Jordan Rakei - "Mind's Eye"

There are certain names I see in my inbox that are immediate click-to-listens. Jordan Rakei has been featured on RR three separate times before and I have a feeling there's more to come. He just dropped a brand new single via Ninja Tune and unsurprisingly it is GREAT.

There's a nice ebb and flow to this track but my enjoyment doesn't wane.

Jordan Rakei - "Wildfire"

Apparently it debuted on BBC (yesterday? I can never tell with time-zones), but Rakei's latest neo-soul nugget is out today, May 10th.
 

Poirier - "Sowia ft. Samito"

Wow. This is departure from past work by Montreal producer Poirier. Maybe that accounts for the jump from Ninja Tune to Wonderwheel (the latter home to recent RR post subject Alsarah & the Nubatones).

There's only the one track from the forthcoming Be Alright EP (due out next Friday) so maybe the rest of the short player is less like this Afro-Electro slice, but I have my doubts.

Interesting new sound, dynamic direction for this artist.

Jordan Rakei - "Nerve"

The whole notion that you need to learn to love yourself before you can truly love another is something Rakei tackles in the lyrics on new single "Nerve" from his forthcoming Ninja Tune LP, Wallflower. "How can I find a reason to love you, when I don't love myself," is the simple, but not simplistic chorus to this wobbly tune. No surprise it's delivered with trademark Rakei-nan soul.

Bonobo - "First Fires (ft. Grey Reverend)"

One of my favourite cuts of last week (closed the show out with it), from the forthcoming Bonobo full-length just got posted on Bonobo's soundcloud. Peep this and cop The North Border.