Tracks of the Week 04.02.23
Following the steady exhalations and springtime exultations of Regrowth, animated by Immanuel Wilkins on the alto saxophone, Lee Meadvin on guitar, Paul Cornish on keys, Nick Dunston on bass, and Connor Parks...
Tracks of the Week 05.11.22
Following the delicate harmonies and swinging melodies of Mesmerism, the album of standards which Tyshawn Sorey released in the summer alongside the bassist Matt Brewer and pianist Aaron Diehl, the drummer returns...
Tracks of the Week 17.07.21
From the sacred to the mundane, field recordings take centre stage this week. Against backdrops of rustling nature or sweet domesticity, Claire Rousay and More Eaze linger lightly over autotuned vocals and...
Tracks of the Week 19.06.21
As the founder of the fabled Japanese bands After Dinner and Hoahio, the composer and vocalist Haco drew from an array of traditional instrumentation while pushing the boundaries of post-rock and avant-pop....
Tracks of the Week 26.12.20
Mulatto spearheads a community drive while Coi Leray keeps it in the family this Christmas. SZA holds on to the good days and hopes for a sunny state of mind, while Iggy...
Tracks of the Week 04.04.20
On ‘Dear April’ swaddled by acoustics Frank Ocean makes do and mends, patching over and replenishing the ceaseless ruptures of the heart. On ‘M’errouh’ Emel Mathlouthi issues urgencies swept straight from the...
Tracks of the Week 29.02.20
Yves Tumor deconstructs gospel, Princess Nokia channels Dr. Seuss, while Khruangbin and Leon Bridges roll out under the Texas sun. Grimes, Doja Cat, Caribou, and Four Tet lounge limpidly or lay back...
Tracks of the Week 14.09.19
Lo a lark, which gracefully flutters, and hovers then plummets and swallows and soars, here sustained by swelling strings and in the adopted form of Angel Olsen, most melodious from All Mirrors...