Stack №476: Dec 6, 2024

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Dec 6, 2024

Steven Julien - Number (DJ-Kicks)

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The Vinyl Factory Follow “Essential weekend listening. This week’s rundown is by VF’s Kelly Doherty and contributors Annabelle Van Dort, Emily Hill and James…” on Nov 25th →

Last heard here on Stack №216, London-based DJ and producer Steven Julien joins the ranks of !K7's iconic DJ-Kicks mix series. His installment "traverses the seas of slinky house jams to synthy funk, including some exclusive fresh tunes from the man himself, it's one to not miss," reports The Vinyl Factory.

mary in the junkyard - this is my california

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Various Small Flames Follow “Alexei Shishkin – Greenwich Mean “As inventive as it is relaxed, the whole thing buoyed by a sense of patience…” on Nov 18th →

Following their debut EP earlier this year, London trio Mary In The Junkyard share a laidback new single, which "lands somewhere between Sun June's (Stack №193) twilit dreamy grooves and the knotty emotion of Big Thief," per Various Small Flames.

R. Missing - Knife Shook Your Hand

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Gorilla Vs. Bear Follow “We've attempted to document mysterious New York synth-pop group R. Missing's steady flurry of stellar singles throughout 2024, both on…” on Dec 6th →

Gorilla vs. Bear has been tracking the emergence of "dreamy" New York synth-pop project R. Missing, who just pulled together a new singles compilation. For fans of Chromatics (Stack №30) and Still Corners (Stack №70).

Kenny Segal & K-the-I??? - Immediate Imminent Immunity (feat. Jesse The Tree)

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stereogum Follow “The Los Angeles-via-Massachusetts rapper K-The-I??? is an underground veteran with a dazzlingly twisty and idiosyncratic style. He’s not exactly a…” on Dec 5th →

The latest release on Billy Woods' label Backwoodz Studioz is a collaborative album from Los Angeles-via-Massachusetts rapper K-The-I??? and producer Kenny Segal (Stack №408), with appearances from Armand Hammer (Stack №281), Fatboi Sharif (Stack №383), and others. Providence MC Jesse The Tree guests on this cerebral cut.

Fantastic Purple Spots - Flowerland

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janglepophub Follow “Having crashed through any semblance of musical normality with the obtuse brilliance of their debut Vibrations Now EP of January…” on Dec 6th →

Here's another find from janglepophub: Connecticut/Texas band The Purple Spots make psych-pop music "characterized by its eclecticism," says the site, likening their new EP to "the San Francisco jangle of acts like The Reds, Pinks, and Purples, Flowertown, and Cindy." Out today, it's their second release on Austin Town Hall Records.

FEATURED ALBUM

Merope - Koumu Lil

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The Quietus Follow “Jakub Knera reviews the year in Central and Eastern European music, picking out ten key records and a host of…” last week →

On their new album, Vėjula, Lithuanian ambient folk duo Merope welcome contributions from Shahzad Ismaily, Laraaji, Bill Frisell, and others. "A blissful 40 minutes in the company of a consistently inventive act, one whose colour and warmth is difficult to resist," writes Arcana. It's out now via Stroom.

GOOD MIX

NTS Apron Show DJ-Kicks Special - 27th Nov 2024

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Let's hand it back to Steven Julien for an hour-long NTS Radio dispatch he shared this week to celebrate the new DJ-Kicks release.

GOOD READ

For Hearing Things, Larry Fitzmaurice details how the indie rock boom went bust:

"There’s never been a precise formula for breaking out of the pack and attaining buzz, but for many in the indie sphere, achieving widespread visibility has increasingly resembled winning a lottery that you can’t remember buying a ticket for."

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