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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Love this leftfield French pop from this trio from Rennes. La Battue – “Tamsin Gray” “Tasmin Gray” is out now. Download… Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Little Simz. Cleo Sol. Inflo. You already knew it was golden before you even pressed play. Little Simz ft Cleo Soul – “Woman” … Continue reading
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
Slo-mo future soul from Berlin-via-Nigeria’s Wayne Snow. Wayne Snow – “Seventy” https://soundcloud.com/waynesnow/wayne-snow-seventy “Seventy” is out now via Roche Musique. … Continue reading
“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
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
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
“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
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
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
A 3am warehouse vibe. Dan Digs – “Strobe” Listen to more music at soundcloud.com/dandigs and download “Strobe” for free here. … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
An electrofunk shuffle for desert dancing. Arid jazz-house grooves. Dan Digs – “Mojave Boogie” dan digs · Dan Digs – Mojave Boogie Listen… Continue reading
Adding this to my “favorite songs that start with a vibraphone” playlist. Orions Belte is a trio from Norway that make “instrumental music with vocals.” As their… Continue reading
“Get a drink, have a good time now, welcome to paradise…” What’s this? A re-bump of one of my favorite songs ever from the mighty Prince Paul?… Continue reading
Spacey, psychedelic indie ruminations from Brooklyn. Love the texture of those drums. Crumb – “BNR” “BNR” is out today. Get… Continue reading
No close talkers here. Melbourne-via-Hobart’s Close Counters teamed up with 30/70’s Allysha Joy to craft this soulful bruk-bounce. Close Counters ft Allysha Joy – “Speak In Truth”… Continue reading
Vocals and clean guitar and nothing else is where it’s at. It’s all about that surge of harmonies at 2min 41sec. … Continue reading
A recommended gem of an article. Oliver Ainley has put together this insightful retrospective of Roots Manuva’s best musical output in celebration of Rodney Smith’s debut album,… Continue reading
You gotta go easy on yourself sometimes. Very into the kaleidoscopic saunter of the freeform, joyous experimentalism of “Sometime” by Oakland’s Tune-Yards, the musical project of Merrill Garbus with collaborator… Continue reading
A recommended gem of a radio show. It’s no secret that my favorite album of all time is Nuyorican Soul by Nuyorican Soul aka “Little” Louie Vega… Continue reading
The energy wave we need right now. “Two Face” is an immediately enticing blend of anything-goes experimental jazz from Brooklyn’s Taja Cheek, otherwise known as L’Rain. Love… Continue reading
Peaceful yet intriguing. “SK-1” is a beautiful piece of solo piano set to a gently looping piano key in the background. It’s by Sam Beste aka The Vernon… Continue reading
Sunset balearic business. Your soundtrack for 6pm. Big thanks to Rob da Bank for playing this track recently on his excellent Worldwide FM show. Listen back here. … Continue reading
À bout de souffle. It’s hard to pick a favorite from L’Impératrice‘s new album, but I’m especially drawn to this instrumental “heart murmur” from the Parisian six-piece. “Souffle… Continue reading
