2K88, Lauren Duffus, Rainy Miller, Bianca Scout – Salto
A frankly ludicrous amount of talent combines for Everything Always Changes, For We’re Truly Here, a collaborative LP from four of the most boundary-pushing electronic and experimental artists working today. Cult Polish producer Przemysław Jankowiak, aka 2K88, brings together Rainy Miller, Lauren Duffus and Bianca Scout, creating a dreamlike album blending R&B, ambient electronics and…
36 – 105.5 Wacky Fm
I’m biased of course I as pretty much love everything that 36 does, but I do think that even among a discography of almost pathological prolificness and quality, his latest album stands out as one of his very best. Hardcore, Static: Pirate Transmissions From The North Of England, 1990-1994 is Dennis’s celebration of a unique…
Anthony Calonico – Gray Glow
This is taken from Spacious Heart the debut solo album from Los Angeles-based musician Anthony Calonico who I was introduced to last year through his work as part of the trio Total Blue. Spacious Heart is a collection of songs and instrumentals, all of them lush, and expansive, but it’s when he sings that the…
Interview: Les Imprimés
Norwegian multi-instrumentalist, producer and songwriter Morten Martens has carved out a distinctive space as Les Imprimés, making music that draws from soul, alternative rock, hip-hop and jazz without ever feeling tied to any one tradition. Since signing to Big Crown Records, he’s built a growing reputation for thoughtful, beautifully arranged records that favour subtlety over…
One Track Mind: memotone
Will Yates on how a Leaf sampler CD contained a track that continues to inspire him to this day The premise of One Track Mind is pretty simple: I ask artists to pick one track that means a lot to them – either something they’ve discovered recently, something that’s been with them for years, or…
Tasha – Clarion
Chicago songwriter Tasha returns with her fourth album You Are Spring! which lands today and follows 2024’s All This and So Much More. The new LP continues her move towards a broader, more expansive sound while retaining the intimacy that has long defined her songwriting. Among the highlights is Clarion, a gently drifting folk-pop track…
