Stack №299: Oct 23, 2020

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Oct 23, 2020

Helena Deland - Someone New

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Highclouds Follow “Montreal-based singer-songwriter Helena Deland sat down with HighClouds to wade through the meaning behind her flawless…” 4 hrs ago →

Currently climbing Popular is the title track to Helena Deland's (Stack №171) full-length debut released last week on Luminelle. The Montreal-based artist broke down each song for Flood Magazine, saying the vocals on this one took longer to record because she wanted to "deliver with the most honesty."

IZCO - Revitalisation feat. Novelist

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Resident Advisor Follow “Izzy Cofie, AKA IZCO, is one of those ridiculously talented wunderkids whose combination of knowledge and…” 6 days ago →

Hackney-based 19-year-old Izzy Cofie, aka IZCO, is a rising production "wunderkid," per Resident Advisor, and his latest two-tracker features "ironclad and velvet-wrapped jungle" with verses from grime MCs Novelist (Stack №76) and Dochi.

Demae - Basic Love

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Okayplayer Follow “This month’s Bandcamp Friday haul features dance floor fixes for the pandemic era, intricately-sculpted space rap…” on Oct 2nd →

On her solo debut released in September, London's Demae channels neo-soul and beat music of the 1990s to explore modern themes. Bandcamp calls this highlight "a body-rolling slow groove dedicated to the superhuman power of romance."

Takuya Kuroda - Fade

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New York-based Japanese trumpeter Takuya Kuroda just released his latest effort, Fly Moon Die Soon, with First Word Records. Flea Market Funk praises the album's innovative blend of "soulful jazz, post-bop, funk, hip hop, and fusion."

North Americans - Furniture In The Valley

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For his first LP on Third Man Records, LA-based guitarist Patrick McDermott aka North Americans (Stack №203) renders a meditative work recorded with pedal steel player Barry Walker, harpist Mary Lattimore (№210), and guitarist William Tyler.

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PYNKIE - Love Theme

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Highclouds Follow “New Jersey-based nurse-come-indie-rocker PYNKIE shares “Love Theme”, the second single from her upcoming sophomore album #37.…” on Sep 15th →

#37, the new album from New Jersey guitar pop project PYNKIE.

GOOD MIX

IZCO (Jungle Mix) - 06 August 2020

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IZCO airs an explosive jungle mix on Rinse FM.

GOOD READ

For Pitchfork, Rawiya Kameir on rethinking appropriation and wokeness in pop music:

"Music has long been the site of cultural shifts, and it continued as a potent venue for discourse about the intersections of race and power."

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