Week of March 21, 2021
Listening selections for the week of March 21, 2021, best enjoyed with Phoenix Coffee’s Neja Fadil, for orotund notes of floral fruit.
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Highlights include:
Meandering avant pop from New Zealand’s Connan Mockasin
The slow, swaggering funk drip of Sports’ new EP Get A Good Look Pt. 1
Conscious, reflective jazz fusion from former Snarky Puppy member Cory Henry
A difficult to categorize groovy composition from Canadian legends new and old: Jesse Futerman and Beverly Glenn-Copeland
Woozy future soul from West London rapper Lava La Rue
The resplendent return of Hiatus Kaiyote, this time with esteemed guest Arthur Verocai
A rare Blondie foray into rap, aided by disco pastiche
The latest in gnarly groove from Nashville, Tennessee’s The Gripsweats
The heart-rending pleadings of Sam Cook
Transporting melancholy from English electronic music duo Groove Armada
Tender, burbling polyrhythms from dance floor demigods Hot Chip
Sun-kissed house from London’s Bruise
A buttery vibe from the always smooth Masego
Dream pop perfected from Cocteau Twins’ seminal work
Rolling French indie pop from honeyed trio Oracle Sisters
Silver Synthetic’s carefree brand of rock minimalism, out now on Third Man Records
Lush blue-eyed soul from Estonian singer Rita Ray
Further demonstration of Leon Michels’ shapeshifting cinematic soul excellence
Smooth, florid jazz-funk from Gilles Peterson and Jean-Paul “Bluey” Maunick’s new joint venture
Sensual neo soul from velvet-voiced luminary D’Angelo
An ode to Thanos from his current day hip hop equivalent
Sprawling post-dub lo-fi from RAS’ forthcoming third LP, Bothiss, due out May 7
Jazz-infused pop from versatile South London vocalist Poppy Ajudha
Cosmic, Isley Brothers’ sampling space funk from now Grammy winning bassist extraordinary Thundercat
The Chayla Hope Choice Find of the Week: enrapturing sonic jubilation from Scott Carney’s Wax Fang