Etta James' Montreux debut was 50 years ago today. Her "I'd Rather Go Blind" - especially at the 6min mark, when the mic-less improvisation kicks in - gives me the chills, every time. https://t.co/WW6Swlw5iQ
Packing Steely Dan, Sea-Change-era Beck, Aussie psych & Floyd vibes into a 5-track EP is no small feat but UK's Common Saints was up to the task: Equinox opens with a summer playlist no-brainer (https://t.co/XPXPTaIYo7) and never lets up. Out this month via Starsonics #icymi
Definitely not a non-event: Aussie indie/psych trio Daily Toll's debut A Profound Non-Event deftly blends psych, shoegaze and indie rock. The brooding 7min opener "Another World" sets the tone: https://t.co/QjRCzPGRuv Out this week via London-based @toughlove#nmf
Brooklyn's @razorntape label salutes summer in proper style with the @yuksek EP, Deja Vous; digital out this week a/ vinyl shipping late June. For "She's Mine" the French producer teams w/ @IsaacDelusion and the result is pure disco sunshine. https://t.co/X5SxsEuTxn #nmf
50 years in and Brazil's @azymuth_trio are still cranking out top-shelf jazz-funk: the whole Marco Passo LP is a must-listen, but the extended mix of "Arabutã" from producer @danmaunick is the rum-soaked cherry on top. #outthisweek from @faroutrecs https://t.co/0nnefi6oIk #nmf
@StubHub your refusal to fully refund a mislabeled (and therefore useless, by the time I discovered the discrepancy) item is scummy and scammy. Looking forward to patronizing your competitors. #DoBetter
First @defjam solo LP from @mrchuckd is a Bomb Squad-dy delight that draws inspiration from PE's best work. Demands front-to-back listen but if I had to pick a standout, Rogue Runnin, with its slammin' @philmostchill verse, is a full dj set crammed into 3 minutes. In a good way. https://t.co/R1Brte6hFW #nmf
Mo' Horizons' 25-year career is filled with superb jazz-informed electronic grooves and "Love On My Side" - their recent collab with Italy's @ectomaver - is a jazzy warm-weather bop that ranks among my fave Mo releases. Out via @agogorecords https://t.co/vN5GWJx6g4 #icymi
If Psych Furs or their ilk are on your BBQ playlist you'll want to add "Ill At Ease" - the title track off Canadian post-punkers @pre_occupations' 5th LP - which is out this week on Born Loser Records. 7-date UK leg kicks off tomorrow, then CA/US https://t.co/lWWrVA2Lj3 #nmf
LA peeps, let's set the time machine for 1975: Judas Priest and Alice Cooper are coming to the Forum 10/19 to help you ring in the Halloween frame. Caviar and meths, or Devil's Food? Pick your Poison. https://t.co/qPtdYZQEbE
past present is instantly one of my faves in @mdCL's wonderfully diverse catalog. Combining Heritage-era fusion w/ Tangerine-adjacent synth, an immersive headphone listen awaits. Out via @gregboraman's bbe imprint, IMPRESS!VE Collective. Title track https://t.co/TNQrrE1Eqm #nmf
This Relix remembrance of Terry Manning is worth the quick read. From Stax to Compass Point, Al Green to ZZ Top, Moog master to master photographer, his was a life in music well lived. https://t.co/i3d8gVguW9
LA if you've never experienced the original D-O-double-G your time has come: @TheSwampDogg is headed to Venice West 4/25. Psychedelic R&B set, or will the focus be songs from last year's countrified Blackgrass? Prollly a bit o' both. Tix https://t.co/6GLzJT6I0L
#DVR-alert PBS' Independent Lens series is gettin' funky this week with "We Want the Funk", a roots-to-rap examination of the genre. Premieres 4/8 on PBS SoCal, then widely streamed on 4/29. https://t.co/Zm8mITCsQs
Out today: The Crux, @djotime's 3rd LP, via Djo Music / @awal. "Charlie's Garden" - a joyous ditty littered with musical and lyrical Beatles references - is a welcome dollop o' fun that is sure to brighten your day. https://t.co/402XFK7p3M #nmf
Hiroshi Yoshimura helped define the 80s kankyō ongaku ambient style with classics such as Green. This week @Temporal_Drift reissued Flora, a 2006 compilation of theretofore unreleased works, and it is a wonderfully whimsical journey. Title track: https://t.co/YHq6K4Sl7x #nmf
Goldie Boutilier struck a rich musical vein with her latest, "King Of Possibilities". This evokes everything from Stevie to fellow Canadian Alannah Myles with a touch of Heartless Bastards. A whole lotta grit packed into 2.5 minutes; love it https://t.co/sql5mLFc49 #icymi