March 28, 2020

Best enjoyed with:

• Newfound time with oneself

• Rainy weather

• Stumptown Coffee Roasters Founders Blend, Black, or Twinings Everyday with Cream

Highlights include:

• The wistful opening cut from Canadian indie rock band Nap Eyes’ Jagjaguwar debut

• A bonus slab of afro-soul from Ikebe Shakedown's recent LP Kings Left Behind

• A stone-cold killer of a ballad from Ra Ra Riot’s Superbloom

• Bedroom pop perfected from Monsune

• A joyously bittersweet jam from Circles Around the Sun

• Rostam Batmanglij's electro-pop brilliance

• Infectious melodicism from Golden Silvers

• Polished disco-funk from The Weeknd

• Mind-expanding math rock from Horse Lords’ latest

• The strongest non-“Don’t Stop Now” cut from Dua Lipa’s underwhelming second album

• Glam rock extravagance from Diane Coffee

• Epic Colombian afrobeat courtesy of Nelda Piña

• Barn-burning blues rock revival from Ron Gallo

• Dancefloor-friendly jazz flames from Moses Boyd

• One of many funk-rap masterstrokes on Aquemini

• Quirky indie pop from London’s Teleman

• R&B balladry from the best boy band since One Direction

• Inspired dance pop that launched Madonna’s career

• Yacht rock reborn so brilliantly, it warrants an audio double take

• The Jam’s quintessential mod-pop offering

• Chugging indie punk from Disq’s debut album

• Polymodal jazz brilliance from Shabaka Hutchings-led Sons of Kemet

• An era defining classic from The Mamas & The Papas

• Crass, yet sophisticated pop from one of the genre’s most unique voices

• Re-issue goodness from Brighton based label Mr Bongo

• A feel good, fuck you banger from Electric Guest

• Middle Eastern funk from Israeli multi-instrumentalist and orchestra leader Kutiman

• The psychedelic explorations of Tokyo’s Kikagaku Moyo

• One the most perfectly mixed songs of all time

• An instant classic from one of the great cult figures in American music