Hi all,
The new year is here and with it a January selection that shows some great rap music by Wilma Vritra and Jarv, some more introspective rock tunes by Greg Freeman or Trip Fuel, Afrobeat as taught by the legends by Muyiwa Kunnuji, a full blast heavy punk track by The Bobby Lees as well as very quiet and hypnotic sounds by Black Flower or Hania Rani.
Jonas
Fresh and high energy rap music off the new album The Amalgam. Beat production, rhyming skills and guest appearances on a very high level. As I am writing this, Jarv already appeared on a new single featuring rapper Dope Knife.
Featured on his impressive debut album I Looked Out and recorded with a 7-piece band including Trumpet, Saxophone, Clarinet and more classic rock band components, while songwriting skills and passionate yet sometimes creaking vocals are the defining elements.
This 2021 song is taken from a much more recent bundle release of the two albums Once & I Had It All by Talitres Records. It seems fair that when Scott Walker once borrowed French songs for his early solo recordings, here we now have a French group borrowing from his style in a very competent way.
Part of the new album Grotto from transatlantic duo featuring composer Will/Wilma Archer and rapper Vritra. Super interesting compositions and moods.
Off the new album A.P.P. by the Nigeria-based Afrobeat/Jazz musician Muyiwa Kunnuji who has previously worked with many local legends of the Afrobeat and Highlife genre.
As featured on the new album The Zug. The Montreal-based singer and composer experiments with different sounds and styles on this record while also doubling down on catchy rhythmic and melodic structures.
Taken off the new album Oh Death which sees the Swedish band delve ever deeper into their very own psych rock, funk and jazz territory.
Classic soul tune by singer Ron Preyer and one of today's premium soul bands The Soul Surfers.
New single by the Chinese rock band after the last album Departure was released 2018. Great clean guitar work on this track. Make sure to also check some other releases of the Wuhan-based label Wild Records.
From the anticipated new full-length album Semblance by the Toronto-based soul artist Seth Nyquist aka MorMor. Super clean and catchy production.
First release of Habibi Funk Records' new collaboration with Beirut-based producer Charif Megarbane. The title track of the release Tayyara Warak is a hip-hop beat inspired groove featuring fuzzy elements and traditional melodies, invoking a city scene in Beirut.
Part of the new album Magma which shows the Belgium-based band's great approach to Ethic Jazz and Afrobeat. This particular track featuring singer Meskerem Mees has a hypnotic and magic sound that really makes you feel like waking up in the most peaceful place on earth.
Taken off the new album Bellevue out on Ipecac Recordings, this is just one track showing the awesome heavy punk sounds and vocal badassery of this band.
Opening track of the new trio's latest album Cold As Weiss. High energy soul funk music led by amazing organ grooves. How can anyone not like the main theme of this tune?
Not a particularly small artist anymore since joining Gondwana Records a few years ago, Hania Rani's captivating piano themes and sound experiments will again be on full display on the upcoming album On Giacometti which is intended to be "a tender meditation on the life and art of Alberto Giacometti and family."
As featured on the new album Fangs by the Philadelphia-based band that is home to the two rappers Osevere and Yikes The Zero, guitarist Thaddeus Cole-Pepper and DJ Skipmode.
Opening track of the new album You Sleep While They Watch that perfectly displays the Chicago-based band's blend of heavy guitar sounds and melodic vocal elements.
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