February 21, 2021
Listening selections for the week of February 21, 2021, best enjoyed with a French press of Bent Tree Coffee Roaster’s Espresso Blend, for bold, yet smooth, notes of nuts and woodland cedar.
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Highlights include:
Smoldering space rock from Secret Machines’ Awake in the Brain Chamber
The sultry, indie pop stylings of Men I Trust and their latest single
Yearning, hypnotic house from underground producer Octo Octa
Jazz that moves the body and mind from London-based polymath Emma-Jean Thackray
Eclectic and playful electronica from Cibo Matto and Gorillaz collaborator Miho Hatori
The shifting, synth-driven title track from Django Django’s latest LP
Vulnerable, celestial balladry from Charles & Eddie’s Eddie Chacon
Rolling franco-pop from Frànçois & the Atlas Mountains
Bobbing, colorful soul from jazz harpist and composer Dorothy Ashby
Sun-kissed groove from Cleveland singer, songwriter and producer Nick.
Richly rhythmic Brazillian jazz from trio Caixa Cubo
For fans of Joni Mitchell and Weyes Blood, lush baroque rock from The Weather Report
Bliss-filled lo fi beats from the one and only Jinsang
The Chayla Hope Choice Find of the Week, seductive late-90s soul from Tamia
A sublime cover of Al Green that highlights the latent funk brilliance of the Talking Heads
Bright, trumpet-buoyed pop from duo Brasstracks and Australian vocalist SAYGRACE
Near-nonsensical jazz with some killer grooves from Bent Arcana, a new supergroup headed by Oh Sees’ John Dwyer
An auto-tune symphony of breathtaking stature as an inflection point in Bon Iver’s career
A dazzling declaration of personal and musical conviction from Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker
Contemporary flamenco elevated to its highest form by Rosalía
Protest grime from generational talent M.I.A.’s debut Arular
Cosmic jazz for the dancefloor from Triorität and Lukas Lehmann
Twinkling disco honey from oft-Ariana Grande collaborator Victoria Monét
Sauntering sexual angst from modern synth-pop deity Shura
The latest single from Sven Gamsky’s spaced-out bedroom pop project Still Woozy