The actual uprising may happen sooner (cough cough Saturday? cough), but UPRISING, the debut record from Miles Mosley - a Kamasi Washington collaborator - comes out in just 11 days. Mark your calendar accordingly. That's the one that notes it's Martin Luther King Jr. day today.
Monday, January 16, 2017
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Shadowgraphs - "Countryside"
Out of North Carolina and and out on Golden Brown in April, Venomous Blossoms from Shadowgraphs seems hella promising based on "Countryside" and that swirling organ.
Minus the Bear - "Invisible"
Had kinda forgotten about Minus the Bear. But "Invisible" puts them back on the radar with those great guitars and a killer hook that has me looking forward to Voids release on March 3, 2017 on Suicide Squeeze.
Friday, January 6, 2017
Shadow J. Brown - "Doctor Mister Wunderkind"
This instrumental from one of my favourite discoveries of 2016, Shadow J. Brown, is a nice easy way to slide into 2017. The bass is insistent but those keys are mellow af.
Thursday, January 5, 2017
Dirty Projectors - "Little Bubble"
It's been a minute since we've had some new Dirty Projectors so this is among my most anticipated releases of the new year. Sounds like Dave's been listening to some James Blake in the interim.
Sunday, January 1, 2017
2016 - Top 20 Albums
So, after a healthy batch of great records profiled in seven longlist posts, it's time for the fantastic stuff. My Top 20 was revealed on the 12th annual countdown show on UMFM, but if you didn't catch that on NYE, here's the skinny.
20 Tiff The Gift - It Gets Greater Later [Don't Sleep Records]
19 Library Tapes - Escapism [Independent]
18 Wadada Leo Smith - America's National Parks [Cuneiform]
17 Dori Freeman - Dori Freeman [Free Dirt Records]
16 Bill Laurance - Aftersun [GroundUP]
15 Jamila Woods - HEAVN [Closed Sessions]
14 Klô Pelgag - l'Etoile thoracique [Independent]
13 Kadhja Bonet - The Visitor [Fat Possum]
12 Black Mountain - IV [Dine Alone/Jagjaguwar]
11 Shabaka and the Ancestors - Wisdom of the Elders [Brownswood Recordings]
10 Josef Leimberg - Astral Progressions [World Galaxy/Alpha Pup]
09 BADBADNOTGOOD - IV [Innovative Leisure]
08 Anderson. Paak - Malibu [Steel Wool]
07 HINDS - Leave Me Alone [Mom + Pop]
06 Chance the Rapper - Coloring Book [Independent]
05 Kaytranada - 99.9% [XL Recordings]
04 Margaret Glaspy - Emotions and Math [ATO Records]
03 Aidan Knight - Each Other [Fulltime Habit]
02 David Bowie - Blackstar [RCA]
01 A Tribe Called Red - We Are The Halluci Nation [Radicalized Records]
20 Tiff The Gift - It Gets Greater Later [Don't Sleep Records]
19 Library Tapes - Escapism [Independent]
18 Wadada Leo Smith - America's National Parks [Cuneiform]
17 Dori Freeman - Dori Freeman [Free Dirt Records]
16 Bill Laurance - Aftersun [GroundUP]
15 Jamila Woods - HEAVN [Closed Sessions]
14 Klô Pelgag - l'Etoile thoracique [Independent]
13 Kadhja Bonet - The Visitor [Fat Possum]
12 Black Mountain - IV [Dine Alone/Jagjaguwar]
11 Shabaka and the Ancestors - Wisdom of the Elders [Brownswood Recordings]
10 Josef Leimberg - Astral Progressions [World Galaxy/Alpha Pup]
09 BADBADNOTGOOD - IV [Innovative Leisure]
08 Anderson. Paak - Malibu [Steel Wool]
07 HINDS - Leave Me Alone [Mom + Pop]
06 Chance the Rapper - Coloring Book [Independent]
05 Kaytranada - 99.9% [XL Recordings]
04 Margaret Glaspy - Emotions and Math [ATO Records]
03 Aidan Knight - Each Other [Fulltime Habit]
02 David Bowie - Blackstar [RCA]
01 A Tribe Called Red - We Are The Halluci Nation [Radicalized Records]
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