Week of August 29, 2021
Listening selections for the week of August 29, 2021, featuring the latest from Evann McIntosh, Porches, Caribou and more, best enjoyed with a cup of Coffee Collective’s Enciso, for heartening notes of gooseberry, stone fruit and a hint of cocoa.
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Highlights include:
The show-stopping closing track from Evann McIntosh’s new project Character Development
A compellingly cacophonous autotune and synth vamp from Aaron Maine’s Porches
A new euphoric house affirmation from Caribou, distilling the themes of 2020’s excellent Suddenly into one song
A lo-fi beat meets smooth jazz vibe from Jesty Beatz’s new instrumental EP Denola
Marcus Alan Ward’s impressive jazz fusion transformation, spotlighted on EarthQuaker Devices’ recent live session
The return of English dance duo Disclosure with a joyous, cowbell-specked techno jam from their new EP Never Enough
A trance-inducing hymn from Perfume Genius, that, with the benefit of hindsight, informed some of Set My Heart On Fire Immediately’s finer moments
Shadowy tabla funk from Kutiman that bears a spectral similarity to Deep Purple’s “My Child In Time”
Growling jazz-rooted house from Bryon the Aquarius’ forthcoming double LP The New Beginning, due out October 15, 2021
With the announcement that Kendrick Lamar is at work on his last project for TDE, a walk down memory lane guided by 9th Wonder’s deft, ethereal production
A global groove message of friendship and hope from Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18
Afro-Latin liberation jazz from high-spirited quintet Irreversible Entanglements
A dancehall and drill influenced hip hop narrative from Skiifall’s new WOIIYOIE TAPES Vol.1
Cavernous indie electronica from Hand Habits upcoming album, Fun House, out October 22
The A-Side from psychedelic Middle Eastern funk collective Sababa 5’s latest single
The abiding tropes of Heartland rock deftly employed by Marlon Rabenreither’s Gold Star
Oozing garage riffage from Meatbodies’ 333, out September 3 via In the Red Records
Another transfixing dance pop anthem from Norwegian songstress Sigird
A tribute to the rock steady rhythmic talents of The Rolling Stones’ Charlie Watts, may his memory be for a blessing
My Morning Jacket’s rumbling and expansive new single from their newly announced ninth self-titled LP
The Chayla Hope Choice Find of the Week: placating post-disco R&B from Little Dragon’s most recent effort New Me, Same Us
Dreamy, inviting atmospherics from Men I Trust’s new cheekily titled Untourable Album
Fresh indie folk with a gorgeous sing-song melody from In The Pines
An arresting new duet between Chicago’s Liz Luthier and Frances Luke Accord
Angel Olsen’s dark and spacey cover of Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark’s “If You Leave”