Week of June 6, 2021
Listening selections for the week of June 6, 2021, featuring the latest from Jab, Mr Jukes, Dave Holland and more, best enjoyed with a cup of Tim Wendelboe’s Karinga, for vivacious notes of floral unctuousness.
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Highlights include:
Kinetic polyrhythms paired with moody jazz from Jab’s new EP Currents
Ill vibes from rapper Barney Artist and Jack Steadman’s musical alter ego
Exquisite modality and groove from Dave Holland’s Another Land, as reviewed this past week
Slippery R&B from Manchester bedroom pop collaborators Porij
Afrobeat vamp exploration from Fela Kuti, featuring some of Afrika 70’s most explosive horn soloing
The essential remix included on The Avalanches’ 20th anniversary edition of Since I Left You, featuring the ghost of MF DOOM
A cult favorite from West Coast rocker Rudy Norman that just rips
Psychedelic Nigerian funk from the enigmatic William Onyeabor
The affecting, Nebraska-era Springsteen channeling new single from Ray Flanagan
Prince’s unreleased take on the sounds of Curtis Mayfield
The Marvin Gaye cover from Mestizo Beat, Terin Ector and Jamie Allensworth I didn’t know I needed
A breezy new jam from Clemont and Jesty Beatz
New wave revival perfection from Cincinnati’s Automagik
Another excellent offering of dreamy guitar pop from Aziya
Boisterous rock romp from Melbourne-based quintet The Murloc’s forthcoming fifth LP Bittersweet Demons
Funky fusion goodness from the always-excellent curatorial British label Mr Bongo
Horn-soaked indie pop from New York-based Sam Evian
An evocative and pensive musical vignette from Bess Atwell
A shimmering Shura-remixed banger from Jimmy Smash
The latest no wave single from Brisbane, Australia’s The Goon Sax
Rollocking shoegaze goodness from UV-TV’s latest, as reviewed this past week
Jungle’s joyous new dance-floor ready single
Glistening alternative from Texas’ new album Hi
Vibey dance punk from Pond’s forthcoming ninth studio album, aptly titled 9
A new collaboration between LA-based multi-instrumentalist and Swedish lords of groove L'éclair