Song of the Day: From their recently released EP Texas Moon, out on Dead Oceans, an effortlessly smooth fusion of 60s Thai funk with soul by the three-piece from Houston and the singer from Atlanta
Read moreSong of the Day: Seratones - Good Day
Seratones, fronted by AJ Haynes
Song of the Day: Taken from the forthcoming third album Love & Algorhythms, an upbeat, and truly uplifting positive fusion of pop, soul, funk and gospel by the soul-rock band from Shreveport, Louisiana. Out no New West Records
Read moreSong of the Day: Fantastic Negrito - Highest Bidder
Fantastic Negrito
Song of the Day: Fabulous mix of funk, blues and African influences in this ironic song by the flamboyant musician from Oakland, California about greed, excess, commodities and racial prejudice inspired in style by Taj Mahal’s idea of the “gods of Africa meeting the ghosts of Mississippi”
Read moreSong of the Day: Ibibio Sound Machine - All That You Want
Ibibio Sound Machine
Song of the Day: It really it all anyone might want too. Excellent new electro-pop afro-funk by the London band fronted by Eno Williams from their forthcoming album Electricity, out on Merge Records and produced by Hot Chip
Read moreSong of the Day: Lucius - Next to Normal
From the cover of Lucius’s LP Second Nature, out on 8 April
Song of the Day: From their forthcoming album Second Nature, superbly funky disco pop by the LA-based quartet fronted by Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig, about dealing with grief, paranoia and depression, but how it is help by being in the right company
Read moreSong of the Day: Melt Yourself Down - Pray For Me I Don't Fit In
Melt Yourself Down’s latest single
Song of the Day: A single o blistering pace and riff released a couple of months ago by the London band that fuses jazz, punk, jazz, funk and North African influences, led by tenor saxophonist Pete Wareham and joined by vocalist Kushal Gaya
Read moreSong of the Day: The Lazy Eyes - Fuzz Jam
The Lazy Eyes
Song of the Day: “I want it all to be OK”. Thumpingly fun, psych-rock-funk number, streaked with insanely catchy riffs and bassline and dreamy vocals by the Sydney, Australia band from their forthcoming debut LP, following two EPs
Read moreSong of the Day: Foals - Wake Me Up
And then there were three: Foals
Song of the Day: With strong echoes of Talking Heads, funk guitar and a thumping bass line, a catchy, punchy new single by the Oxford indie rockers, from their forthcoming album
Read moreSong of the Day: Warmduscher - Wild Flowers
Hitting the hot-spot: Warmduscher
Song of the Day: Sweary, grumbling grandiloquence by Clams Baker and co in a catchy piece of disco-funk where everything gets the finger with this new single by the mischievous collective ahead of their forthcoming fourth album
Read moreSong of the Day: Ibibio Sound Machine - Electricity
Switched on: Ibibio Sound Machine
Song of the Day: Electronic pop and afro-funk combine in this Hot Chip-produced new single by the vibrant London band exploring the connection between people and the power resource, and through all of life’s complexities, why it’s a simple answer
Read moreSong of the Day: Sam Evian - Knock Knock
Sam Evian’s forthcoming album Time To Melt
Song of the Day: The crisp, laid back, stylish, gentle funk of this single by the Brooklyn artist comes in a clever contrast to the seriousness of subject – a divided America facing a Capitol skirmish scandal and difficult schisms to deal with and heal
Read moreSong of the Day: Horse Meat Disco and The Phenomenal Handclap Band - Sanctuary
Horse Meat Disco’s Love & Dancing album
Song of the Day: Wonderfully dance-infectious, catchy retro mix of 70s disco and funk, this new Ray Mang Extended Remix of this title track number from the 2020 album Love & Dancing featuring the NYC band and the London DJ collective
Read moreSong of the Day: TOKiMONSTA feat. Channel Tres – Naked
TOKiMONSTA and Channel Tres
Song of the Day: Superbly catchy disco-funk-hip-hop collaboration between the American LA-based producer and DJ also known as Jennifer Lee and the rapper aka Sheldon Young from Compton, California
Read moreSong of the Day: Liv.e - _21
Liv.e aka Olivia Williams
Song of the Day: A gorgeous mix of funk, jazz, Latin shuffle and soul by the Dallas-raised, LA-based 23-year-old singer-songwriter (pronounced Liv) Olivia Williams from her new EP CWTTY+
Read moreSong of the Day: Twin Shadow - Is There Any Love
Twin Shadow
Song of the Day: Taken from the fourth, self-titled album by LA-based Dominican-American artist George Lewis Jr, this fabulously funky track puts out the big universal question with fresh, vivacious guitar riffs and touches of electronica
Read moreSong of the Day: El Michels Affair - Murkit Gem (from Yeti Season)
Yeti Season …
Song of the Day: A wonderfully oddball mix of funk, soul, hip hop, Turkish, Asian and jazz styles by the group founded by New York-based bandleader and multi-instrumentalist Leon Michels, here about the famous mythical Himalayan creature, and featuring Hindi singer Piya Malik
Read moreSong of the Day: Myd - Let You Speak
Myd’s Born A Loser
Song of the Day: Catchy, eccentric ironic electro-pop by the French musician, record producer, singer, sound engineer and DJ Quentin Lepoutre, from his debut album Born A Loser, out on Ed Banger and Because Records
Read moreSong of the Day: Alfie Templeman - Wait, I Lied
Alfie Templeman
Song of the Day: Supremely catchy funk-pop by the 18-year-old British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Carlton in Bedfordshire, taken from his debut mini-album Forever Isn't Long Enough, out on Chess Club Records
Read moreSong of the Day: Yola - Stand For Myself
Yola
Song of the Day: A fabulous new single of defiance and independence steeped in soaring soul and funk by the singer and songwriter from Bristol, and the title track her her forthcoming second LP, out on Easy Eye Sound
Read moreSong of the Day: Gilligan Moss - Special Thing
Gilligan Moss
Song of the Day: After recent birdsong-related entries, more avian sound effects, but this time framed in catchy disco-funk-pop by the duo Ben and Evan from Chicago from their self-title debut album
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