kakacek, better known… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Greentea Peng – “Stuck In the Middle” (Produced by MJ Cole & Swindle) (AMF Records) (Official Video)
Can’t believe we get three of my favorite music makers on one track. I’ve been a fan of London’s Greentea Peng ever since she released the trippy, hallucinogenic future… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: George Riley & Vegyn – “Sacrifice” (PLZ Make It Ruins)
West London’s George Riley‘s latest track is produced by the Frank Ocean and Duval Timothy collaborator Vegyn. “Sacrifice” is a mellow yet pensive UK R&B cut. Love those… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Moor Mother ft Melanie Charles – “Woody Shaw” (ANTI- Records)
In honor of the legendary jazz trumpeter. Philadelphia poet, rapper, and experimental musician Camae Ayewa aka Moor Mother has teamed up with Swedish producer Olof Melander to create an… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Ego Ella May – “The Morning Side Of Love” (Chico Hamilton Cover) (Blue Note Records)
A South London Blue Note bop. After thoroughly enjoying the first installment of Blue Note covers as reimagined by the best of the UK soul and jazz scene on… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Sessa – “Pele da Esfera” (Mexican Summer)
Swaying and sensual, minimalist Brazilian folk from Sao Paulo’s Sessa. As Sessa’s Bandcamp page puts it: Sergio Sayeg (aka Sessa) has always been entranced by what he calls “the… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Rich Ruth – “Taken Back” (Third Man Records)
Floating above the Nashville skyline to this. “Taken Back,” a new track from Nashville artist Michael Rich Ruth, is an ambient jazz odyssey designed for teleportation. Love… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Mejiwahn ft LIV.E – “Heart String Special”
Three songs in one. Written by Dallas, Texas artist LIV.E (pictured above) and produced by Oakland-via-Minneapolis producer Mejiwahn (huge thanks to fellow Oaklanders Brijean and Dougie Stu… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Rosa Brunello – “Jubiabá” (Domanda Music)
A free-form, handclap-driven piece. Featuring contributions by Yazz Ahmed, Maurice Louca, and Marco Frattini, “Jubiabá” by Italian bassist and composer Rosa Brunello is an uninhibited and fearless choral jazz… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Carlos Truly – “Vessel” (Co-Produced by Nick Hakim) (Bayonet Records)
Rainy day indie-soul from NYC. Co-written and co-produced by Nick Hakim, “Vessel” by Carlos Truly is a watery piano-led ode soaked in gratitude. Carlos Truly – “Vessel” … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Yunè Pinku – “DC Rot”
Shades of Yaeji and Disclosure. “DC Rot” is a nonchalant yet uplifting pop-house raver from the London-based 19-year-old Malaysian-Irish artist and producer. Yunè Pinku – “DC Rot”… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Léa Sen – “I Like Dis” (Partisan Records)
Hypnotic finger-picked guitar meets a weightless vocal. Says the London, UK-via-Cergy, France artist and producer, “I felt the most innocent when I wrote this song… The fingerpicking was so… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Jonathan Jeremiah – “Horsepower For the Streets” (Official Video)
John Martyn-meets-Bill Withers-meets-early Michael Kiwanuka feels from North London’s Jonathan Jeremiah. Love those strings courtesy of the Amsterdam Sinfonietta. Jonathan Jeremiah – “Horsepower For the Streets” … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Wallace – “Arcade Queen” (Produced by Turbo Chook of Close Counters)
An ode to ruling the video game arcade back in the day. I’ve been a fan of Wellington, New Zealand’s Wallace Gollan ever since I first heard “Beauty,” her… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Guohan – “Feeling” (Darker Than Wax)
A new addition to the Darker Than Wax family. “Feeling” by the Nottingham, UK-via-Ningbo, China producer Guohan is a fervently percussive deep house maneuver for the deep night. … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Brijean – “Shy Guy” (Ghostly International)
Delicately deep wallflower house. Much like “Moody,” a fave track of mine by Brijean Murphy and Dougie Stu, new song “Shy Guy” is a low-lit, late night affair with subtle… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Moonchild – “What You Wanted” (Kiefer Remix) (Tru Thoughts)
A beautiful beat-driven rework of the LA-based trio from the producer and piano maestro. Says Kiefer, “Moonchild are one of my favorite groups. Their sound is so unique and… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Gabriels – “One and Only”
Love this retro-soul energizer from the acclaimed US-UK trio. The pace and pathos of “One and Only” is very much in the vein of their breakout and beloved track “Love… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Brandon Coleman – “Blast Off” (Brainfeeder)
A supernova-sized cosmic funk explosion packed into just 1min 48sec. No stranger to collaborations within the Brainfeeder family, the LA-based vocalist, composer, producer, arranger, and keyboard wizard has worked… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Motel Radio – “Wise” (Single Lock Records) (Official Video)
A hook-laden, laid-back indie groove from the New Orleans band. Can’t get enough of that crunchy breakbeat and earthy shaker that lets those flowering guitar notes bloom. … Continue reading