January 17, 2021
Listening selections for the week of January 17, 2021, best enjoyed with a pour over cup of Pour Coffee Co’s Brazil Familia Garcia, for delectable notes of banana and chocolate.
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Highlights include:
Mollifying ambient reflection from Burial, Four Tet and Thom Yorke
The criminally funky title track from Janet Jackson’s artistic peak: Rhythm Nation 1814
Another blissfully psychedelic single from Altın Gün’s forthcoming ATO release Yol
Radiant twilight pop from vocalist Clemont and Ohio producer Jesty Beatz
The Chayla Hope Choice Find of the Week, highlighting the singular brilliance of multi-instrumentalist Jacob Collier
The soaring, luminous soul ballad that catapulted Adele to superstardom
Philadelphia saxophonist and bandleader Immanuel Wilkin’s impressively lush jazz debut
Kinetic punk from The Gaslight Anthem’s debut
Angular and rousing post-punk from Shopping’s latest LP
Sleek guitar funk from Cody Fry and frequent Vulfpeck collaborator Cory Wong
The George Michael cover we didn’t know we needed from Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio
Bright and bittersweet new indie folk from Fruit Bats
Galloping psych-pop sprawl from Australian standard-bearers Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
A fascinating fusion of 90s hip hop and hyper pop from East London rapper Bree Runaway and Yung Baby Tate
French indie punk from quartet Juniore
A tribute to Sylvain Sylvain of the New York Dolls who passed this week at the age of 69
A warm, folky embrace from South Bend duo Frances Luke Accord
Nature inspired nouveau jazz from some of Israel’s pre-eminent musical talents
A gleaming synth-pop ballad from Future Islands’ As Long As You Are
Trippy, sunbaked cosmic country from masters Beachwood Sparks
Obscure experimental Krautrock from outfit Brainticket
Some of the dirtiest grooves ever cooked up by organ virtuoso Jimmy Smith
Summery vibes that transcend space and time from LA’s The Altons
A T. Rex song that came to me in a dream
One of Ian Hunter’s finest compositions, flanked by Queen on backing vocals