Stack №255: Nov 8, 2019

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Nov 8, 2019

KUČKA - Drowning

Posted by 1 site • On SoundCloud • Also on: Spotify

acid stag Follow “Perth’s KUČKA returns with an intimate release for her first single in nearly three years.” on Sep 23rd, 2019 →

Laura Jane Lowther, aka KUČKA, returns with her first single in three years, also her first with LuckyMe, accompanied by a music video shot in her hometown, Liverpool. With additional production from Flume, "Drowning" mixes brooding atmosphere with vocals both in front of the mix and cut into its texture.

Sampa The Great - Freedom

Posted by 10 sites • On Bandcamp • Also on: Spotify

Berkeley Place Follow “Born in Zambia, now living in Australia, it’s no wonder that Sampa the Great defies genres.…” on Nov 25th, 2019 →

Following a breakout mixtape in 2017, Zambian-born, Botswana-raised, Sydney-based rapper, singer, and poet Sampa The Great (Stack №164) has released her debut album via Ninja Tune. "An accomplished blend of R&B, hip-hop, jazz, and Southern African influences," says TwistedSoul.

J Chrysalis - A Kind Robin

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Resident Advisor Follow “The latest release from Blank Mind is a promising debut from a London artist named J…” on Nov 7th, 2019 →

Rising London producer J Chrysalis lands on experimental dance label Blank Mind for two expressive club tracks. The A-Side here is precise and effective. Per Test Pressing, "its hook line is some kind of modulating incomplete arpeggio that worms its way into your very noggin."

Say Sue Me - Your Book

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SOMETHINGGOOD Follow “South Korean surf rock band Say Sue Me are coming to North America with an eight-city…” on Nov 8th, 2019 →

From the South Korean port city of Busan, Say Sue Me play with elements of indie-pop, shoegaze, and surf rock. Stereogum says "Your Book," one of two new singles, "has a souped-up Yo La Tengo vibe, but transforms into an outright noise blaster on the second half."

Jamael Dean - Kronos

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Sonofmarketing Follow “Jamael Dean is a Los Angeles based pianist and producer who has already collaborated and performed…” on Dec 2nd, 2019 →

Jazz prodigy Jamael Dean has collaborated and performed with the likes of Kamasi Washington, Thundercat, and Carlos Niño. The 21-year old's debut album, out today on Stones Throw, is "a dizzying, kaleidoscopic record that has as much in common with drone and ambient as it does with jazz and R&B," says Bandcamp Daily.

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100 ◆ Jack Chrysalis

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J Chrysalis renders a coveted Blowing Up The Workshop mix featuring an assortment of abstract lounge, new age, and dance music.

FEATURED ALBUM

Kate Davis - Daisy

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Bandcamp Daily Follow “When songwriter Kate Davis was still in college, she approached her parents with a decision that…” on Nov 6th, 2019 →

Trophy, the debut LP from indie rock songwriter Kate Davis.

Roland Tings - Up Close

Posted by 8 sites • On SoundCloud • Also on: Spotify

Indietronica Follow “Roland Tings is one of our favourite Australian producers of the moment. A euphoric number at…” on Oct 14th, 2019 →

Salt Water, the new album from Australian producer Roland Tings.

GOOD READ

In MEL, Quinn Myers organizes an oral history of Limewire, the little app that changed the music industry forever:

"You could look at someone’s iPod, and if a song said something like '2000_Kanye_my_chemical_romance.mp3,' you knew that they were using LimeWire."

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