from Sound of Siam: Leftfield Luk Thung, Jazz & Molam in Thailand 1964-1975
on Soundway Records
Saigon’s Vân Sơn: “Cô Tây Đen”
from the new release, Saigon Supersound Vol. 2
on INFRACom!
Rousing New Afro-Beat From The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra
“Fight So Hard”
from Naming & Blaming
on Hope Street Recordings
For A Breakout Jig: Dança do Zumbi
by Zombie Disco Squad (feat. MC Oscar)
from Brazil Bass
on Bunda Locca
Clipping New House From Steve Spacek: “Gimme Da Love”
The Maghreban Remix
From Moxie Presents Volume Four
on On Loop
Too Soon Gone: The Late Richard Swift’s “Broken Finger Blues”
RIP
1977 – 2018
From Swift’s final release, The Hex
on Secretly Canadian
An Anti-Anthem In Viagra Boys “Sports”
Old-Timey Brilliance From Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
“I wanna know where silence comes from / where space originates”
~
From the Hope Downs release
on Sub Pop
Radiance Indeed! In Radiant Children’s “Go Left”
From the recently released TRYIN’ Ep
On Radiant Children Records
Late Summer Goodness From Channel Tres: “Top Down”
Road Candy From Eno • Hyde: “Daddy’s Car”
From Someday World
on Warp Records
Cruising With Kurt Vile In “Loading Zones”
on Matador Records
Gliding New Work 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
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 BDaO. Read his review of Both Directions at Once here
House-Pop From Ian Poolely: “Kids Play”
from What I Do
on Pooledmusic
Gleaming New Work From Wild Nothing: “Letting Go”
from the forthcoming release, Indigo (due out 31 August)