Week of July 18, 2021
Listening selections for the week of July 18, 2021, featuring the latest from JMSN, Phony Ppl, Cochemea and more, best enjoyed with a cup of Coffee Collective’s Kieni, for juicy, satisfying notes of berry with a hint of cocoa.
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Highlights include:
An extravagant new R&B epic from JMSN
The first Chayla Hope Choice Find of the Week: stylistically amorphous hip-pop from Phony Ppl
A groover, and grower, from saxophone colossus Cochemea’s latest Vol. II: Baca Sewa
Possibly the smoothest cut Durand Jones & The Indications have ever released
BADBADNOTGOOD’s symphonic new single from their forthcoming album Talk Memory
The second Chayla Hope Choice Find of the Week: the vibe-y real talk of Mariah The Scientist’s RY RY WORLD
Masterful group therapy with a monumental finish from BROCKHAMPTON’s THE LIGHT: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE
Two funk-tastic new cuts from Nathan-Paul & The Admirables’ superb Funk Me
Silky neo soul from Jerome Thomas’ excellent new EP That Secret Sauce, as recently reviewed
Sly & The Family Stone reincarnated as The Poets of Rhythm
An effervescent new jazz soul release from Silas Short on Stones Throw Records
Lounge-y Moroccan soul from Douaa, as spotlighted on the impending Habibi Funk 015: An eclectic selection of music from the Arab world, part 2
A dreamy jazz suite from harpist extraordinaire Brandee Younger
The sleepy psychedelic folk opener from Cory Hanson’s Pale Horse Rider
Another excellent Still Woozy single
Pearl & The Oysters’ breezy new collaboration with Kuo
A tribute to the late Biz Markie, who passed away at the age of 57 this week
Reaching, pop-adjacent electronica from British composer William Doyle
A shimmering highlight from Yves Tumor’s new surprise EP The Asymptotical World
Theon Cross’ latest radical redefinition of the tuba, fusing hip hop and house music
Well-crafted new wave chaos from London quartet Folly Group
Brooding contemporary folk from No-No Boy and Robert Vifian
Sludgy stoner rock from the Swedish masked collective GOAT and their upcoming unreleased tracks compilation Headsoup
Indie pop perfected by Minneapolis’ Bad Bad Hats