Tag: playlists

July has been HOT here in NC. Basically everywhere I guess is boiling. Feels like it’s hotter than usual but we probably say that every year. Anyway, lots of good music this month. Here are my faves. SML – Spontaneous Music Live This is just incredible. The album is only 2 tracks, but both are…

My birthday month, Father’s Day, and summer solstice: June is such a great month, and there was lots of good new music too. I also got on some oldies too, like Steve Miller’s Fly Like An Eagle and Melvin Spark’s Spark Plug, both of which are classics. Sunny days are here indeed. Crackazat – SUN…

Another good month of new music. Tina Edward’s Jazz-ish Jazz Club continues to provide a great source of discovery to augment my KEXP/Spotify/internet pipeline. Black Milk – Ceremony One of my all-time favorite rapper/producers. Nine albums in. Seems like he’s just getting better. Judy Bailey Quartet – Colours Amazing album. Originally from 1976 but just…

This month was a bit of a blur. I went to Istanbul for a week. I was sick for a week. Music still kept me company. There were some pleasant musical surprises for me, in particular the three albums mentioned in the title. Flea!? So many great jazz and jazzy dance-adjacent instrumental albums this year,…

This music update is way late. I’ll blame spring break and the nice weather here in North Carolina for keeping me away from my laptop. There has been no break from new music, though, and here is what I loved most in March.

It’s the end of February and I’m so glad that spring is coming as I’m totally sick of this winter weather and ready for some sun! The new album damn definitely felt like it broke towards the end of the month though, so that is going to make this update all the more interesting. Here…

January is a bit of a weird month for new music. It’s great because there are so many albums from last year still to discover (on best-of lists, etc) and there are always some gems dropping that tend to get lost in the mix. I’ve had a solid rotation this month though. Here they are.

If I had to pick ten, these are the ones (plus ten more). Vote for your faves on KEXP. ❤️