Week of May 23, 2021

Playlist Update
Written By Teddy Eisenberg
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Listening selections for the week of May 23, 2021, best enjoyed with a cup of Stumptown Coffee Roasters’ Hair Bender, for deeply comforting notes of chocolate with a zing of citrus.

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Highlights include:

  • The welcome return of Cochemea’s spiritual sax wail

  • Dramatic soul balladry from Curtis Harding that channels Isaac Hayes

  • Tightly textured nu-disco bliss from Parcels, as reviewed this past week

  • Brooding dancefloor jazz from Bristol’s Snazzback

  • Scorching guitar rock from Mdou Moctar’s lauded new Afrique Victime

  • A graceful return to the basics for The Black Keys

  • Chaotic creation from the puzzlingly excellent black midi

  • A remix of Muse’s “Citizen Erased” from the forthcoming 20th anniversary edition of their career best Origin of Symmetry

  • A sauntering house vignette from Ebende’s new EP Bizznizz

  • A dissonantly tuneful remix of A. G. Cook’s “Xxoplex” featuring frequent PC Music collaborator Charli XCX

  • Energetic, forceful bars from Tobe and Fat Nwigwe

  • Otherworldly groove from the Israeli duo of Markey Funk and Mule Driver

  • Phat textures and hazy synth from Jungle production wizard J Lloyd

  • Placating lo-fi house from Chaos In The CBD and Jon Sable’s superb new collaborative EP

  • Sunny Afrobreat from Nigerian percussionist and bandleader Ginger Johnson and his African Messengers

  • Poignant indie folk from Damien Jurado’s The Monster Who Hated Pennsylvania

  • Another gorgeous, melodious single from Francis Lung’s forthcoming Miracle

  • A breathtaking collaboration between all-star indie songstresses Sharon Van Etten and Angel Olsen

  • Yearning pop magnificence with production to die from Lydia Ainsworth’s new Sparkles & Debris

  • Resplendent jangle rock from Ducks Ltd.’s debut album Get Bleak

  • Aqueous ear candy from Marinero’s Hardly Art debut

  • Glorious ‘70s pastiche with an intoxicating, wistful melody from Twin Shadow

  • Resolute post-punk from Facs’ latest album Present Tense

  • Lush, aching indie rock from Current Joys with a devastating melody

  • For fans of Mazzy Star, Indigo Sparke’s beautiful brand of dreamy indie, produced by Big Thief's Adrianne Lenker

Teddy Eisenberg

I’m a multidisciplinary music professional working at the intersection of sound, strategy, and storytelling. As a DJ, curator, radio host, artist manager, and creative consultant, I help artists and audiences connect more deeply through music.

https://teddyeisenberg.com
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