From Coloring Book
Prince’s Spare Yet Stirring “Why The Butterflies (Piano & a Microphone)”
Too Soon Gone, New Work From The Late Richard Swift: “Broken Finger Blues”
From his final release, The Hex
on Secretly Canadian
Reggae-Soul In Jerry Jones’ “Compared To What”
From Jerry Jones at the Hotel Kingston
on Studio One Records
Radiance, Indeed, in Radiant Children’s “Go Left”
From the recently released TRYIN’ Ep
On Radiant Children Records
An Anti-Anthem In Viagra Boys “Sports”
Late Summer Sounds From Channel Tres: “Top Down”
Road Tracks: “Route 66 (Get Your Kicks On)”
The Cramps
from Flamejob
on Creation Records
Eno • Hyde: “Daddy’s Car”
From Someday World
on Warp Records
A Cruising New Single From Kurt Vile: “Loading Zones”
on Matador Records
A Gliding New Track From Gorillaz: “Humility”
Featuring George Benson
From THE NOW NOW
on Warner Brothers Records
Silvery Americana From Nikki Lane: “Send The Sun”
from her latest release, Highway Queen
on New West Records
A Sleepy Banger From Tirzah: “I’m Not Dancing”
from the I’m Not Dancing EP
Produced by Micachu
on Greco-Roman
Nat Birchall Swallows Coltrane, And Survives (Fantastically)
Tunji
Nat Birchall – Tenor sax
John Ellis – piano
Michael Bardon – bass
Andy Hay – drums
on JAZZ45
Elvin Takes Lead In Coltrane’s “One Up, One Down”
John Coltrane, tenor saxophone / soprano saxophone McCoy Tyner, piano Jimmy Garrison, double bass Elvin Jones, drums
Free Jazz Hip-House From Makaya McCraven: “McCraven on the Mic”
John Coltrane’s Propulsive “Nature Boy”
on Impluse!
Hank Cherry calls “Nature Boy” the standout track on BDoA. Read his review of Both Directions at Once here
House-Pop From Ian Poolely: “Kids Play”
from What I Do
on Pooledmusic
Radiant New Work From Wild Nothing: “Letting Go”
from the forthcoming release, Indigo (due out 31 August)
Jim James Gets On His Crazy Horse With “No Secrets”
from Uniform Distortion
on ATO Records