May 11, 2020

Photo by Chayla Hope.

Best enjoyed with:

• A morning walk or run

• Well-earned time off

• Pour Coffee Co’s Los Carrillos, Black

Highlights include:

• A legitimate question from the Screaming Eagle of Soul

• The gorgeous opening cut from Hamilton Leithauser’s latest

• More excellent cinematic soul from Big Crown Record’s El Michels Affair

• My first step on the journey to trap-ligthenment

• The melody that has been stuck in my head all week

• A reminder of the late Florian Schneider’s genius

• A voice that will take your breath away

• 1/15th of the brilliance of Tierra Whack’s Whack World

• A fusion of Indian music and T.Rex that I am so here for

• A surprisingly dance-y highlight from Car Seat Headrest’s Making a Door Less Open

• Blues-y funk pop inspired by the sounds of Nigerian rock

• Jungle, dark, fly and mysterious as ever

• Listless groove from the largest city in California

• A grower from The Slow Rush, reviewed here in February

• Grade-A rocksteady reggae from Colemine Records

• Transfixing jazz fusion from saxophonist John Klemmer

• Vibey goodness from the backbones of Timmion Records

• Ruminations on home from the always impressive Mike Eagle

• Guitar forward shoegaze from Britain’s Jadu Heart

• An illustrious George Benson cover

• Sleek disco funk from Parcels’ new live album

• The cutest bedroom pop ever from Hether

• A glorious, glammy mini-opera from Marc Bolan

• Steely Dan repurposed to sublime effect

• Actual Steely Dan, from my favorite of their records