September 28, 2020
Listening selections for the week of September 28, 2020, best enjoyed with a French press of David Lynch Coffee – Limited Edition Organic House Blend, black, for notes of cocoa and hazelnut.
Highlights include:
Sublime musicianship from some of the UK jazz scene’s brightest talents
Belarusian post-punk as discovered on Tik Tok
Molchat Doma’s spiritual inspiration
Textbook 2017 pop from Mura Masa and Christine and the Queens
Swaggering blues funk from visual artist and musician Vintage Gold
The brilliance of Andrew Weatherall, which turned 29 recently
A tribute to that brilliance from Manchester’s A Certain Ratio
Expansive jazz funk from Seattle collective High Pulp
Reggae-tinged soul featuring the golden pipes of Mr. Wesley Bright
The latest from post-bop jazz vibraphonist Joel Ross
One of many highlights on Fleet Foxes’ epic Shore
Glimmering retro-soul from Colemine Records’ latest signee The Resonaires
The dark cinematic crooning of Scott Walker
Gorgeously texture twee pop from Oracle Sister’s latest EP
Nomadic pop from West Coast troubadour Big Search
Carefully orchestrated chaos from Jeff Buckley’s eternal classic Grace
One of the finest album opening cuts ever
Fuzzy space rock from Mr. Gnome’s highly anticipated new double LP, The Day You Flew Away
Fierce greaser garage rock to commemorate the ending of summer
Still the best song on Joji’s dark and mostly fascinating sophomore LP Nectar
Baroque pop from singer-songwriter-violinist extraordinaire Patrick Wolf
A laid-back pop banger from oft-viral rapper-songstress Doja Cat
The left-field avant-pop we expect and love from Dirty Projectors
A glorious cover of one of Springsteen’s finest tunes
One of The Beatles’ finest moments