Diggin’ This: Opa – “Goldenwings” (Far Out Recordings)
Can’t stop listening to this album. Translated as “Hi” in Uruguayan slang, Opa meld North American jazz and funk with Uruguay’s native Candombe rhythms. Originally a collection… Continue reading
Can’t stop listening to this album. Translated as “Hi” in Uruguayan slang, Opa meld North American jazz and funk with Uruguay’s native Candombe rhythms. Originally a collection… Continue reading
The Pharcyde, Tupac, A Tribe Called Quest, DOOM, Nas, Ice Cube, Wu-Tang Clan, Mobb Deep, and more get the cover treatment from OMA. Rewinding 12 years, I remember falling… Continue reading
Breezy. Daniel Alvarez de Toledo and Jordan Dunn-Pilz are the New York duo TOLEDO. “Lindo Lindo” is their latest track, a casual, acoustic guitar-led indie-pop stroll sung… Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
A soft and vaporous lo-fi folk approach. New Jersey artist Denis Biblioni‘s track “Password Protected” is equal parts heartwarming and heartbreaking, a simple, immediate yet bittersweet acoustic guitar-driven blend… Continue reading
Jenny Marie Sabel has one of my favorite voices in music. Immerse yourself in the sapphire blue of Norway’s winter half-light as you listen to this new song from… Continue reading
Probably the most potent jazz groove I’ve heard that references crushing a grape varietal. Glad I didn’t make that Top 100 Tracks of 2023 list just yet, because this… Continue reading
The Life Melodic. Inspired by the sounds of Erykah Badu, The Smiths, Prince, Damon Albarn, and Tame Impala, Jackson Goodwin and Joe Digioia are SHYGUY, a Nottingham, UK duo… Continue reading
Bruk. Garage. R&B. Neo-soul. Four of the greatest music genres. Produced by her collaborator and close friend TAMBALA while they were traveling together in Vietnam, “Ride 2 Nowhere”… Continue reading
Warm Boards of Canada-esque synth nostalgia meets a fuzzy and relentless garage beat. I’ve been a fan of Winnipeg’s Lhasa Petik ever since I first heard her hushed and… Continue reading
Side note: need to check out this seemingly delicious pie-centric diner. “The most exciting time to make music is right now.” Couldn’t agree more. Words… Continue reading
A chilled and smoky jazz intonation. Recorded and produced in her apartment, “Blue Flame” is a new song from the Portland, Oregon musician Cassie Oso. Says Cassie,… Continue reading
New favorite genre alert: “DENIM PSYCH.” “Memory Maze” by Louisville, Kentucky 7-piece DOOM GONG (definitely my least favorite gong) is an orchestral jazz-progressive rock joyride. DOOM GONG… Continue reading
Jagged breakbeats meet indie-rock guitar pickings. One half of the duo Lewis Del Mar, Nicaraguan-American musician Daniel Noah Miller has released “Typical,” an abrasive yet curiously hopeful new song.… Continue reading
“Lost in the vibration.” Byron Bay‘s psychedelic Babe Rainbow gets an intergalactic groove makeover courtesy of Jagwar Ma’s Jono Ma that is all but guaranteed to get your feet… Continue reading
Provo, Utah-via-Los Angeles three-piece The Moth & The Flame parlay perfectly formed bass tones and driving psyche stomps and strums with “Sorry.” The Moth & The Flame – “Sorry” … Continue reading