February 28, 2021
Listening selections for the week of February 28, 2021, best enjoyed with a French Press of Stumptown Coffee Roaster’s Hair Bender, for day making notes of citrus and dark chocolate.
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Highlights include:
Exquisite Prince worship from Mexican crooner Omar Apollo
The Chayla Hope Choice Find of the Week: succulent Southern soul from Gwen McCrae
Plodding, technicolor psychedelia from Brooklyn-based Steady Sun
What I imagine Regina Spektor fronting a hyper pop version of Queen would sound like
Polished electro-jazz fusion from LA outfit Joy Guerrilla with a satisfyingly plaintive ending
Illustrious saxophone rapture from Alan Braufman
The raw, positively electric force that is Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah’s trumpet playing
Dark, listless and amorphous grooves from Blake Mills and Pino Palladino’s upcoming collaborative album, Notes With Attachments, due out on March 12
Cleansing jazz patterings from Andrew Ashong and Kaidi Tatham’s Sankofa Season
Israeli-Persian singer Liraz’s inspired weaving of dance rhythms, electro-pop and retro Persian sounds
Shimmering dance floor reverence from SG Lewis and disco guitar hero Nile Rodgers
Cavernous Franco-pop from Christine and the Queen’s latest EP
Glimmering rare groove from Laurene LaVallis
A joyous plea for adulation from pop goddess Lizzo
A relaxation spell, and purported hangover cure, from my favorite produced of Open Mike Eagle’s projects
One of Deep Purple’s finest moments that sports my favorite Ritchie Blackmore guitar work
Purifying indie rock with a soaring melody from Ra Ra Riot and producer extraordinaire Rostam
Velvety alternative from Joan As Police Woman’s sophomore effort
A frosty electro-pop anthem from Norwegian singer-songwriter AURORA
Uplifting soul exaltation from The Harlem Gospel Travelers and Colemine Records
Percolating, bağlama-lead disco from Altın Gün’s new Yol
Rockabilly glam from T. Rex, and one of Electric Warrior’s best B-sides
Noname’s first release of 2021, a lyrical tour de force that realizes her radical political spirit
Throttling house beats from Kelly Lee Owen’s Inner Song
A tribute to Daft Punk’s brilliance following the announcement of the Parisian duo’s split this week