Diggin’ This: Nia Smith – “Limit” (Polydor Records)
Sampling James Blake’s “Limit to Your Love.” An inspired rework of one of 2010’s best tracks, itself a cover of a Feist original, “Limit” by the Brixton, London artist… Continue reading
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Diggin’ This: Yazmin Lacey – “Ain’t I Good For You” (AMF Records) (Video)
Some UK jazz-infused R&B for the summertime. London-via-Nottingham singer-songwriter Yazmin Lacey‘s latest is a breezy yet confident, percussive modern soul number. Yazmin Lacey – “Ain’t I Good… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Galdive – “Teach Me How to Love” (Mom + Pop Music) (Video)
A dreamy new tune from the Indonesian duo. Tisha and Osvaldo are Galdive, who draw their musical inspiration from the likes of DanDigs.com favorites Jordan Rakei, Lianne La Havas,… Continue reading
Dan Digs 2025 Essentials
A continuously updated playlist of 2025’s best songs. If you dig leftfield beats, electronic soul, and experimental sounds, you’ll feel right at home. Listen to my 2025… Continue reading
Listen back to Dan Digs on WNXP – New Music from Oliver Ghoul, Seun Kuti & Sampa The Great, Maribou State & Andreya Triana, Harrison, Surprise Chef, Hyldon & Adrian Younge, Omar, Close Counters – Special Guest: Magic City Hippies
Magic City Hippies join me for episode 37! Each week on WNXP I spin a weekly two-hour curated blend of electronic soul, leftfield indie, experimental beats, uptempo house… Continue reading
Album of the Week: SHOLTO – Letting Go of Forever (Root Records via DeepMatter Records)
The London musician has previously worked with Nick Waterhouse, Inflo, and Dan Carey. Over the 26 tracks of new album Letting Go of Forever, Oscar “SHOLTO” Robertson creates nostalgic,… Continue reading
Album of the Week: Ego Ella May – FIELDNOTES: COMPLETE
The new album from the South London artist. Comprised of three parts and an epilogue, FIELDNOTES: COMPLETE is the latest collection of alternative soul and jazz-inflected R&B tracks from… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: anaiis & Grupo Cosmo – “B.P.E” (Dream Sequence Recordings/5dB Records) (Video)
As chosen by special guest Ego Ella May on episode 32 of my WNXP/NPR Music Nashville radio show. Co-written by Sessa and Biel Basile, “B.P.E” is a powerful alt-soul cut by… Continue reading
Listen back to Dan Digs on WNXP – New Music from Jonny Drop & Andrew Ashong, TOKiMONSTA & Kaelin Ellis, Jaco Jaco, The South Hill Experiment, Seahawks, dadá Joãozinho, Work in Progress (Kutiman & Tomer Yosef from Balkan Beat Box), Intermood – Special Guest: Ego Ella May
Ego Ella May joins me for episode 32! Each week on WNXP I spin a weekly two-hour curated blend of electronic soul, leftfield indie, experimental beats, uptempo house… Continue reading
Listen back to Dan Digs on WNXP – New Music from MATTERS UNKNOWN, Florence Adooni, Kuna Maze, _BY.ALEXANDER, Llinos Emanuel, LA LOM, Jesse Mac Cormack, Close Counters, Last Nubian, SBTRKT – Special Guest: Salin
Salin joins me for episode 31! Each week on WNXP I spin a weekly two-hour curated blend of electronic soul, leftfield indie, experimental beats, uptempo house grooves, and… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Katie Schecter – “Pay It No Mind” (Video)
As chosen by special guest Homer on episode 30 of my WNXP/NPR Music Nashville radio show, who you’ll hear playing drums on this song. Can’t stop listening to the… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: James Tillman – “i no u no” (Musella Creative/Handwritten Records) (Video)
Experimental soul from the NYC-via-DC artist. “i no u no,” the latest track from James Tillman, is an amalgamation of finger-picked guitar, chopped drum loops, and a stream-of-consciousness falsetto. … Continue reading
Listen back to Dan Digs on WNXP – New Music from Yazmin Lacey, Sparklmami, Amanda Whiting, Konradsen, Everything Is Recorded, Tristan de Liège, First Beige, Jadu Heart, Baby Rose – Special Guest: Homer (Big Crown Records)
Homer joins me for episode 30! Each week on WNXP I spin a weekly two-hour curated blend of electronic soul, leftfield indie, experimental beats, uptempo house grooves, and… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Noa Lauryn & Felix Hien – “Layers Of Time” (Vokall Records)
Neo-soul from Amsterdam. Featuring the German jazz and soul musician Felix Hien, “Layers of Time” by the Dutch artist Noa Lauryn is a smooth pour of R&B with Glasper-esque… Continue reading
Listen back to Dan Digs on WNXP – New Music from John Glacier, Sholto, James Blake, Victoria Port, Cousin Kula, Ella Thompson, Tiago Caetano, Zoe’s Shanghai, Beirut, Cantrips – Special Guest: Common Saints
Common Saints joins me for episode 29! Each week on WNXP I spin a weekly two-hour curated blend of electronic soul, leftfield indie, experimental beats, uptempo house grooves,… Continue reading
Listen back to Dan Digs on WNXP – New Music from Fat Freddy’s Drop, Homeboy Sandman, Jeremie Albino, Visioneers, Cruisic, Nathan Haines & Chaos In the CBD, Balthvs & Bay Ledges, Crazy P, Quincy Jones Tribute – Special Guest: Leifur James
Leifur James joins me for episode 28! Each week on WNXP I spin a weekly two-hour curated blend of electronic soul, leftfield indie, experimental beats, uptempo house grooves,… Continue reading
Listen back to Dan Digs on WNXP – New Music from Cleo Sol, Jamie Isaac, Joe Nora, Rayne, Samora Pinderhughes, Lefto, Jake and Abe, Alice Russell & TM Juke, Submotion Orchestra, LCD Soundsystem, Bryony Jarman-Pinto & Werkha – Special Guest: Titeknots
Titeknots joins me for episode 27! Each week on WNXP I spin a weekly two-hour curated blend of electronic soul, leftfield indie, experimental beats, uptempo house grooves, and… Continue reading
Listen back to Dan Digs on WNXP – New Music from Kokoroko, Michael Kiwanuka, Sampha, Leifur James, Ashley Henry, Maribou State, Homer, Jonah Yano, Leon Vynehall, Kaytranada, Tourist & Gold Panda, Salute – Special Guest: Kingo Halla
Kingo Halla joins me for episode 23! Each week on WNXP I spin a weekly two-hour curated blend of electronic soul, leftfield indie, experimental beats, uptempo house grooves,… Continue reading
Dan Digs 2024 Essentials
New songs added every Monday. An ongoing playlist of 2024’s very best songs. If you dig leftfield beats, electronic soul, and experimental sounds, you’ll feel right at… 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: LVUSM – “Don’t Waste My Time”
Sounding like a lost Shalamar B-side. “Don’t Waste My Time” by New Jersey’s Miguel Santiago aka LVUSM is a masterful homage to 80s boogie, funk, and R&B. … 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: Cleo Sol – “Self” (Forever Living Originals)
Forever thankful for a new Cleo Sol album. I really liked the direction in which Cleo Sol and Inflo were heading with their SAULT song, “Love Will Free Your… 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
Dan Digs 2023 Essentials
New songs added every Monday. An ongoing playlist of 2023’s very best music. If you dig leftfield beats, electronic soul, and experimental sounds, you’ll feel right at… 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: Silas Short – “Queen of Paisley” (Stones Throw)
Spare, soulful R&B from the Chicago-via-Milwaukee artist Silas Short. It’s all about those airy harmonies, those subaqueous guitar notes, and that barely-there beat. Silas Short – “Queen… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: James Tillman – “Moonshine” (Musella Creative)
“Things may come and things may go… but not my love for you…” Buoyed by a machine-like, churning beat that is occasionally substituted with a steady rimshot, “Moonshine” by… Continue reading
Listen back to Loops + Dots Episode 20 – Music from 4hero, Courtney Pine, Attica Blues, Roy Ayers & Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Public Enemy, Madlib – Special Guest: Kassa Overall (Includes an Unreleased Kassa Track!)
Show number 20! For LOOPS + DOTS this month I had a chat with Brooklyn-via-Seattle experimental jazz musician Kassa Overall over Zoom outside a Starbucks in Queen Anne, Seattle. … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Jadu Heart – “Suddenly I Know Who You Are”
Extremely heartened to hear this new batch of songs from one of the best duos in experimental indie-pop-soul. Now based in Bristol (and no longer wearing facial coverings that… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Tora – “Call Your Name”
Mood-infused UK soul. London singer-songwriter Tora combines synth keys, raw horns, and impassioned vocals to create “Call Your Name,” a yearning yet confident R&B cut. Track of… Continue reading
Listen back to Loops + Dots Episode 19 – New Music from Bibio, Photay, Khruangbin, Little Simz, Altopalo, Jonah Yano, Lianne La Havas, Natalie Slade, Chicano Batman, Henry Green – Dan In the DJ Mix
Show number 19! Hope all is very good with your good self. LOOPS + DOTS is back with another special all-music mix for episode 19! … Continue reading
Listen back to Loops + Dots Episode 18 – New Music from Yaeji, Tokimonsta, James Alexander Bright, Kllo, Duke Hugh, Dane Orr of Sonnymoon, Myele Manzanza, Skinshape – Dan In the DJ Mix
Show number 18! Hope you’re doing well and keeping safe and healthy. LOOPS + DOTS is back with another special all-music mix for episode 18! … Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Cleo Sol – “Rose In the Dark” (Forever Living Originals)
Do you know, do you know, do you know that things get better? Taking cues from the percussive xylophone chimes of Shuggie Otis’ “Strawberry Letter 23” and the instrumentation… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Konradsen – “The Year Is Over” (Cascine Records)
Jenny Marie Sabel and Eirik Vildgren’s year has just begun. My favorite Oslo-via-Troms duo return with “The Year is Over,” which, despite it’s foreboding title, is a simple, stripped-down beam… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Ben Esser ft emawk & Beau Diako – “Stripes” (Lekker Collective)
Collectively tasty music. Currently very into this latest song from Berlin-based musician and Noah Slee‘s producer Ben Esser, made in collaboration with NY’s emawk and UK guitarist Beau Diako.… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Seba Kaapstad – “Africa” (Mello Music Group) (Official Video)
Hooked from the moment I heard those piano keys. “Africa” from Johannesburg, South Africa quartet Seba Kaapstad is nouveau neo-soul with a heavenly jazz twist. Shades of Robert Glasper,… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Sault – “Don’t Waste My Time” (Forever Living Originals)
No time-wasters please. Instantly infectious and incessantly grooving, listening to “Don’t Waste My Time” is time well spent. The song is the second single from Sault, a trio… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Wool and the Pants – “Bottom of Tokyo” (People’s Potential Unlimited)
That ever-so-casual Shibuya strut. “Bottom of Tokyo” is an unbothered groover from Japanese trio and my personal new favorite band name Wool and the Pants. Consisting of Yu Tokumo on… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Salami Rose Joe Louis – “Nostalgic Montage” (Brainfeeder Records)
Nostalgia ain’t what it used to be. Fresh from announcing tour support for DanDigs.com faves Toro Y Moi and the Cinematic Orchestra, today Bay Area artist Salami Rose Joe… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: August Landelius – “All You Can Eat” (NAIV Recordings)
That Scandinavian electronic soul. After a three year hiatus, Swedish producer August Landelius emerges from his home studio with the 3am future R&B cut “All You Can Eat,” an… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Oso Leone – “Virtual U” (Apollo Records)
Brb, just sailing into an Ibizan sunset. Barcelona quartet Oso Leone return after five years with “Virtual U,” a dreamy, sun-drenched, R&Balearic delicacy. Warm electronic keys meet… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: YesYou ft OFEI – “Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometime” (The Korgis Cover)
Autumnal audio. Originally recorded in 1980 by the Korgis, the pop-ballad hit “Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometime” got the cover treatment a few years back by London soul musician… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Nao Yoshioka – “The Truth” (Produced by Khari Mateen) (Yamaha Music/Sweet Soul Records)
“Never lose what you know to be true.” Produced by Khari Mateen (The Roots, Jill Scott), Tokyo-via-New York-via Osaka singer-songwriter Nao Yoshioka‘s “The Truth” is an uplifting and ebullient neo-soul… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Teddy Obot – “Amnesia” (The Function Records) (Live Video)
May the falsetto be with you. Huge fan of this one-take low-lit late-in-the-evening live video of “Amnesia,” the latest single from rising LA-via-Nigeria future soul artist Teddy Obot. … Continue reading
One-Off Pop-Up Show: The Rooftop with Dan Digs (Music from Skinny Pelembe, Jazztronik, FRMTN, Neneh Cherry, Tony Allen and Jeff Mills)
Massive, masssssive thanks to everyone who tuned in to the one-off pop-up DJ mix show, The Rooftop with Dan Digs, on Instagram Live on Sunday night. Was great fun… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Roses Gabor ft Sampha – “Illusions” (All Points)
That uptempo, future, UK experimental soul. No stranger to collaborating with some of the world’s finest musicians (Gorillaz, SBTRKT, Machinedrum, Brasstracks, to name just a few, and, if you… Continue reading
Diggin’ This: Leisure Centre – “Getting to Know” (HopeStreet Recordings)
Melbourne got soul. Formerly known as the Do Yo Thangs, Melbourne septet Leisure Centre specialize in left-of-center R&B and futurist soul. “Getting to Know” effortlessly floats through… Continue reading
Music by Dan Digs – Jungle – “House in LA” (Dan Digs’ 1Bed 1Bath in Los Feliz Remix)
Had to get down with the bruk funk and remix one of my favorite tracks of 2018. Hear the original version of Jungle‘s “House in LA” here. … Continue reading