Stack №303: Dec 4, 2020

While listening to today's Stack, we also wanted to point you to Bandcamp for their last no-fee Friday of the year, and to Merch Table, where you can plug in your "Top Songs 2020" playlists to find albums to buy.

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Dec 4, 2020

Oracle Sisters - Asc. Scorpio

Posted by 5 sites • On SoundCloud • Also on: Spotify

The Burning Ear Follow on Dec 1st, 2020 →

Topping Popular is this highlight from the debut EP of Paris-based trio Oracle Sisters (Stack №275), released last spring. Inspired by a real-life scorpion bite, it features their "signature three-part harmonies, reverbed guitars, and shimmering dreamlike charm," says Wickedd Childd.

dreamcastmoe - (301) 341-7207 prod by baxter

Posted by 2 sites • On Bandcamp

Resident Advisor Follow “The tight-knit D.C. scene is humming with activity, from Model Home to Protect-U's U-Udios series to…” on Nov 3rd, 2020 →

DC native dreamcastmoe's latest EP finds him "flipping between witty wordsmith and hazy hook crafter," says Okayplayer, developing "a laidback lane of lo-fidelity rap that can enter and exit damn-near any genre or subdivision with ease and grace."

Mamalarky - Fury

Posted by 7 sites • On Bandcamp • Also on: Spotify

Post-Trash Follow “by Kris Handel (@khandel84) Mamalarky is the self-titled debut of the Georgia via California and Texas…” on Jan 4th →

The self-titled debut album from Atlanta-based band Mamalarky is out now on Fire Talk. For The Rabbits calls it "a fun, exciting and joyous expression of self," likening their angular, psychedelic style to Weaves (Stack №167) and noise rock legends Deerhoof.

Isla Den - Sad Age

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Highclouds Follow “Isla Den‘s upcoming EP, Virtual Garden, is out December 11 on Cascine. In 2019, at the…” on Nov 13th, 2020 →

Montreal duo Isla Den completes a trilogy of EPs next week with the release of Virtual Garden via Cascine. "Utopian rave pop" says Highclouds, reviewing this "wistful and ethereal" lead single accompanied by a dreamy, apocalyptic self-directed video.

Dezron Douglas & Brandee Younger - You Make Me Feel Brand New

Posted by 6 sites • On Bandcamp • Also on: Spotify

The Quietus Follow “2021 isn’t exactly off to a promising start after last year’s endless dumpster fire, but jazz…” on Jan 12th →

The Harlem-based bassist and harpist collected performances from a weekly webcast they started during quarantine, including several covers, for their new EP out today on International Anthem. Here they tackle a classic from Philly soul group The Stylistics.

GOOD MIX

Dekmantel Podcast 307 - dreamcastmoe

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DC beatmaker and singer dreamcastmoe makes Dekmantel a mix: "Drifting through jazz, r&b, funk, soul and house, his sound is fluid, heart wrenching and disarming."

GOOD READ

For Vox, Tanya Pai tells the story behind "The 12 Days of Christmas," the holiday’s most annoying carol:

"Most agree it was designed as a ‘memory and forfeits’ game, in which singers tested their recall of the lyrics."

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