April 27, 2020
Best enjoyed with:
Sunshine
Space to dance
Stumptown Coffee Roasters Hair Bender blend with cream
Highlights include:
Evocative cinematic soul from El Michel’s forthcoming Adult Themes
An exuberant indie rock anthem from Born Ruffians’ latest
What I imagine a collaboration between Prince and Trent Reznor may have sounded like
The welcome return of Haley Blais and her ethereal pop stylings
A delicious, Fela Kuti-inspired jam from Australia’s Bananagun
Dark and dusty vibes from Fiona Apple’s excellent new Fetch The Bolt Cutters
Glitchy bedroom pop from Sven Gamsky
Low-key, the funkiest jam on Inner Visions
Straight flames from Top Dog Entertainment’s Isaiah Rashad
Danceable post-Brit-pop from Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien
The best song on ye by a mile, even if Kanye does drink all the wine
Fiercely uplifting grooves from the King Midas of soul record labels: Colemine Records
An effortless blurring of the lines between hip hop, jazz and pop
A reprise of Yeezy season, accompanied by the master of hum himself, Kid Cudi
The butteriest of blue-eyed soul
Catchy, melodic dance pop from Kasabian guitarist Sergio Lorenzo Pizzorno
Hella grooves from up-and-coming London producer Inflo
Electro cumbia straight from the source, cut at Real World Studios
A funky highlight from People Under The Sun’s penultimate LP
An immaculately mixed reminder that, lest you forget, The Rolling Stones are one of the best to ever do it
New Laura Marling, something the world is always desperately in need of
Youthful soul from the heart of Iowa
Kaleidoscopic pop from Bombay Bicycle Club’s best and most sonically adventurous album
Even more reason to be excited for Perfume Genuis’ forthcoming fifth album
Possibly, the greatest song ever written or recorded; a reminder that there are better times ahead