Week of April 11, 2021

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Listening selections for the week of April 11, 2021, best enjoyed with North Pole Coffee Roasters’ Fairbanks Choice, for rich notes of alpine pungency.

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Highlights include:

  • A thrilling new remix of The Avalanches from the one and only Prince Paul, celebrating the forthcoming 20th anniversary edition of Since I Left You

  • Oozing organ ecstasy left off Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio’s last LP

  • Genre-defying Franco-pop from La Femme’s futuristic new Paradigmes

  • An attempt, in two songs, to further the outlandish debate begun by Ron Funches’ recent tweet that OutKast are better than the Beatles

  • Power music, and electric revival, from murky synth pop pioneers Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

  • One of Hendrix’s most original, and best, compositions

  • The sprawling title track from Mdou Moctar’s Afrique Victime

  • For fans of Ra Ra Riot and Rostam, a soaring indie dreamscape from Cleveland’s Kultures

  • Menacing progressive folk grooves from Ray Flanagan

  • Swirling introspection from July Talk’s 2020 release Pray For It

  • A more upbeat take on the similar groove from the enduring genius of the Cure

  • A song so strong it overcomes its near nonsensical arrangement

  • Towering, and terrifying, synth pummel from Milwaukee’s Lorn

  • Spacious eclecticism from Glenn Astro’s deeply personal Homespun

  • Pop punk with a gnarly twang from The Blips’ melodic new self-titled record

  • Robust soul from Portland’s legendary Shirley Nanette

  • Infectious, and fittingly titled, Samba Rock from Brazil’s Trio Mocoto

  • An overlooked jewel from the Canadian jazz scene of the 1970s

  • Electrifying, and oft-sampled, instrumental blues from The Outlaw Blues Band’s 1969 Breaking In

  • The second teaser of Alfa Mist’s upcoming solo album Bring Backs, due out April 23

  • The Chayla Hope Choice Find of the Week, crescendoing pop from Rainsford

  • Fela Kuti riding a groove like no one else can

  • A flavorful taste of the over four albums worth of material GA-20 cooked up over quarantine

  • The latest in sweeping, picturesque soul from Swedish melodist Sven Wunder

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