Week of October 31, 2021

Playlist Update
Written By Teddy Eisenberg

Listening selections for the week of October 31, 2021—featuring the latest from Jarvis Cocker, Helado Negro, Ibibio Sound Machine and more—best enjoyed with Coffee Collective's Daterra Espresso, for rich and creamy notes of dark chocolate and nuts.

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Highlights include:

  • A spooky, Bach-quoting Franco pop cover from Jarvis Cocker’s tie-in to the soundtrack for Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch

  • Bubbly electronic pop from Helado Negro’s new record Far In

  • Ibibio Sound Machine’s thrilling new collaboration with Hot Chip

  • The life-giving sound of the djembe, harnessed by one of its modern masters: Weedie Braimah

  • Woozy jazz fusion from Chelsea Carmichael’s sprawling The River Doesn’t Like Strangers

  • The elastic opener from my favorite Sly & The Family Stone record Fresh

  • The return of drum'n'bass through Zoomer ambassador PinkPantheress

  • A dreamy house jam from Anz

  • New hooky grunge-gaze from Midwest indie rock outfit Slow Pulp

  • A shimmering slow burn from The Shivas’ fantastic Feels So Good // Feels So Bad

  • The 2020 polished return of trancecore enthusiasts Enter Shikari

  • The satirical first single from art-damaged Brooklyn band Bodega’s Broken Equipment, due out March 11, 2022

  • A bouncing, sunny synth pop gem with a tempo change to die for from Black Marble

  • Shapeshifting experimental indie from Yeasayer’s Anand Wilder

  • Funky, harmonic bliss from BARDO’s EVERYWHERE REMINDS ME OF SPACE

  • The Chayla Hope Choice Find of the Week: the splendiferous opening cut from Jake Wesley Roger’s new EP Pluto

  • A dissonant, yet melodic highlight from Low’s new HEY WHAT

  • Another of the endless jangle pop highlights on Ducks Ltd.’s Modern Fiction

  • Mathy old school indie from Good Morning’s latest Barnyard

  • The best cut from slowcore-descended duo Hovvdy’s warmest collection of material to date

  • The return of alt-county vibes on Mac McCaughan’s captivating latest

  • A new icy, post punk single from Nation of Language’s forthcoming A Way Forward, out November 5

  • Drowsy, nostalgic soul from Sam Evian’s excellent new Time to Melt

  • Resplendent, genre-bending indie from Katie Schecter’s Bad for Business

  • The knotty yet breezy opening cut from Tonstartssbandht’s Petunia

Teddy Eisenberg
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