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Indie rock-chamber pop band San Fermin's latest, 'Arms', is an immersive exercise in empathy and pushback after things fall apart. The band plays some of these songs, in-studio. (episode)
Cameroonian composer Blick Bassy creates songscapes with delicate guitar, synth riffs, and brass arrangements. Hear "Africanity at the crossroads of soul, folk, and electro". (episode)
This week, the return of London's Ezra Collective; St. Vincent’s tribute to Sophie, and an all-star global music collaboration from Amadou & Mariam. Plus music by NC's shirlette ammons. (article)
Vocalist and songwriter Lizz Wright's latest album is called "Shadow", and wanders freely among many styles of American music. She and her band play these new songs, in-studio. (episode)
Reyna Tropical, (guitarist/songwriter Fabi Reyna), offers dreamy guitars pulsing with sunny beats from Congolese, Peruvian, and Colombian rhythms as spiritual survival songs, in-studio. (episode)
This week, Taylor Swift goes to Florida, Dhani Harrison goes to Tuva, and Jake Xerxes Fussell goes to Georgia. Plus dark songs by Arooj Aftab and Kira McSpice. (article)
The Brooklyn-born rapper, producer, and member of Flatbush Zombies, Erick The Architect just released his solo debut "I've Never Been Here Before". He and his trio play in-studio. (episode)
Jazz-trained, indie-rock duo Deerlady (Mali Obomsawin and Magdalena Abrego) deliver shoegazey songs, taking on "intimacy under colonialism". They play a stripped-down set, in-studio. (episode)
This week, producer, singer, songwriter Nia Archives’ raving debut, Leyla McCalla’s African journey, and Shabaka Hutchings’ unlikely flute club. Plus Alice Merton and Lizz Wright. (article)
London producer Cosmo Sheldrake juxtaposes orchestrated natural sounds with racks of gear to share his marvelous sound world in some songs from his latest, "Eye to the Ear", in-studio. (episode)