February 14, 2021

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Listening selections for the week of February 14, 2021, best enjoyed with a French press of Bent Tree Coffee Roasters’ Valentine’s Blend, for rich and flowing notes of caramel and chocolate.

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Highlights include:

  • A musical fever-dream written while Rostam was recovering from COVID-19

  • Cosmic country grandeur from Ripley Johnson’s Rose City Band

  • Kinetic dancefloor jazz from DJ, producer and trumpeter Emma-Jean Thackray

  • One of the best, and vibiest, songs on DAMN. (Kendrick, please drop new music soon)

  • Hazy, lo-fi perfection from Mazzy Star’s criminally underrated Among My Swan

  • Further proof of Dayton, Ohio’s funk bonafides

  • Bubbling, existential psych from Altin Gün’s highly anticipated Yol

  • For fans of Unknown Mortal Orchestra, minimalist R&B from Eddie Chacon’s new solo LP

  • Retro-futuristic pop from Fabiana Palladino and Jai and A.K. Paul’s Paul Institute

  • An absolute vocal tour de force from Daryl Hall

  • Woozy, beat-driven electronica from Cleveland’s Broken Keys

  • Sunny, protest soul from Zimbabwean-American renaissance woman Shungudzo

  • Sublime jazz fusion from London-based keyboardist Greg Foat

  • Mellow, horn-driven warmth from El Michels Affair’s forthcoming fifth album, Yeti Season, out March 26

  • Rousing kraut-punk from Yorkshire teens The Lounge Society

  • One last sweltering soul teaser from The Exciting Sounds of... Menahan Street Band, out February 26

  • A potent helping of jam from two of the greatest minds in modern psychedelia

  • Energizing, aptly-titled post-punk from Mush’s new Lines Redacted

  • The Tallest Man on Earth’s namesake song; a personal favorite dedicated to my fiancée Chayla Hope

  • A powerful, transfixing declaration of love from Indian folk act Raghu Dixit

  • The singular excellence of Chick Corea

  • The latest afro-pop offering from one of London’s most promising young producers

  • An immersive vaporwave soundscape from AAAMYYY

  • Shape-shifting experimental R&B from Military Genius, with an extra helping of brooding groove

  • The funky nostalgic sounds of Ghanaian Highlife

  • Words of wisdom from Canadian indie pop luminaries Stars

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