Stack №360: Mar 18, 2022

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Mar 18, 2022

Joyce Wrice - Iced Tea

Posted by 2 sites • On SoundCloud • Also on: Spotify

Stereofox Follow “There’s nothing more lush than Joyce Write’s voice paired Kaytra’s signature beats. This week’s New Music Friday will be fire,…” last week →

Back on Stack №119, we heard Joyce Wrice in collaboration with Mndsgn (№113). Following her full-length debut in 2021, the R&B; singer-songwriter returns with a "skittering, percussive track" (Stereogum) produced by Kaytranada (№222). She says it's "a fun dance record where I'm stepping into my divine feminine with the hopes to empower women to be free and stand their ground."

girlhouse - paul blart mall cop

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Keep Walking Music Follow “Inspired heavily by the works of fellow female singer-songwriters such as Phoebe Bridgers, Soccer Mommy, and Lucy Dacus, girlhouse now…” 3 days ago →

Nashville-via-Portland artist Lauren Luiz aka Girlhouse (Stack №305) details her cross-country move and battles with depression on her latest cheekily-titled single. Per The Line of Best Fit, her music is "captivating, forward-thinking and inventive, with a nostalgic twist of classic guitar lines."

Fly Anakin - No Dough – prod. Madlib

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Bandcamp Daily Follow “The Richmond rapper, a figurehead of the Mutant Academy hip-hop crew, continues his creative upswing with new album “Frank.” Read…” last week →

The solo debut from Virginia-based MC and Mutant Academy crew leader Fly Anakin (Stack №290) "may be the one of the most important hip hop records of the year," writes The Quietus. They add that "No Dough," produced by Madlib (№52), is "pure joy and confidence, with more flow switch-ups in a minute and a half than some manage on an album."

RGL - It's Not There

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Resident Advisor Follow “Channeling the laid-back cool of Mood Hut releases, Tokyo-based RGL crafts a chugging house cut for the first release on…” on Mar 9th →

Fans of laid-back dance labels like Mood Hut and Rhythm Section International should groove with this "sleepy house stepper" (Resident Advisor) from Tokyo-based producer RGL. It's out on Diskotopia's new sub-label Ashigakari.

Samora Pinderhughes - Masculinity

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Bandcamp Daily Follow “The composer’s latest calls out the sufferings caused by racial capitalism, policing and prison systems, and oppressive ideologies. Read full…” on Mar 9th →

"Beauty is my entryway to talking about things," says Samora Pinderhughes in conversation with Bandcamp. On his forthcoming album, Grief, the NYC-based composer/pianist/vocalist interprets suffering under oppressive ideologies through music that straddles jazz, soul, and orchestral pop.

FEATURED ALBUM

hinako omori - The Richest Garden in your Memory

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She Makes Music Follow “Hinako Omori shares new single ‘The Richest Garden in Your Memory’ Today London-based artist Hinako Omori has shared a second…” on Feb 22nd →

a journey..., the debut album from London-based artist Hinako Omori (Stack №351), "a solarpunk sci-fi soundtrack," per The Guardian.

GOOD MIX

COOL RADIO Vol.5 12/20/21

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Tokyo's RGL co-hosts a virtual radio program called COOL RADIO. The latest episode bounces around a variety of lounge-y beats.

GOOD READ

For NPR, Molly Reid Cleaver traces the music of Mardi Gras, from its first wave to its golden age:

“Popular songs enjoyed coincidental success if they became favorite tunes during a given Carnival season — akin to today’s ‘song of the summer.’”

Thanks for listening!

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