Week of August 15, 2021
Listening selections for the week of August 15, 2021, featuring the latest from Royal Canoe, Modern Original, Dayglow and more, best enjoyed with a cup of Pour Coffee Co.’s Caballero, for dangerously delicious notes of banana, chocolate and marzipan.
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Highlights include:
A Primal Scream-tinged highlight from Royal Canoe’s uneven Sidelining
The aforementioned sonic reference and an all-time great semblance of sound
The contemporary surf pop stylings of The Mowgli’s Josh Hogan and Andy Warren
Kaleidoscopic bedroom pop from Chilean–Norwegian singer songwriter Nicolas Muñoz aka boy pablo
Groovy Middle Eastern disco goodness from Habibi Funk’s sublime new reissue comp Habibi Funk 015: An eclectic selection of music from the Arab world, part 2
The Chayla Hope Choice Find of the Week: dazzling dancefloor soul euphoria from Austin Millz and Remi Wolf
The radiant best track on Dayglow’s new indie rock opus Harmony House
Liam Kazar’s undeniable songwriting charms, alluringly augmented by pedal steel
Blues fire from GA-20’s forthcoming homage to the great Chicago bluesman Hound Dog Taylor
Vibey disco pop with distorted sonic stabs to die for in its chorus from Tatiana Hazel
An Eli Brown-assisted new house jam from dance producer extraordinaire Calvin Harris
Hypnotic vocal refrains and vamps from Jungle’s resplendent new Love In Stereo
Another bewitchingly excellent Afrobeat commentary from the master Fela Kuti’s early discography
The dankest in new dub from Pachyman’s latest The Return of…
Seriously tasty guitar playing from Cleveland talent Xavier Lynn
A funky plea for maturity from self-proclaimed song therapist KIRBY
The second Chayla Hope Choice Find of the Week: slick latin pop from rising Dominican-Italian star YEИDRY
Effortlessly cool sing-rap from Godmode’s PawPaw Rod
An unexpectedly fresh cover of a Strokes classic from PC Music patriarch A. G. Cook
Doomy, weeping guitar excellence from Ty Segall’s superb Harmonizer
An interesting change in mood and direction for LA’s Cherry Glazerr
Slinky sythnpop from Ladyhawke’s upcoming album Time Flies
An enchanting, echoing ode to the little things in love from narrative rock powerhouse Big Thief
Anthemic, bounding rock from Berlin-based EERA
Noire-styled ambient pop from Cigarettes After Sex
For fans of The Cranberries, compelling alternative rock fro Akron, Ohio’s Indré