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Mabe Fratti - "Oidos" Live @Café de la Danse- Pitchfork Festival Paris o...

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Abby Sage - "Obstruction" Live @Le Pop Up du label -Pitchfork Festival P...

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MRCY - "California" Live @Café de la Danse - Pitchfork Festival Paris o...

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Thandii "It Only Takes 2" Live@ Le Pop Up du Label - Pitchfork Festival ...

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Font - " Cattle Prod" Live @Le Petit Bain - Pitchfork Festival Paris on ...

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Holly Macve - "Suburban House" Live @ Le Petit Bain - Pitchfork Festival Paris on Wednes...

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MRCY - "Lorelei" Live at Zénith La Villette- Paris on Friday March 15, 2024

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"Lorelei" is the first track from English duo MRCY made of producer Barney Lister and vocalist Kojo Degraft- Johnson out in February 2024 and part of the playlist "Essentials Romantic Soul Tracks" featuring the best new releases!

Black Pumas - "Colors" Live at Zenith La Villette - Paris

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Colors Live at Zenith La Villette in Paris on Friday March 15,2024

Black Pumas - "Chronicles of a Diamond" live @Zenith La Villette Paris

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"Chronicles of a Diamond" from Austin/Texas band, Black Pumas second album " Chronicles of a Diamond" released last October 2023

Idles - "IDEA 01" Live @Zenith Paris La Villette on Thursday March 7, 2024

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Idles - Grace Live @Zenith La Villette - Paris on Thursday March 7, 2024

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Idles -The Beachland Ballroom Live @Zenith La Villette in Paris on Thurs...

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Essentials Romantic Soul Tracks so Far in 2024: MRCY, Orgone, The Black Keys,...

noreply@blogger.com (No) — Sat, 10 Feb 2024 17:08:00 +0000

Just in time for Valentine’s Day and a simple, good way to discover new music: 10 of the most romantic soulful songs recently released in 2024, leaving « Lies and Games »(hear below) to your interpretation of a love story !

YouTube below player or directly here and also available on Spotify and SoundCloud

1- « Lorelei » - MRCY

British producer Barney Lister and vocalist Kojo Degraft-Johnson are newcomers only as a duo, having both worked with different artists and this track is their first for Dead Oceans label. Undeniable potential ! Pity, there is already a Canadian band called MRCY.

2- « Lies and Games » Orgōne

The 4 piece LA based band is famous for its psych- soul instrumentals and sometimes they are bringing in some singers like on the latest album Chimera out this month. Here it’s vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Terin Moswen Ector.

3- « Forgot To Be Your Lover » - The Black Keys

After the danceable version by Billy Idol in 1986 of the original song written in 1968 by William Bell and Booker T.Jones and many more, The Black Keys are giving a more dramatic version of this 2^nd single from their next 12th album Ohio Players, to be released next April.

4- « Forever & Ever » - Thee Heart Tones

Lead by Jazmine Alvarado vocals, the Californian 6 piece band announced with this single out this month of February the release of its debut album in summer 2024 with Big Crown Records, the reference in Soul music and also home to the next artists in this playlist : Brainstory & Liam Bailey.

5- « Marking My Time, Live at RKA Studios »- Elmiene

Coming from a Sudanese family, raised in Oxford, BBC Sound of 2024, Abdala Elamin aka Elmiene, began his musical success with “Golden” in 2021, which was featured in Virgil Abloh’s final Louis Vuitton show (starts at 4:55).

His second EP Marking My Time, out last October, had a most welcomed live re-issue this month. The title track was also reworked by BADBADNOTGOOD.

6- « Our Love Lingers » - Van Hunt

In relationship with Halle Berry since 2020, the American musician recently released this aptly named single, on a soft cha cha cha rhythm because yes, their love linger!

7- « Summer Rain » - New Visionnaries

Phil Martin (NL) and Joel Sarakula (AUS/UK) released in January their first album together, Roadmaps , featuring singer Hannah Williams (from Hannah Williams and the Affirmations)on this track.

8- « Be With Me (feat Jeff Taylor & Ansley Stewart ) – Pat Van Dyke

For this perfect throwback jam released in January, American producer, multi-instrumentalist and composer, Pat Van Dyke enrolled American musician Jeff Taylor and American soul singer Ansley Stewart.

9- « Hanging On » - Brainstory

Already featured twice in this blog, the Martin brothers and Eric Hagstrom are paving their way in the soul music scene with the release of their sophomore album Sounds Good next April.

10- « Dance With Me » - Liam Bailey

The English musician hopes to find a new love in this track, first single of his sophomore album with Big Crown Records Zero Grace out this February.

Nourished By Time at Atelier Basfroi -Paris Pitchfork Festival Avant Garde- Saturday November 11,2023

noreply@blogger.com (No) — Sat, 11 Nov 2023 22:25:00 +0000

Baltimore singer/producer Marcus Brown aka Nourished by Time has this kind of baritone voice...

"Quantum Suicide" is taken from his debut album Erotic Probiotic 2 out last April.

Essential Melancholic Indie Tracks for November 2023: Sufjan Stevens, Holly Macve, Emilie Kahn,...

noreply@blogger.com (No) — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 13:41:00 +0000

To match the autumn weather, here is a hand (and ear)pick of the latest noteworthy Indie Folk/Pop/Jazz releases with melancholic, emotive and yet catchy songs from multi talented artists, singing and at the same time, playing saxophon, piano or harp.

A collection of 10 of the newest velvety melodic compositions, here below via YouTube player or directly and on Spotify and Soundcloud.

1- « Suburban House » - Holly Macve

Not only they shared the same stage at Hyde Park Festivalon July 9,2023 but now with this ballad out in October, it’s incredible how perfectly the voice of 28 years old Irish singer songwriter Holly Macve matches Lana Del Rey’s one !

2- « With or Without You » - Winona Oak

We first heard the Swedish singer’s aureate voice on « Hope », a track by the Chainsmokers, then after 2 albums, on this track dedicated to her mother who died earlier this year, out a few days ago, she comes up with something a little more pared down, which suits her voice very well.

3- « Endless » - Emilie Kahn

Playing harp and singing at the same time with an angelic, almost whisperred voice, is what the Montreal singer songwriter and composer is doing wonderfully on her third album Maybe out in October.

4- « Holy Water » - Flora Cash

Since the last album Our Generation in 2021, the husband and wife and American /Swedish duo delivered a couple of new songs: « I’m Tired » in September and this piano and strings version of Holy Water: could they be announcing a fourth album ?

5- « Roy G Biv » - Daneshevskaya

With a real name name easier to remember, is American singer songwriter Anna Beckerman’s second EP Long Is The Tunnel, out in November and from which this track, in reference to the colors of a rainbow (Red, Orange, Yellow,…) sounds very close to Air’s Virgin Suicides!

6- « All A Bit Too Loud » - Tom Rosenthal

After six albums, last one being 2 years ago, the English singer-songwriter released this single in October where the vocal harmony « Beep, Beep, Beep,.. » makes it 'ear'-resistible. You will understand this play on words by looking at the cover art or watching the video !

7- « Washington Square » - Sun June

Laura Colwell sweet vocals are omnipresent in the third album Bad Dream Jaguar out in October from the Austin /Texas based sextet band. An album full of nostalgia, isolation and regrets.

8- « A Running Start » - Sufjan Stevens

Hard as this year is for the American artist (he has been diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome and his beloved partner Evans Richardson passed away last April), this song from his 10th album Javelin, out in October has a cheerful tone.

9- « Hold Me Dear »- AFAR

The Berlin based duo has released its third album The Refuge in October. Using only vocal harmonies and guitars, this track is very different from their dark, synth wave music.

10- « Light Years » - Laura Misch

Within the Misch family and after her younger brother Tom already featured here, Laura is not only an accomplished saxophonist but also a singer with a wonferfully angelic voice. She released her first album Sample the Sky in October.

Essential Psychedelic Soundscapes for October 2023 : The Folk Implosion, Vanishing Twin, Holy Springs,...

noreply@blogger.com (No) — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 14:10:00 +0000

Around a surprise release of all the songs The Folk Implosion wrote for Larry Clark’s cult 1995 film, KIDS, the October playlist ventures deep into psychedelia with a wide spectrum that include Psychedelic Pop, Progressive and Surf Rock, Psychedelic avant-gardism, or fusing traditional West African sound and Shoegaze.

A fine selection in the YouTube player below, except for « Waiting for the Sunshine » from Holy Springs that only exist on Soundcloud (individual player below after the info on the band) and always directly on Spotify ( 7 tracks ) and Soundcloud ( 8 tracks).

1- « Afternoon X » - Vanishing Twin

London ex quintet, now a trio around singer and band leader Cathy Lucas, is releasing this month of October a fourth album, AfternoonX. On the first single, Phil MFU( Man From Uranus) provides the bizarre sounds.

2- « Natural One » - The Folk Implosion

In 1995, the original KIDS soundtrack featured 8 tracks from Lou Barlow and John Davis from the English The Folk Implosion band and now 28 years after, they decided to unleashed all the songs (15) they wrote in this Music for KIDS out in September, with a remastered version of « Natural One ».

3- « Las Nubes » - Dorotheo
The Mexican musicians released their third album Nada Escrito last June. The hypnotically gorgeous track ,The Clouds ( Las Nubes) was the first single out of it.

4- « Electric Electric » - Vinyl Williams

Famous American composer John Williams’ grandson, Lionel (Vinyl) Williams has obviously heard a lot of Tame Impala for his seventh album Aeterna out last August

5- « Ooh Rap I Ya » - George Clanton

As an electronic singer songwriter and at 35 years old, George Clanton already had several alias : Mirror Kisses , ESPRIT , Kid’s Garden (named after a song of the psychedelism pope Anton Newcombe with BJM ). Ooh Rap I Ya out last July is his last album. Of course psychedelism can be found in the video of « Justify Your Life » track, but regarding composition, more pschy elements with this eponym track of the album.

6- « Waiting For The Sunshine » - Holy Springs

After their acclaimed first album E.A.T last year, the London based trio continues its hazy music with demos like this single out last July. For fans of Spacemen 3 , Spiritualized or Velvet Underground who themselves were « Waiting for my Man »!

7- « skin in the game » Slowdive

After 19 years of hiatus with Mojave 3 experience, the UK shoegaze pioneers released their fifth album in September, everything is alive and second release since their reformation in 2014 after Slowdive in 2017.

8- « Angel Lake » - Kioea

After an eponym EP last year , the Maine instrumental trio (to be pronounced key-o-e-ah) released its first album last August, Stand Tall https://kioea.bandcamp.com/album/stand-tall where the guitar melodies are really acting like a voice.

9- « Bring The Fun Back to Me » - Ponta Preta

From the 5 musicians based in Lyon (France), we really liked « I Wanna Know » with its 60s Californian surf rock aesthetic and they came back with a second album in September « Way Out West ! »

10- « Holy Shoulders » Immy Owusu

Australian musician with Ghanaian and Dutch origins, Immanuel Kwabena Dreessens-Owusu, first album LO-LIFE !, out last July, is a bright melange of psych, funk, rock and Afrobeat.

Essentials Indie Pop gems for Summer 2023: VC Pines, Bar Pandora, Bombay Bicycle Club,...

noreply@blogger.com (No) — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 13:34:00 +0000

A collection of 10 fresh, light and radiant little indie gems, delicately selected among tons of new tracks, for an exquisite scent of summer !

Above in the Youtube player (on a mobile phone, click on the extreme right of the artist’s name to go to the next track from the playlist) and always on Spotify and SoundCloud!

1- « Colours » - VC Pines

Former frontman of English rock outfit The Carnabys, Jack Mercer, then took the Violet Coloured Pines alias (now with lilac dyed hair), to perform his own songs and after a couple of singles and EPs he will release his debut solo album MRI next September (he is using brain scans and x-rays that he had to pass).

2- « Between The Past » - Woods

By the use of a mellotron as demonstrated here by Paul McCartney, the American band seems to pay homage to « Strawberry Fields » with this track taken from Perennial, their 12th album out in September.

3- « Yes Please » - Antonio Barret

Dropping his former music alias, Antonio Buell, the French/ Peruvian musician based in California, is (from his own words) « a step in a direction that is more down to earth compared to what I’ve done in the past». Antonio Barret is now signed by the french label Nice Guys Records who releases his first single this August, soon followed by another one, 2AM, for a forthcoming album.

4- « Sky At Night » - Laura Groves

I first heard Laura Groves’s clear voice not when she was releasing music under the Blue Roses alias but for a featuring on the poignant Wilma Archer’s 2020 « Decades » song. She is releasing her second 10 tracks album Radio Red this month and there is something old-fashioned about it.

5- « The Model » - Bar Pandora

English singer songwriter Charlie Tophill, with her stage name referring to a café in Madrid, released this sweet new single in July, after her debut EP last year. Lovely « Oh » interjection all around !

6- « Diving (feat.Holly Humberstone) – Bombay Bicycle Club

After 20 years together, the English quartet will release his sixth album My Big Day next October and will feature guests like Damon Albarn, Jay Som, Nilüfer Yanya and Holly Humberstone on this second single and for which they did an acoustic version.

7- « Different Now » - Courtney Barnett

Along with fellow citizen Stella Mozgawa (from Warpaint ), the Australian musician is covering Chastity Belt’s 2017 song, bringing happier vibes to the original song.The single out now will also be released next October with the Kurt Vile version of « This Time of Night » from the band's third album, 2017's I Used to Spend So Much Time Alone.

8- « Nightjar » - Ruby Haunt

Los Angeles based musicians Victor Pakpour and Wyatt Ininns are behind Ruby Haunt. They released this second single (perfect for a road trip not only at night) out of their eighth album Between Heavens expected next September.

9- « we2assume2manyroles » - Lauren Auder

From his melancholic and intense debut in 2018, live here, to this track from her debut album Infinite Spine, out in July, the English singer songwriter aptly named this very touching song to may be refer to her transgender path.

10- « Disguise » Bennett Coast

4 years in the making for the talented 22 years old Californian musician to release in August a second self-made EP Where Are You Going ?

Essentials Timeless Soul Tracks for Summer 2023 : Cherise, Nights Beats, Les Imprimés,...

noreply@blogger.com (No) — Sat, 22 Jul 2023 08:00:00 +0000

In addition to the Retro Futuristic Soul playlist in February 2023 filled with the newest tracks in the Soul genre, here again a collection of 12 of the latest Alternative Soul tracks released between March and July 2023 with contemporary crooners, gospel singing, psychedelic soul,…

Chill playlist for Summer 2023 in the YouTube player below (on a mobile phone, click on the arrow near the artist’s name to get the full playlist) or also directly on YouTube, Spotify and Soundclound.

1- « Calling » - Cherise

English vocalist and songwriter Cherise Roberts is releasing her first album Calling, although she is no newcomer in the Soul, R&b and Jazz sphere, having already collaborated with Nubia Garcia, Gregory Porter,.. This eponym single « Calling » is the most uptempo one.

2- « Comes and Goes » - Eddie Chacon

One half of the duo Charles & Eddie, who had a banger in 1992, “Would I Lie To You", American producer, singer songwriter Eddie Chacon, released a second album last March Sundown including this first single out last November.

3- « If You Don’t Want My Love » - Jalen Ngonda

Introduced with the Soul Luminaries playlist of September 2022 , the American singer songwriter will release his first album for Daptone Records , Come Around and Love Me next September

4- « Looking for a Place » - Nick Waterhouse

You might remember the Californian musician Nick Waterhouse for his 2016 catchy single Katchi » with a regular on this blog Leon Bridges: he was back last April with a sixth album The Fooler from which this elegant single is taken.

5- « Love It Is Not Love » - Holy Hive

Even if Paul Spring and drummer Homer Steinweiss, the American duo behind Holy Hive (labelled as Folk Soul) have parted ways 2 years ago, their record label Big Crow Records is releasing a compilation of unreleased tracks from their 2 albums « Holy Hive » and « Float Back to You » : Big Crown Vaults. Vol 3 will be out in September.

Paul Spring’s falsetto vocal and production gives a 60s flavor to this track.

6- « Love Bomb » - Baby Rose

Part of the 2022 Musical Avent Calendar here, Jasmine Rose Wilson released her second album Through and Through last April, confirming that she is beyond the rising star status on the soul scene with her remarkable voice .

7- « Still Here » - Les Imprimés

Beginning his music career as a producer, Norwegian multi instrumentalist Morten Martens, is also now an accomplished singer songwriter as proves his 12 tracks debut album Rêverie to be out in August on Big Crown Records . He began in 2021 with a first single « No One To Fight ».

8- « Daydreaming » - NxWorries

Finally, there is a follower to the 2016 first album of the two Americans, Anderson Paak and Glen Boothe (Knxwlege)Yes Lawd! featured here. They already came back last October with a single and last May with "Daydreaming" . No more information though about the release of a second album !

9- « Float » ft Kadhja Bonet – Harrison

The 27-year-old Toronto producer and pianist Harrison Robinson, released a third album Birds, Bees, The Clouds & The Trees last April with 16 short tracks. Among other guests, Californian musician Kadhja Bonet lends her sweet voice to this track.

10- « That Feeling » - Durand Jones

Wait Til I Get Over out last May is the first solo album from American singer Durand Jones, away from The Indications. 12 intimate tracks where on this one, he reveals that « it is the first and only love song I’ve written directly to another man. »

11 - « Blue » and

12- « Nightmare » - Night Beats

Night Beats real name being Danny "Lee Blackwell" Rajan Billingsley, it’s no surprise that he calls his sixth album out in July Rajan.

I added to the downtempo single « Blue» , another track « Nightmare » for it perfectly reflects his R&B inspired Psychedelic sound.

Essentials Alternative Indie Tracks releases for April 2023 : Julie Byrne, PJ Harvey, Purr,...

noreply@blogger.com (No) — Thu, 04 May 2023 21:55:00 +0000

You know how it works on this blog: among tens of new releases heard each day, my ears are hooked by catchy melodies, voices or powerful lyrics. After some researches, I then assemble the tracks, worth discovering, under genres or moods.

April 2023 playlist is filled with 9 Alternative new tracks, either Folk/Electro Pop or Rock, just incredible songwriters and voices again! Even if it was not the main purpose of this monthly playlist, it’s a strange coïncidence that 5 out of the 9 tracks are re-appearances of artists we haven’t heard for quite a while (Julie Byrne, Sivu, Youth Lagoon, PJ Harvey, Feist,…) with different stories of loss, health problems, rebirth, love, etc,..

In the Youtube embedded player below or directly and also on Spotify and Soundcloud.

1- « Summer Glass » - Julie Byrne

New York based singer-songwriter took 6 years to deliver a third album The Greater Wings out next July and this luminous, synth-driven track is the first offering.

2- « The Sea » - Say Anise

After a first EP Say What You Want in 2021, British singer-songwriter Emily Barnett, is finally releasing this track about the European refugee crisis, that she’s already playing live for a while now.

3- « Tangerine » - Lontalius

This track is the perfect example of my playlisting process : I might have heard before some of New Zealand musician, Eddie Johnston's songs, but nothing had caught my ears until now with the piano notes and sensitive voice. Better late than never : next June, he will release his fourth album Life On The Edge Of You.

4- « Psychos » - Jenny Lewis

The studio version of this track, which the American singer-songwriter is performing live since 2019, sounds much more like Fleetwood Mac (the beat, the pedal steel guitar) and that’s why I am loving it ! It will appear in the fifth album Joy'all of the ex lead singer of Rilo Kiley, to be released next June.

5- « Prizefighter » - Youth Lagoon

After dropping his stage name in 2016, the Idaho musician with a very distinctive voice, Trevor Powers, released 2 albums under his own name, for coming back again with the « Youth Lagoon » moniker for a fourth album, Heaven is a Junkyard out next June. As he reveals, this track is dedicated to a friend, a guitarist he toured with, Cormac Roth, Tim Roth’s son, who died from cancer last year.

6- « Wild Horse Running » Sivu

This is the title track, that was out in February, announcing British musician, James Page, next third album to be released in June, Wild Horse Running also after a five year break. Always delicate !

7- « Hiding Out In The Open » - Feist

After six years since the release of her last album Pleasure, the Canadian musician, Leslie Feist, sixth album Multitudes was out in April. Six years of relocation from Ontario to Los Angeles, the adoption of her daughter and the passing of her father make it really intimate and solace, thanks to a voice as charming as ever.

8- « A Child's Question, August » - PJ Harvey

Nice to hear another soft voice, after a seven years hiatus: this is first single out of the 12 tracks of British singer-songwriter 10th album I Inside The Old Year Dying to be released in July 2023.

9- « Drift »- Purr

Eliza Barry Callahan and Jack Staffen sophomore album Who Is Afraid of Blue out in June is produced by the talented ex- member of Foxygen, Jonathan Rado. For more info, the easiest thing is to refer you to the excellent publication of their record company, here.

Say She She - Trouble Live @ Supersonic Paris - Monday March 27,2023

noreply@blogger.com (No) — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 21:57:00 +0000

The 3 Brooklynites of Say She She, Nya Gazelle Brown, Piya Malik and Sabrina Mileo Cunningham were part of the February 2023 playlist "Retro Futuristic Soul" and were live in Paris tonight, Monday March 27 at Supersonic Club !

ESSENTIALS AMBIENT AND NEO-CLASSICAL TRACKS FOR MARCH 2023: Purple Decades, Alaskan Tapes, John Haycock,..

noreply@blogger.com (No) — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 17:46:00 +0000

Need a moment of lightness and tranquility, a parenthesis to what we are living today ?

Having in mind a tagline from an 80’s french ad for a famous brand of chocolates « a little softness in this world of brutes » later changed in « a few minutes of finesse in this world of brutes », here is a selection of the newest ambient electronic tracks and neo-classical ones and only the ones breathing gentleness. No dark, too much experimental or dull ambient music here like this, just true sounds healing, with layered ambient dreamscapes, piano or guitar notes and organic sounds like birds chirping, rain, hypnotic melodies, to create a serene atmosphere.

Sorry for the listening experience since Ben Seretan, Daily Rituals and A Place In Time Called You And Me, don't have their tracks on YouTube below player and Spotify, so they have their single Bandcamp player below.

1- « Forest Trails » - Anna Wall

London’s musician, Rinse FM radio host and DJ, Anna Wall, is also the founder of the ambient imprint Dream Theory who released in February a second compilation of various artists. This track is her own piece of work with field recordings of birds.

2- «Everthus the Ether » - Purple Decades

The American pianist and composer, Tristan Eckerson, has taken the Purple Decades alias to release his first album of orchestral electronic arrangements Journey Test in January and delivers very elegant compositions.

3- « Istria » - Niklas Paschburg

The 29 years old classically trained German composer, soon realized that he could mix classical piano and electronic for the EP Tuur Man Welten (means "In between two Worlds") in 2016. He settled a little while in Istria, Croatia (hence the name) to compose his third album, Pantha Rei (means in ancient Greek "All things flow") this month of March.

4- « against a miraculous backdrop » - Ben Seretan

Ben Seretan is an American musician running a weekly newsletter with writing and freshly recorded music, named "My Big Break", for which, Heaven Is A Void Between Load Screens is the second volume, out in January with this tracks featuring small bells and rain sounds composition.

5- « song for half-light » - daily rituals

Quite difficult to find some info on this project, only that it’s a guy based in San Diego, California, Brandon Tani, who delivered a 10 tracks album patterns of erosion in March.

6- « Cascades » - John Haycock

First solo album from the Manchester musician, Dorian Portrait out in March. He magnificently plays the kora, a 21 string harp-lute, originally from West Africa.

7- « Library Fields » - Alaskan Tapes

The Canadian composer Brady Kendall released his sixth album Who Tends a Garden in January. For he also making soundtracks for films, he very is good at delivering cinematic atmosphere.

8- « Soto Wa Yuki ( It Snows Outside) » - A Place In Time Called You And Me

The label, Home Made Gifts World, doesn’t provide any information on the band who released Whispers of the Heart in January, a 5 tracks EP made of japanese ambient, vintage cartoon music.

9- « Ending » - Brendan Eder Ensemble

Surrounded by his « ensemble » of 11 musicians, the Los Angeles composer released a third album,Therapy out in March, also containing 2 Aphex Twin covers. This track prooves that the bass clarinet can be relaxing !

10- « Water Deep » - M83

The French artist based in Los Angeles, Anthony Gonzalez, released in March his ninth album, Fantasy. « Water Deep » is the only spacey instrumental introduction to a collection of solemn electro tracks.

ESSENTIALS RETRO FUTURISTIC SOUL TRACKS FOR FEBRUARY 2023 : Say She She, Liv.e, The Degrees, ...

noreply@blogger.com (No) — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 13:58:00 +0000

« Retro Futuristic » reflects quite well this month selection of the newest Indie Soul tracks, blending nods to the past, pinches of Trip- Hop and Alternative Soul, a soulful track to pay tribute to the great Burt Bacharach who passed away this month of February 2023 and languorous slows.

By continuing this musical blog, writing about the artists and songs and not just making playlists on the music streaming platforms, I clearly disapprove the growing dematerialization of music that they contribute to.

So I decided to put first the YouTube embedded playlists because you can watch the artist physically if it is available or at least its world if it is a short film illustrating the song.

11 fresh tracks to discover in the YouTube player below,

even if the Spotify and SoundCloud players are still available.

1- « Trouble » - Say She She

After a first album, Prism last October and a hit «Forget Me Not » quite reminiscent of Tom Tom Club « Genius of Love », already sampled several times, the 3 Brooklynites , Nya Gazelle Brown, Piya Malik, Sabrina Mileo Cunningham came back this month with a 45 (yes, they use this old word for a double single !) Trouble/In My Head. To get deeper into this new sound production, different and less « discodelic" than before , the second track « In My Head » is number 8 here.

2- « Home is Where the Hatred Is » - Billy Valentine

This album of reinterpretations from Billy Valentine, marks the rebirth of Flying Dutchman Records on the market and may be also his own resurrection since Wikepedia writes about him in the past tense !

Billy Valentine & The Universal Truth will be released in March. The original song is from one of The Flying Dutchman signatures, Gill Scott-Heron.

3- « Offering » - Gabriels

No need to introduce here again the British-American soul trio, except for announcing the complete release of their first album Angels and Queens is getting closer (in April) with this new single of the Part II, with the fabulous voice of Jacob Lusk.

4- « I Can't Stand It! feat Samuel T.Herring (Future Islands), Jae Matthews (Boy Harsher) » - Algiers

I have lost the American quartet after their first powerful single « Blood» in 2012 but within the wide sonics range of the 17 tracks making Shook, its fourth album out in February, this one is certainly as strong.

5- « Numbers » - Petite Noir

It took eight years for the Congolese singer-songwriter Yannick Ilunga to release a second album, MotherFather, produced by Dave Sitek from TV on the Radio expected in April. The wait was worth it!

6- « Coming Back To Me » - Edgar Jones

The English musician, Edgar Jones has been a figure on the Liverpool music scene since he was 18, playing bass and forming his own band, The Stairs, in the 90s.

His latest album of original songs, Reflections of a Soul Dimension will be available in April and this track is literally a tribute to Burt Bacharach with the same « old » sound production.

7- « Blinded » - The Degrees

You can definitly hear the Trip-Hop influence ( like Portishead, Massive Attack) on the first album The Day Out Of Time out in February of the Bristol duo with Charlie Bierman production and Isha Campbell warm voice.

8- « In My Head » Say She She

Check N°1 for the album details.

9- « Multiply » Adi Oasis

Ex front-woman of the disco band, Escort, the French-Caribbean singer and bass player Adeline Michèle, based in New York, is releasing a first album under her new name, Adi Oasis: Lotus Glow, beginning of March. Stunning wah wah effect on her bass.

10- « Lake Psilocybin » - Liv.e

Liv’, short name for Olivia Hailee Williams, is no more a rising artist coming from Texas. Her sophomore album Girl In The Half Pearl is out in February (BTW, Psilocybin is hallucinogene)!

With its languorous rhythm, this track out of the 17 tracks album, is only one of the many aspects of her music.

11- « Soul Smile » - Yellow Days

« Loving is the answer » could be the motto of the music of British singer-songwriter George van den Broek (aka Yellow Days), who released this new single last January. Undeniably a tribute to Marvin Gaye « Sexual Healing »!

Young Fathers Live at Elysée Montmartre - Paris, on Friday Febru...

noreply@blogger.com (No) — Sat, 25 Feb 2023 07:50:00 +0000

First song of the setlist, "I Saw" is taken from Young Fathers 4th album "Heavy, Heavy" out in February 2023.

Very appropriate on the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine :

"I want your shield, I want your weapon, Gimme that bulletproof vest, And don't forget I'm not susceptible to your nonsense, I'm a winner (when people forget you)"

"Rice"also on Young Fathers last album

"Shame " is taken from Young Fathers 2015 album, "White Men Are Black Men Too"

ESSENTIALS INDIE ELECTROPOP TRACKS FOR JANUARY 2023 : Braids, Gracie Abrams,....

noreply@blogger.com (No) — Sun, 29 Jan 2023 11:57:00 +0000

I’ve been sitting on this for too long now, waiting for other Indie Electro Pop gems to built the first playlist of the year, around the surprising return of Everything But The Girl.

So regrettably, there are only 5 releases worth paying attention to in the Indie Electro Pop genre for the January 2023 choice, available in the Spotify below player or directly on the platform, on YouTube and Soundcloud.

1- « Evolution » - Braids

The Canadian trio will release its fifth album in April and «Evolution» is the second single to appear from Euphoric Recall, featuring the vocalizes and clear voice of Raphaelle Standell-Preston over speedy synths.

2- « Where Do We Go Now » - Gracie Abrams

At 22 years old, the daughter of American movie director J.J.Abrams, has been making music for a while and will have her first album out in February, Good Riddance. We can only fall for her charming voice.

3- « Nothing Left to Lose » - Everything But The Girl

29 years after their hit, « Missing », Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt took the time during the lockdown to make music together again and suprised us with this first single of their 11th album, Fuse to be released in April. Nothing changes and always happy to hear them !

4 - « Lifeline » - Låpsley

Discovered here in 2013 with her first single «Station», English singer-songwriter Holly Lapsley Fletcher released this month her third album Cautionary Tales of Youth. Always delicate !

5- « Aftershow feat. Panda Bear » Império Pacífico

The Portuguese duo invited Panda Bear to sing over their elegant and soothing synthesizers on one of their 8 tracks second album Clubs Hit, out in January.

POST NEW YEAR'S EVE MIX FEELING: Real Lies

noreply@blogger.com (No) — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 15:20:00 +0000

« Dream On » - Real Lies

Post New Year’s Eve party mix feeling of euphoria and emptiness is emblematized by this electro dance track with an irresistible rhythm (after the dazy beginning) and rich lyrics, unlike in so many Electro Dance tracks!

Last track of the rear miror look back on the 2022 music, « Dream On » is taken from the London RL duo’s second album Lad Ash out in April 2022, which also contains other hit dance tracks like « Boss Trick » and « Your Guiding Hand ».

Kev Kharas half-sing, half- narrated vocals and Patrick King electronic production is very reminiscent of fellow Londoners, the Pet Shop Boys, that we had the pleasure to host at Byblos International Festival Lebanon in 2013.

And for 2023, as James Murphy is singing in the final supermarket dance scene of « White Noise » movie from Noah Baumbach :« I need a new body, I need a new party » !