Dayglow

Dayglow is indie pop via Austin, Texas, baby! 19 year-old, Sloan Struble keeps it groovy and light.

Men I Trust

Men I Trust is a Canadian indie dream pop band from Montreal, Quebec. The group has self-released all of their music and sometimes they remind me of Zero 7.

Updated 3/5/21.

Parcels

Parcels are an Australian electropop band. They formed in 2014 while at high school in Byron Bay, Australia, and are now based in Berlin, Germany. Their guitar riffs remind me of Nile Rodgers & Chic.

Parcels · Parcels

Parcels · Day/Night

On A Saturday Morning

I've been sitting here listening to music on a Saturday morning. It's been random, so I'm going to share songs I've found and old songs saved in drafts from like '10-11. Enjoy and should I do this more often? Tracks are from SOFI TUKKER, Hystereo, John Mayer Trio, Cocoon and Warpaint.

Testa Rossa

Testa Rossa is a Future Funk producer from Mexico.🌴🌸💽🎧 私の愛

Vendredi sur Mer

"23-year-old, Charline Mignot, aka Vendredi Sur Mer, is one of the French pop scene’s great new hopes." -- Please Magazine

Sunni Colón

Sunni Colón aka Thierry Tetsu is an artist and producer from Los Angeles, CA.

bLAck pARty

bLAck pARty, an Arkansas Singer with a Childish Gambino co-sign. "Malik Flint, is a 23-year-old singer, songwriter, and producer who is a member of Childish Gambino’s Royalty collective. Hailing from Little Rock, Arkansas, and now living in Los Angeles (hence the capitalized “LA” and “AR” in his name)." -- djbooth.net

Diamond Cafe

Diamond Cafe is the solo project of Tristan Thompson. Feeling Prince and Blood Orange vibes like woah.

Yung Bae

Yung Bae is bringing future funk to the world from Portland, Oregon.

Roosevelt

Roosevelt is a German singer, songwriter and producer from Viersen. "Roosevelt's debut is a cocktail of disco, French touch, Ibiza house, yacht rock, and electropop that evokes some crowded Tiki-torch dancefloor lost on the Mediterranean coast." -- pitchfork

slowed + reverb

This week I got stuck in a slowed + reverb music phase and folks like Chovies is on to something good. Real good.

Monsune

Monsune is a bedroom boy from Toronto.

Duckwrth

Just found out that there's been new Duckwrth all summer. Duckwrth, is an American rapper and songwriter from South Los Angeles, California.

Sampa The Great

Sampa the Great, is a Zambian-born Australian singer-songwriter, and rapper.

Little Simz

Little Simz, is an English rapper, singer and actress. Following the release of four mixtapes and five EPs, she released her debut album A Curious Tale of Trials + Persons in 2015 through her independent label, AGE: 101 Music.

Kindness

Kindness is the solo project of English singer Adam Bainbridge. I shared his song "Gee Up" in 2012 and I'm happy to see that he's still making melodramatic hits.

Benny Sings

"Dutch pop and R&B singer Benny Sings (a.k.a. Tim van Berkestijn) hasn't blown up yet, but it's not for the lack of exposure. You've heard his music before and probably didn't know it: His songs have been featured in TV commercials, as well as on hit shows on HBO and Netflix. His is the type of sound that grabs your attention while you're strolling through the produce section or standing in line at your favorite fast-food grill." -- NPR

Updated: March 11th, 2021

BadBadNotGood

BadBadNotGood is an instrumental music group from Toronto, Ontario. The group includes keyboardist Matthew Tavares, bassist Chester Hansen, saxophonist Leland Whitty, and drummer Alexander Sowinski. Sam Herring got me to check out the track, but the cool vibes made me stay.

Paradis

Paradis was a French electronic music duo consisting of Simon Mény and Pierre Rousseau. The duo was latest signed to Universal label Maison Barclay

Purple Disco Machine

PURPLE DISCO MACHINE is a hard hitting one man disco army.

Chris LaRocca

Chris LaRocca is a vocalist and producer from Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada making music that is ambitious, accessible and unpretentious. "Saudade is an untranslatable word that exists only in the Portuguese language, describing a melancholic nostalgia or longing for a moment or event that never occurred. A vague and constant desire for something that does not and most likely cannot exist." -- OnesToWatch.com

Cassius

Cassius was a French musical duo consisting of producers Philippe Cerboneschi (rest in peace Philippe) and Hubert Blanc-Francard. Honestly I just wanted to post their new video.

Dabeull

Dabeull is David Saïd a producer based in Paris making that nasty funk.

Angel Olsen

Angel Olsen is an American singer-songwriter and musician from St. Louis, Missouri who currently lives in Asheville, North Carolina. Her deep vocals echo to your soul.

Late Night Feelings

I've been bumping Lykke Li on this blog for more than decade and Mark Ronson gives her the perfect space to shine on the title track of his new album Late Night Feelings.



"Produced by Mark Ronson and performed and co-written by a suite of female vocalists, this compilation explores the many shades of heartbreak in current pop."

Michael Kiwanuka x Tom Misch

Michael Kiwanuka is an English indie and folk rock singer-songwriter and record producer who is signed with Polydor Records. His soulful stuff is great, but when you add in a Tom Misch dance dance beat. Oh hello.

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

I just like these songs, so I'm posting them here. Nathaniel Rateliff is an American singer and songwriter based in Denver, whose influences are described as folk, Americana and vintage rhythm & blues. He's garnered attention with Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, the soulful R&B combo he formed in 2013. He has also released two solo albums and one album under the name Nathaniel Rateliff and the Wheel.

Hiatus Kaiyote

Hiatus Kaiyote is a future soul quartet formed in Melbourne in 2011. They have been nominated twice for Grammy Awards.



Nai Palm is battling breast cancer, so send her the best vibes.

Topaz Jones

Topaz Jones is a son of an activist scholar and a funk guitarist, this 23-year-old rapper and singer is embarking on a retrofuturistic path toward enlightenment.

Joy Crookes

Joy Crookes is a Bangladeshi-Irish Londoner and a soulful storyteller with a beguiling, timeless sound.

Shura

Shura is a British singer, songwriter and record producer. She is best known for her work in the genres of electropop and synth-pop. “I wanted to make something that was specific to my experience of being a queer woman that anyone of any gender or sexuality could look at and think ‘yeah, I understand’ or ‘that’s beautiful,’” Shura said in a statement. “Because that’s all love is.”

Octavian

Octavian, is a French-British rapper from London. "Octavian is having fun, pulling at different stylistic threads to see what’s at the other end... Endorphins feels more like a major studio debut than the mixtape it’s billed as."

Muddy Monk

Muddy Monk is a Swiss singer-songwriter. Long Ride, his first album, was released in November 2018. Shout out to Glo-Fi Must Die for sharing this gem.

Muddy Monk · Sur Les Plages de Lagoa

Muddy Monk · Si l'on ride

Ever Again

"Closing track 'Ever Again' may be the best song on Robyn’s glorious 2018 comeback album Honey." Robyn channeling her inner Prince is what we need this summer.

MorMor

MorMor is a Canadian indie pop singer and songwriter. It's a mood.

Lucky Daye

Lucky Daye, is an American singer and songwriter from New Orleans, Louisiana. I hear so many influences from other artists that I love.

Diaspora

American rapper GoldLink’s second album stretches far beyond his home in the DMV. It is a confluence of black music; hip-hop tracing its way back to the universal sounds of Africa. "His catalogue largely consisted of raps over Soulection type beats that were nostalgic at their core — either about love interests that got away or recounted scenes from his knuckleheaded adolescence."

Jungle

Jungle is an English modern soul musical collective based in London. Jungle's musical style has been described as "midtempo 1970s-style funk" and their music is intermixed with "tropical percussion, wildlife noises, falsetto yelps, psychedelic washes and badoinking bass" The band has a fearsome live reputation: "Jungle are a spectacular live band," say DIY. My girlfriend calls them Earth Wind & Fire's baby.

Lizzo

Lizzo, is an American singer, rapper, and presenter. Hats off to Music For Ants for finally locking me in on this one. Summer vibes for real.

Lana Del Rey covers Sublime

It's for the soundtrack of an upcoming documentary on the tragic glory of the SoCal sleaze-masters and their late frontman Bradley Nowell.

Austin Antoine

The last performer that I saw at my friend's Sofar Sounds DC show was Austin Antoine. He's Maryland born with astounding abilities spanning from singing soulful solos to conquering opposing rappers in a battle of wits. All claiming to be a creative and professionally broke.







"My goal is to progress the art-form of hip hop into something new and original for my generation."

Alexander Peters and Kat Somers

I went to a Sofar Sounds DC show at a friends house. The first of two acts were Alexander Peters. He's a Maryland based songwriter with a conviction towards his craft. His desire to resurrect the sounds of the past have taken his music down a long dirt road with a folk story at every turn. The second was Kat Somers who proclaims to write "sad songs" and spent the last year teaching herself how to record and produce her own music.

Bad Bad Hats

Bad Bad Hats is an indie rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. The band consists of Kerry Alexander, Chris Hoge, and Connor Davison. Named for a trouble-making character from the Madeline children’s books, Bad Bad Hats is defined by a balance of sweet and sour.

Where Can I Go Without You?

"Where Can I Go Without You?" has been haunting my soul since I've heard it in the background of a meme. Music by Victor Young and lyrics by Peggy Lee. The best version is on the Forbidden Fruit album by the jazz singer/pianist/songwriter Nina Simone. It was her second studio album for Colpix. The rhythm section accompanying her is the same trio as on both live albums before and after this release.



I've included Peggy and Connie's versions for comparison. Victor Young wrote some beautiful haunting melodies thru the 30s, 40s & 50s. Some compositions became standards like Stella By Starlight, Love Letters, My Foolish Heart, and When I Fall In Love.

The Olympians

The Olympians are soulful instrumental New York vibes. Their debut self-titled album is out now via Daptone Records.

リアムMAZE1981

リアムMAZE1981 is a music producer who mostly makes vaporware, future funk, and all those things in between with some Asian sensation.

Aldous RH

Thank you Spotify for this one. Aldous RH is 'music with the creepy quality of a seduction mixtape'

Brenda Lee

What a voice.

"Brenda sang rockabilly, pop and country music, and had 47 US chart hits during the 1960s, and is ranked fourth in that decade surpassed only by Elvis Presley, the Beatles and Ray Charles. She is known for her 1960 hit "I'm Sorry", and 1958's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", which has become a Christmas standard."