Week of May 16, 2021
Listening selections for the week of May 16, 2021, best enjoyed with Pour Coffee Co.’s Tanzania Kilimanjaro PB for satisfying notes of brown sugar and grape.
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Highlights include:
A riveting modern take on Japanese eleki music from TEKE::TEKE’s new LP Shirushi
The Go! Teams’s rousing latest single
Breezy calypso dub from Sons of Kemet’s awe-inspiring Black To The Future, recently reviewed on The Eisenberg Review
The welcome return of J. Cole, reflective and literate as ever
Durand Jones & The Indications’ groovy, if somewhat puzzling, take on disco
Crazy P’s resplendent club-ready remix of Bamily’s “Party Woman”
Proof of Killer Mike and El-P’s immediate chemistry, spotlighted on the latest episode of Stony Island Audio’s What Had Happened Was
Rowdy ‘60s revival from Mattiel’s 2019 effort Satis Factory
Sustaining groove from the G.O.A.T. of rhythm sections
Mod rock perfected by George Martin-championed The Action
A vibey mood from London polymath and transplant Biig Pigg
One of many highlights on the latter half of Alfa Mist’s new Bring Backs
Sublime piano jazz from Aaron Diehl’s The Vagabond, recently reviewed on The Eisenberg Review
The sultry pop noir stylings of Dublin-born singer-songwriter Imelda May
A dark and swaggering new single from LA-based outfit The Marías
The closing track from Joel Culpepper’s sure-to-be-excellent forthcoming LP Sgt Culpepper
Inspired plastic soul from St. Vincent’s sixth album Daddy’s Home
A garage-funk gem from the always spot-on Mr. Bongo
Sprawling psychedelic prog from Matt Berry’s fabulous new The Blue Elephant
Glorious, guitar-moored balladry from Aziya
The hazy fever dream of a title track from LCD Soundsystem’s 2017 comeback
One of the greatest closing cuts of all time, and a similar groove to the prior cut from The J.B.’s
Routine excellence from British rapper Little Simz
The Chayla Hope Choice Find of the Week: transporting smooth house from masters of romp Hot Chip
An angular post-punk epic from Squid’s debut album Bright Green Field