Week of November 14, 2021
Listening selections for the week of November 14, 2021—featuring the latest from Beach House, FUR, July Talk and more—best enjoyed with Bent Tree Coffee Roasters’ Autumn Blend for hints of molasses and toasted oat with balanced acidity.
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Highlights include:
The Chayla Hope Choice Find of the Week™, spotlighting the return of Beach House
Magnificently hooky guitar-driven indie from FUR’s new When You Walk Away
July Talk’s take on the sounds of the current post punk resurgence
Delightful Franco-pop from Aline’s 2013 Regarde le ciel
Mitski cloaking herself in the resplendent sonic trappings of Reagan-era FM radio hits
Goofy bars with a banger boom-bap beat from Aminé
A grower from Kanye West’s Donda, as reviewed back in September
Another of the hazy, retro-futuristic synth pop from Black Marble’s excellent Fast Idol
Rock and roll’s most immortal drum beat, from Led Zeppelin’s now 50 fourth album
Swirling psychedelic glory from Spaceface
Groovy Nigerian rock from Ofege’s 1973 debut
A serious demonstration of thundering blues-rock from Indré’s Misfits in the Sun
Enrapturing nu-disco from Parcels’ sprawling Day/Night
A slapper from Memphis-born rapper Key Glock, updating the scene’s woozy, narcotic sound
The second Chayla Hope Choice Find of the Week: the bewitching pairing of Rosalía and The Weeknd
Contemporary R&B from Gabriels, one of the genre’s most impressive young voices
A strutting highlight from Silk Sonic’s hammy, masterfully produced outing An Evening With Silk Sonic
Boundary-pushing alt pop from New York singer-songwriter Miles Francis
Pitched soul from R&B badass Lady Wray
Contagious and energizing new house from Australian DJ Logic1000
First-class Afrobeat with a highlife guitar line from K. Frimpong And His Cubanos Fiesta
Stevie Wonder-influenced disco soul from Secret Night Gang’s highly enjoyable self-titled album
An eerie eletronica jam from Sega Bodega and Arca
A fabulous contribution to the current jangle pop renaissance from Chime School
The continued evolution of UK rock titans IDLES