Style: Psychedelic Gospel Folk, Bedroom Soul, Experimental Singer/Songwriter
Vibe: Woozy, Imaginative, Cryptic, Warm, Ethereal, Stoned
Musical Attributes: Lo-fi, Studio-as-an-Instrument, Vocal Harmonies, Vocal Manipulation, Eclectic, Collage
Tag: 2019
Solange – When I Get Home
Style: Modern Soul, Art Pop
Vibe: Reflective, Lush, Mellow, Confident, Groovy, Introspective, Summer, Warm
Musical Attributes: Melodic, Soft, Suite, Vignettes, Polished, Studio-as-an-Instrument, Beats
The Clandestine Quartet – One for the Fossa, Two for the Wolverine
Released in 2019 on 33-33 Records Format: LP Style: Free-Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Experimental Rock Influences: Arabic Folk Music, Free Improvisation, … More
Moon Bros – The Easy Way is Hard Enough
Released in 2019 on Western Vinyl Format: LP
Favorite Records of 2019 [List & DJ Mix]
The other day I asked myself how I could possibly be thinking about music when the continuing dangers of capitalist-imperialism, … More
Fly Pan Am – C’est ça
Released in 2019 on Constellation Records Format: LP
Land of Kush – Sand Enigma
Released in 2019 on Constellation Records Format: LPx2
Jamael Dean – Black Space Tapes
Released in 2019 on Stones Throw Records Format: LP
Moor Mother – Analog Fluids of Sonic Black Holes
Released in 2019 on Don Giovanni Records Format: LP, grey vinyl
Junius Paul – Ism
Released in 2019 on International Anthem Recording Co. Format: LPx2
Eamon Fogarty – Blue Values
Released in 2019 on Jealous Butcher Records Format: LP
The Comet is Coming – Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery
Released in 2019 on Impulse! Records Format: LP
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – Bandana
Released in 2019 on RCA Records Format: LP
Matana Roberts – Coin Coin Chapter Four: Memphis
Released in 2019 on Constellation Records Format: LP
Sandro Perri – Soft Landing
Released in 2019 on Constellation Records Format: LP
A.A. Bondy – Enderness
Released in 2019 on Fat Possum Records Format: LP
Glass Tree Season – Colour [Track Review]
Months after introducing us to the hazy bedroom-psych of his debut EP, songwriter/producer Ainsley Scullion returns with a glossy new … More
jaimie branch – Fly or Die II: Bird Dogs of Paradise
Released in 2019 on International Anthem Recording Co. Format: LP
Carlos Niño & Friends – Bliss On Dear Oneness
Released in 2019 on Leaving Records Format: LP
Dave Harrington Group – Pure Imagination, No Country
Innovative guitarist and producer Dave Harrington (Darkside) uses his latest record to explore the outer reaches of improvisation and compositional post-production. Pure Imagination, No Country is jazz-rock fusion stripped of its retro connotations—fusing hard grooves, free flights of collective improvisation, and futuristic ambience to create something that is at turns atmospheric and in your face.
Recommended for fans of Bill Frisell, Terje Rypdal, or Jaga Jazzist
Your Old Droog – It Wasn’t Even Close
Released in 2019 by Gogol Mogul Format: LPx2
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma – Tracing Back the Radiance
Washes of piano, harp, and other ephemeral sonic artifacts float through Ledesma’s peaceful, almost static atmospheres like a night breeze through the quiet woods.
75 Dollar Bill – I Was Real
Oren Ambarchi – Simian Angel
Released in 2019 on Editions Mego Format: LP
Efrim Manuel Menuck & Kevin Doria – “are SING SINCK, SING”
Released in 2019 on Constellation Records Format: 12″ EP
Sarah Louise – Nighttime Birds and Morning Stars
Released in 2019 on Thrill Jockey Records Format: LP Limited pink vinyl
Glass Tree Season – EP
Producing solo music can be an isolating, obsessive experience that creates somewhat of a disconnect with the outside world, yet … More
Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society – Mandatory Reality
Released in 2019 on Eremite Records Recorded in 2017 Format: LPx2, Screen-printed jacket
Bibio – Ribbons
On his latest, producer/composer/multi-instrumentalist Bibio blends serene folk pop, lush instrumentation, pastoral guitar instrumentals, nature field recordings, Walt Whitman-esque lyrics and beat-oriented grooves into the perfectly crafted springtime album. Ribbons feels like daydreaming in a garden or out in the woods under a tree or by a trickling stream.
Tom Chandler – gone
These transcendent drone meditations will envelop you in a dark blanket of fuzzy guitars and blooming synthesizers.
