Week of April 18, 2021

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Listening selections for the week of April 18, 2021, best enjoyed with Rising Star Coffee Roasters’ Peacemaker Blend, for velvety notes of fig and milk chocolate.

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Highlights include:

  • The brute ferocity of Howlin’ Wolf, even if he wasn’t a fan of this version himself

  • Hypnotic groove euphoria from Franc Moody’s new EP House Of FM, due out May 19

  • Apex power pop from Valley Lodge that you likely recognize from Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

  • Straight fire from BROCKHAMPTON’S superb new ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE

  • An urban pop highlight from Raf Rundell’s impressively eclectic O.M. Days

  • Forceful alternative soul worth revisiting from Algiers’ 2017 The Underside of Power

  • The Chayla Hope Choice Find of the Week: sultry trip-hop from Portishead’s criminally underrated second LP

  • Minimalist psychedelia from Winds' Look at the Sky

  • Propulsive funk fusion from Garage A Trois, comprised of guitarist Charlie Hunter, saxophonist/keyboardist Skerik and drummer Stanton Moore

  • Aquatic ambient splendor from Kutiman’s gorgeous new Surface Currents

  • The opening movement of Floating Point’s and Pharoah Sanders’ captivating new collaboration with the London Symphony Orchestra

  • The post-modern cinematic electronica that closes Radiohead’s brilliant Kid A

  • A landmark of modal jazz from Alice Coltrane

  • Breezy yacht pop from Benny Sings’ slightly disappointing Music

  • Glorious psych rock revival from Matt Berry, complete with an impressive style-shifting bridge

  • Warm and wistful indie melancholy from The Reds, Pinks and Purples’ new Uncommon Weather

  • Byrds-esque jangle from Dayton’s M Ross Perkins

  • Quintessential San Francisco soul from Darondo

  • Smooth as honey doo-wop from Captain Beefheart’s Safe As Milk

  • A song of personal significance on the week of my wedding

  • Immediate proof of Annie Clark’s solo brilliance, also pertinent to pending nuptials

  • Breathtaking new dream pop from Cleveland’s wldrnss

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