Stack №212: Nov 16, 2018

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Nov 16, 2018

BEA1991 - v4

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yvynyl Follow “BEA1991 - v4 MP3” on Dec 30th, 2018 →

The new track from Dutch artist and Blood Orange collaborator BEA1991 "elicits chills and haunting future-Sade vibes," says Gorilla Vs. Bear. It's a standalone self-released single, though she does hint at a debut album in the works.

Ari Lennox - Grampa

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Anotherwhiskyformisterbukowski Follow “Une ligne de basse à tomber par terre et une voix magique, c’est Ari Lennox et…” on Jan 18th, 2019 →

With lines grooving between seductive and funny, Washington D.C. singer and Dreamville-signee Ari Lennox "offers up deep longing and throwback R&B," per Pitchfork, making the case for her lover to leave the video games behind.

Harvey Sutherland - Amethyst feat. Nubya Garcia

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The House of Coxhead Follow “Australian producer Harvey Sutherland teams up with London-based saxophonist and composer Nubya Garcia, for a stunning piece…” on Nov 11th, 2018 →

The Australian producer assembles a jazz/broken beat dream team—Nubya Garcia on sax, Kahlil Memphis on drums, Michael Shrimpling on bass—displaying the "pipeline of creativity that connects South London to Melbourne," says Clash Mag.

didi - haru

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Overblown Webzine Follow “It’s our great pleasure to bring you a double dose of newness from Didi in the…” on Nov 21st, 2018 →

The noise-pop of Columbus, Ohio-based band didi recalls that of "college-rock heroes Sonic Youth and Pixies spiked with the intersectional perspective of a lineup that counts Japan, Colombia, and Mexico in its collective lineage," says Stereogum.

Helado Negro - Please Won't Please

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BrooklynVegan Follow “”I was captivated by the song’s sincerity and wondered how to make a version that compelled…” on Oct 30th, 2020 →

Ecuadorian-American artist Roberto Carlos Lange (Stack №101) announces his sixth album and second for RVNG Intl. After his political 2016 LP, the songwriter turns inward here, capturing "a visceral postcard of his soul," says Cause=Time.

FEATURED ALBUM

Axis: Sova - New Disguise

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raven sings the blues Follow “On round three from Brett Sova’s Axis: Sova, the band is as whistle clean as they’ve…” on Nov 15th, 2018 →

Shampoo You, the new album from Chicago-based power-punk band Axis: Sova.

Sunken Cities, the debut album from Brooklyn-based electronic duo Odd Rumblings.

GOOD MIX

Download: Harvey Sutherland - XLR8R Mix / Nuits Sonores 2017

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For XLR8R, Sutherland (above) mixes "some recent modal, jazz dance, and spiritual records that I’ve picked up in the last few months, and a couple of old favorites."

GOOD READ

Pitchfork on pop’s morose new normal:

"Aren’t pop songs generally meant to lift us up? Or at least make us forget, for a moment, how terrible everything else is?"

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