February 7, 2021
Listening selections for the week of February 7, 2021, best enjoyed with a pour over cup of Pour Coffee Co.’s Ernesto Perez for sweet notes of cocoa, honey and melon.
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Highlights include:
The latest groove-tastic single from prolific psychonauts King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
A tribute to J Dilla from Madlib’s excellent new solo album Sound Ancestors
Khruangbin’s continued artistic evolution, featuring master beatmaker Knxwledge
Explosive rock 'n roll from Israeli guitar goddess Tamar Aphek’s latest LP
A tribute to the futuristic brilliance of avant-garde producer SOPHIE
Dreamy, entrancing house pop from Robyn’s 2018 Honey
Swirling pastoral folk from Emmy The Great’s travelogue album April
An elegant King Crimson cover from ethereal vocalist Dana Gavanski
Lonesome, jangling roots rock from Early James’ debut Singing for My Supper
Rolling desert blues from the always compelling Songhoy Blues
An exquisite, airy R&B tribute to friendship from serpentwithfeet
Japanese new wave from influential pop savant Haruomi Hosono
An angst-filled shoegaze trip from Nancy’s new The Seven Foot Tall Post-Suicidal Feel Good Blues
Ticking avant-pop from London’s Haich Ber Na
Swedish worldbeat from collaborative collective Sirens Of Lesbos
Raw jazz energy from Simon Ratcliffe of Basement Jaxx and duo Binker & Moses
Gospel-tinged R&B from the LA-based Gabriels
Shimmering retro-soul from contemporary crooner Bobby Oroza
A mercurial waltz from guitarist and ensemble leader Mary Halvorson
A sweltering remix of a Jungle Fire classic
Cinematic French disco from pop act L'Impératrice
Futuristic soul from Tel Aviv quartet Masok
The danceable closing track from My Bloody Valentine’s magnum opus
The singular, stirring talent of Moses Sumney and his angelic voice
A shuffling remix of Nubya Garcia’s “The Message Continues” from pianist, DJ, producer extraordinaire Mark de Clive-Lowe
Wistful garage pop from Cloud Nothing, sporting one of their breeziest melodies to date
The impressive continued growth of Ray Flanagan