October 11, 2020
Listening selections for the week of October 11, 2020, best enjoyed with a French press of Pour Coffee Co’s Ethiopia Bokasso, for refreshing notes of citrus.
Highlights include:
Heavy, horn-laden grooves from The Budos Band’s sixth and latest long player
An electronic-African club banger remixed by none other than Mike D
Feel good indie-disco from one half of UK act the 2 Bears
Guitar brilliance from one the instruments greatest innovators
Experimental Slavic jazz from Wrocław sextet EABS
The opulent, Harry Nilsson balladry we’ve come to expect from the enigmatic Josh Tillman
Hooky baroque pop from Bristol’s Katy J Pearson
Still the hardest, and best, mod pop tune ever recorded
Musical polymath Annie Clark at her brashest and most tuneful
A John Lennon cover made for quarantine
Tuneful minimalist jazz-rock from Te Aro outfit HUMMUCIDE
Glossy, ‘80s inspired cinematic synth-craft from Cannons made for nighttime joyrides
The final single from Mr. Gnome’s highly anticipated double LP, The Day You Flew Away
A colorful, percussive remix of one of Polyhymnia’s many highlights
The Talking Heads reborn as Melbourne heat beat collective NO ZU
Glitchy, melancholy vibes from Porches, the recording project of Aaron Maine
Kaleidoscopic, ‘60s facing pop from Topanga, California’s Hello Forever
Brooding psychedelic sludge from London-based trio Little Barrie and Malcolm Catto
A scintillating cover of an evergreen Marvin Gaye classic from Nashville mega-talent Devon Gilfillan
Galloping Saharan blues-rock from one of the region’s great poets and players
Inspired-surf rock riffage from instrumental funk ensemble Ikebe Shakedown
Playful avant-pop from Californian Muunjuun
Quirky, wandering pop from Franco-American duo Faux Real
Progressive jazz fusion, with a dash of pop, from teenage talent Julien Chang
In a word, perfection