Older – Sasha Sloan
If you haven’t heard of Sasha Sloan, give it a few years, I’m sure you will. She is a rising star in her own right…
Organ Farmer – King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
I can’t stop listening to this record. There is no fat on it and it has everything I love about music. “Organ Farmer” is just plain rad.
Of Course It’s All Things – Lowercase Noises
Seeped in the simplicity of one synthesizer and one guitar, there is a gentle warmth to the swelling, sweeping musical vistas in Of Course It’s All Things. There is a sense of peace found in simply slowing down – so move slow and listen long.
Midnight City – M83
This track, in all its ubiquity, uniquely captures the very individual feeling of the relationship between a soul and their exterior surroundings. An explosion of auditory colour that renders this track timeless.
War of the Gods (Part 1) – Billy Paul
With “War of the Gods (Part 1),” late soul icon Billy Paul seeks atonement for all of the bad promoted by Satan asserting that “The time has come, for the war of the Gods.”
Amsterdam – Sofia Valdes
Inspired by Brazilian music, Motown, and Soul, Sofia has a beautifully unique approach to her songwriting and singing.
Unite and Fight – Mustard Plug
A high-speed combination of punk chorus and ska verse, Mustard Plug’s singalong Unite and Fight is just one of a sensational 28 tracks on the Ska Against Racism album compiled by Bad Time Records in 2020 to raise funds for non-profit organisations working to improve education, opportunity and justice for black people in the USA and beyond. With a barrelling momentum and a repudiation of violent action, this uplifting song is a call to arms for those of us committed to disarmament.
I Fuck Around – Melvins
I love this band and their new record started off with a laugh I needed this week. A great take a on a classic song.
Lovely Day – Bill Withers
The song is simple in its approach. It has an uncomplicated melody, a catchy refrain and Withers’ dulcet vocals. Songs like this epitomize the 70s, full of happiness and love. Pop culture always defines eras. The movies, television shows and music mirror the times. “Lovely Day” symbolizes the 70s, but it’s eternal in its outlook.
Goodbye Forever – Evenings
Gentle waves lapping the shore, maybe a little calmer than before. An uplifting guitar picking pattern is joined by a jaunty but almost regimental marching rhythm, like a merry army of peaceful warriors guiding you towards Savasana – the final conscious, wakeful rest.
Slowzy – Nápoles
This is a chilled out track that just hits different.
1st Time – Bakar
If this is your first time listening to Bakar then it certainly won’t be your last…