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Plus Madeline Kenney, Ohtis, Tune-Yards, Arlo Parks, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jan 29, 2021
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone and Caleb Campbell)
Welcome to the third Songs of the Week of 2021. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week. Due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and the inauguration, it was a week light on compelling new tracks. So this week we chronicle the best songs of the last two weeks, so it’s a Top 12 (and our Top 2 are both super long songs). More
Plus Little Dragon, Sampha, Thom Yorke, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Oct 12, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
While it was a very healthy week for new album releases, so much so that we had eight runner-ups for this week’s Album of the Week, it was more of a challenge to find 10 new songs we felt worthy of this week’s Songs of the Week list. More
Beautiful Boy: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Out Now via Warner Bros. Records
Oct 12, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
British singer Sampha Sisay (or just Sampha) has shared a new song, “Treasure.” It is taken from the soundtrack to Beautiful Boy, a new film that’s out today in New York and Los Angeles via Amazon Studios and expanding into other cities in the coming weeks. More
Our Favorite First Full-Lengths From the Last Year
Dec 31, 2017
By Mark Redfern
The majority of 2017’s best debut albums came from female artists or bands fronted by women, from London-based all-female indie-pop teenaged trio Girl Ray and Syria-born singer/songwriter Bedouine (aka Azniv Korkejian) to Australian indie rocker Alex Lahey and New Zealand bedroom pop artist Fazerdaze (aka Amelia Murray). Midnight Sister, Priests, and Charly Bliss are all female-fronted bands as well, on top of other women solo artists on our Top 15 Debut Albums of 2017 list. More
Process Also Beat Albums by The Big Moon, Kate Tempest, and More
Sep 14, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
British singer Sampha Sisay (or just Sampha) was previously best known for his vocal and production contributions to the likes of SBTRKT (where many listeners likely first discovered him), Kanye West, Drake, and Solange. But back in February he finally released Process, his debut solo album, via Young Turks. More
Ed Sheeran, The Big Moon, Kate Tempest, and Others Also Nominated
Jul 27, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
This year’s Mercury Prize nominees have been announced and they include the latest albums by alt-J, The xx, Glass Animals, Sampha, The Big Moon, Kate Tempest, and… Ed Sheeran. The last one seems like bit of a mainstream choice for The Mercury Prize. The full list is below. More
Also Check Out the Best Releases of the Last Month
Feb 03, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Here we highlight five albums due out today that we feel are most worth hearing. There’s also a longer list of albums released in the last month that are also worth checking out. We have also included Amazon links for each album. More
A Seat At the Table Due Out This Friday via Saint Records/Columbia
Sep 27, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Solange Knowles has announced a new album, A Seat At the Table, that’s due out this Friday, September 30, via Saint Records and Columbia. More
Wonder When We Land is out Sept 23 on Young Turks
Aug 21, 2014
By Laura Studarus
SBTRKT recently stopped by Zane Lowe’s show on BBC 1. More
Featuring Jessie Ware and Sampha
Jan 02, 2014
By Laura Studarus
First aired at the Young Turks New Year’s Eve blowout in Tulum, Mexico, “r u n a w a y” is a new/old song by SBTRKT. More
