Week of February 13, 2022
Listening selections for the week of February 13, 2022—featuring the latest from Kokoroko, Sharon Van Etten, Pusha T and more—best enjoyed with Blossom Coffee Roasters’ Ngigi for crisp and juicy notes of chocolate and stone fruit.
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Highlights include:
Glacial, orchestrated balladry from Active Child’s last full-length effort In Another Life
The latest in soulful afro-jazz fusion from Kokoroko
Dreamy indie pop from iogi’s 2021 masterpiece everything’s worth it
The Euro-disco cover of Neil Young’s “Only Love Can Break Your Heart” you didn’t know you needed from Saint Etienne
Velvety new synth pop from Sharon Van Etten
Angularly on-point post-punk from English Teacher
Sunflower Bean’s glossy new pop single from their forthcoming Headful of Sugar, out May 6 on Mom + Pop
A woozy hip hop vignette from MIKE
Some serious The Avalanches love from Stennes
Swaggering new soul from Kendra Morris that recalls “Liquid Swords”
The return of King Push
A sublimely performed musical meme from Tobe Nwigwe and Zacardi Cortez
Striding new boom bap from Norwegian MC Ivan Ave
A heart-rending psych soul melody from St. Paul & The Broken Bones new The Alien Coast
Enrapturing psychedelic glory from Elephant Stone’s forthcoming EP Le Voyage De M. Lonely Dans La Lune
Swaying, atmospheric Bon Iver worship from Efterklang
Hazy pop bliss from Cathy Jain’s new EP artificial
Genre-shifting cinematic psych from French duo Guess What’s 2021 Children In Space
Bewitching new soul vibes from Say She She, out on Karma Chief Records
Funky Highlife from CK Mann & His Carousel 7
Producer Ging’s stunning new debut single
Rollicking new rock and roll from Dive Bombs
A new solo offering from Liam Gallagher co-written by Dave Grohl
Frankly, the lushly orchestrated pop we’ve come to expect from Father John Misty
Avant-garde pop mystique from Caroline Polachek and Oneohtrix Point Never