Stack №487: Mar 25, 2025

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Mar 25, 2025

SoFTT - Cerca Al Cielo

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

Mixmag Follow “All the biggest tunes on our radar” on Mar 8th →

Miami's SoFTT sign to experimental label PAN for their new HarRDD EP. It's an upflifting four-tracker "packed with the duo's distinctive trance sound and Latin electropop," says Mixmag.

Pon Far - Not Yet

Posted by 3 sites • On SoundCloud • Also on: Spotify

Obscure Sound Follow “A lushly absorbing success from Brooklyn-based act Pon Far, “Not Yet” traverses from saxophone-laden mystique and serene introspection into a…” last week →

Several sites in our index are pointing to the lounge-y bedroom pop of Pon Far. The Brooklyn-based trio has two self-released singles floating from a forthcoming project; "Balmy guitars and smooth saxophone bolster the alluring soundscape" on this one, per Obscure Sound.

Jay Prince - Solitude

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Stereofox Follow “London-based Jay Prince joins forces with Grammy-winning singer Estelle and Oddisee for a new lush single titled “Solitude” and things…” on Mar 14th →

London's Jay Prince (Stack №76) connects with Oddisee (Stack №124) and Estelle for this smooth new cut from his upcoming LP. Stereofox says, "The collaboration exudes a smooth, laid-back weekend vibe, blending elements of soul, R&B, and Latin rhythms."

Baalti - Overbit

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Pitchfork Follow “The New York duo channels the intensity of West Bengali’s earthshaking soundcheck battles into rowdy, celebratory bass music.” on Feb 27th →

Resident Advisor calls the latest EP from Indian-born, Brooklyn-based duo Baalti "a love letter to speaker-rattling bass...Singh and Chauhan fully submit to the fog of the peak-time dance floor." It's out on Steel City Dance Discs.

caroline - Total euphoria

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Polifonia Follow “Zamiast krytyki muzycznej – usługi dla ludności. Kolejna tygodniowa playlista. Miłego odbioru. SPOTIFY TIDAL DEEZER Did You Enjoy Your Time…” 6 days ago →

London-based post-rock ensemble caroline return with news of their next album on Rough Trade Records. Under The Radar says, "The waves of build-ups and dissipations capture the title of the new single perfectly."

FEATURED ALBUM

more eaze & claire rousay - limelight, illegally

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KLOF Magazine Follow “'no floor' is more eaze & claire rousay's most organic and free-flowing record to date. Full of ideas, using the…” yesterday →

More Eaze (Stack №473) and claire rousay release No Floor via Thrill Jockey. "The Texan experimentalists reflect on their friendship and interwoven careers in a moving set of ambient pieces inspired by bars and venues they’ve visited," writes Pitchfork.

GOOD MIX

BBC Radio 1 Dance Presents | Steel City Dance Discs: Baalti

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Australia-based label Steel City Dance Discs take over BBC's Dance Presents series with a mix from BAALTI "filled with percussive and bass-driven sonics."

GOOD READ

For The New Yorker, Amanda Petrusich on the subversive love songs of Lucy Dacus (Stack №75):

"Dacus is an understated performer, verging on laconic, but her stillness is transfixing, and feels true to the way that desire itself is often a paralyzing force."

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