A reminder that the shine of two of hip-hop’s most brilliant talents has only gotten brighter over time. The amalgamation of storytelling rhymes from the ever erudite Common that… Continue reading
Heavy on UKG and feelings. “Stay” is the latest track from the American-French producer MarMar and features vocals from the Australian singer arnii. MarMar says: “Stay is one… Continue reading
Welcome to episode 12! Each week on WNXP I spin a weekly two-hour curated blend of electronic soul, leftfield indie, experimental beats, uptempo house grooves, and global sounds… Continue reading
A textured and colorful tapestry of songs from the Los Angeles duo. Brijean Murphy and Dougie Stu are back with Macro, the pair’s best album to date where psychedelic lilting… Continue reading
In love with this breakbeat dicing up those walls of synths. German electronic artist Ben Böhmer and Swedish indie mainstay Lykke Li have teamed up to create “Hiding,” a… Continue reading
Just jaw-dropping. SAULT (Start. A. Universal. Love. Trend.) have done it again. Presented as a single track with no song list, the group’s new album Acts… Continue reading
That jazz-rock-reggae fusion. Definitely vibing to “Levels” by the London four-piece Oreglo, which features Linus Barry on guitar, c-sé on keys, Teigan Hastings on tuba, and Nico Rocco on… Continue reading
Welcome to episode 10! Each week on WNXP I spin a weekly two-hour curated blend of electronic soul, leftfield indie, experimental beats, uptempo house grooves, and global sounds live… Continue reading
“A definitive collection of Indonesia’s best-kept secret jazz chops.” Primasuara is a showcase of the archipelago’s finest in jazz, groove, and beats curated by Daniel Adisumarta and released by… Continue reading
A crisp UKG beat meets impassioned R&B. London’s Tendai delivers a standout vocal performance on new track “Twin Flame.” Tendai – “Twin Flame” … Continue reading
An ensemble of 50 artists from all across the globe. Home is the debut album from A Song For You, a 50-strong choral group based in Berlin. The project,… Continue reading
Imagine Paul McCartney going city pop. Love this lo-fi alt-pop jam from Huntington Beach’s Cameron Lew, otherwise known as Ginger Root. Ginger Root – “Better Than Monday”… Continue reading
Welcome to episode 8! Each week on WNXP I spin a weekly two-hour curated blend of electronic soul, leftfield indie, experimental beats, uptempo house grooves, and global sounds live… Continue reading
A new wave of R&B from Los Angeles. Moth is Fana Hues‘ third full-length album. Here’s my favorite song from it. Fana Hues – “Gone… Continue reading
A Marvin mood. Been down with Zara McFarlane’s sounds since I first heard “Mama Done” from her 2011 album Until Tomorrow. On her latest project, the London,… Continue reading
Welcome to episode 7! Each week on WNXP I spin a weekly two-hour curated blend of electronic soul, leftfield indie, experimental beats, uptempo house grooves, and global sounds live… Continue reading
The Montreal producer‘s latest does not disappoint. Timeless is the long-awaited new album from Kaytranada, which manages to both wholly encompass and faithfully document the state of R&B, funk,… Continue reading
Those layered harmonies. Charleston, South Carolina’s Harlem Farr, who records under the name hrlum, describes herself as “a multi-instrumentalist interpreting harmony of the cosmos.” Her new track,… Continue reading
Welcome to episode 6! Each week on WNXP I spin a weekly two-hour curated blend of electronic soul, leftfield indie, experimental beats, uptempo house grooves, and global sounds… Continue reading
One of the best jazz albums of 2024 by one half of the Melbourne, Australia dance duo Close Counters. Dawn Is a Melody is the debut album from the… Continue reading
A sped-up version of the original. The Los Angeles artist Jeffrey Wilson makes music under the name Amyrion. His latest single, “Backseat,” is tremendously good, however it’s… Continue reading
Verdant, aqueous, and chilled. Maybe Not Tomorrow is the latest release from Julien Mier, the Sydney-based Dutch artist known as Santpoort. It’s a dreamy, downtempo electronic album… Continue reading
A playful, bilingual bop. An indie-funk strut sung in English and Mandarin courtesy of the Seattle duo. Love those dramatic gong crashes. Chinese American Bear… Continue reading
Not an EP, apparently. Totaling only six tracks, the latest album from the Toronto trio is a dextrous display of avant-garde jazz and cinematic instrumentation. Here’s my… Continue reading
Gloriously psychedelic soul and funk from Colombia. Balthazar Aguirre, Johanna Mercuriana, and Santiago Lizcano are BALTHVS. The Bogotá trio fuse Middle Eastern sounds with lo-fi surf soul… Continue reading
Welcome to episode 4! Each week on WNXP I spin a weekly two-hour curated blend of electronic soul, leftfield indie, experimental beats, uptempo house grooves, and global sounds… Continue reading
The London-based, New Zealand-born musician’s fifth album. The Loop feels considered, cohesive, and personal. Here’s my favorite song from it. Jordan Rakei – “Trust” … Continue reading
Scuzz-fuzz bongo-psyche-rock. Having toured Europe and the US supporting King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard in 2019, Geelong, Australia trio ORB are back with a new single, “Can’t Do… Continue reading
If you like Robert Glasper, BADBADNOTGOOD, Kiefer, Khruangbin, Dilla, Nate Smith, Theo Croker, Terrace Martin, then you need to know about this. The first installment of my new… Continue reading
The duo who first met while playing in Charles Bradley’s touring band. Max Shrager (The Shacks) and Paul Schalda (The Sha La Das) are Las Los. The… Continue reading
Lo-fi alt-pop-progressive-R&B-folk? Not sure what genre to call it, but Montreal’s Ev Bird‘s latest track “Freezer” is a feel-good ode to feeling cold. Ev Bird – “Freezer”… Continue reading
Welcome to episode 2! Each week on WNXP I spin a weekly two-hour curated blend of electronic soul, leftfield indie, experimental beats, uptempo house grooves, and global sounds… Continue reading
Scandinavian soul. Comprised of musicians from Norway’s Bård Berg Electric Band and Fieh, Sūn Byrd’s new self-titled album is a vivacious and carefully crafted modern soul workout. … Continue reading
Lo-fi D’Angelo feels. Boston-via-Sweden artist Sebastian Mikael‘s latest track is a woozy soul late-nighter that appears to be crafted with the same approach of abandon and unbridled verve as… Continue reading
The Atlanta artist partners with the Toronto trio. “It’s Alright” is the best song on Baby Rose‘s new six-track release, produced entirely by BadBadNotGood. Love that breakbeat… Continue reading
A beat-driven textured soul collage from two of the UK’s brightest future soul luminaries. Jonny Drop and Andrew Ashong have joined forces to create a years-in-the-making collaborative album, Puzzle… Continue reading
Showers of space synths. Translated as “one unified dream,” Uniri is a London-based future jazz quartet headed up by Chiminyo and which also features Al Macsween (Nubya Garcia, Gary… Continue reading
Named after the Mississauga, Ontario highway intersection of 5 and 10. Brothers In The Groove by the Canadian instrumental four-piece Five and Tens is a cinematic odyssey through soul,… Continue reading
David Axelrod takes a cross-country road trip with Ennio Morricone. The latest song from the Brooklyn artist and recent Los Angeles transplant Aaron Frazer imagines psychedelic soul through the… Continue reading
Seoul’s late night soul. “whenyougottago” by the Korean outfit Slowdance 슬로우댄스 is a bilingual, experimental indie-soul jam. Love that slow and short-lived transition into doo-wop at 4min… Continue reading
NYC d’n’b. Produced by 454, “Pool of Life” from Brooklyn’s Anysia Kym is an atmospheric roller pocked with cloudy R&B elements that sounds like it could be a circa-1997… Continue reading
Future soul from Grand Rapids. Western Michigan quartet Earth Radio‘s latest track is “High Water,” a jazz-meets-R&B rumination. Love those piano keys. Earth Radio –… Continue reading
A London-Brooklyn connection. The NYC producer Bad Tuner, whose rework of “Ooo La La” by Brijean landed at number 16 in my Top 30 Remixes of 2023 list, has… Continue reading
Gentle, pastoral sounds from Denmark. Led by Casper Clausen‘s acoustic guitar and vocals, this brand new song from the Copenhagen trio features a warm and bright trumpet motif from… Continue reading
One of my favorite albums of the year so far. Philadelphia mallet percussionist and poet Angelo Outlaw has released his debut album, Axis of Time. Produced by… Continue reading
A gorgeous remix. Joe Goddard has turned in a predictably excellent rework of “Cyanotype Memories” by the London-via-Yokohama artist Hinako Omori. Says Joe, “I tried to mimic… Continue reading
Blissful and abounding with beauty. Together, guitarist and Little Misty bandleader Francois Jalbert, violinist and Flore Laurentienne member Mélanie Bélair, and composer Aurélien Tomasi are the Montreal trio Caméra.… Continue reading
100% energy. “Prologue” is a triumphant new beat-driven direction for Kamasi Washington that almost sounds like drum ‘n’ bass. And that crashing crescendo outro from 5min 20sec! … Continue reading
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
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
