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Reyna Tropical, (guitarist/songwriter Fabi Reyna), offers dreamy guitars pulsing with sunny beats from Congolese, Peruvian, and Colombian rhythms as spiritual survival songs, in-studio. (episode)
This week, Taylor Swift goes to Florida, Dhani Harrison goes to Tuva, and Jake Xerxes Fussell goes to Georgia. Plus dark songs by Arooj Aftab and Kira McSpice. (article)
The Brooklyn-born rapper, producer, and member of Flatbush Zombies, Erick The Architect just released his solo debut "I've Never Been Here Before". He and his trio play in-studio. (episode)
Jazz-trained, indie-rock duo Deerlady (Mali Obomsawin and Magdalena Abrego) deliver shoegazey songs, taking on "intimacy under colonialism". They play a stripped-down set, in-studio. (episode)
This week, producer, singer, songwriter Nia Archives’ raving debut, Leyla McCalla’s African journey, and Shabaka Hutchings’ unlikely flute club. Plus Alice Merton and Lizz Wright. (article)
London producer Cosmo Sheldrake juxtaposes orchestrated natural sounds with racks of gear to share his marvelous sound world in some songs from his latest, "Eye to the Ear", in-studio. (episode)
The L.A.-based singer, songwriter, and producer Empress Of explores the wild extremes of romance on her latest, 'For Your Consideration'. She plays these stripped-down songs, in-studio. (episode)
This week, the New York connection in music by Vampire Weekend, Sinkane, Tipa Tipo, and José James. Plus percussionist Chris P. Thompson and Australian singer Grace Cummings. (article)
Welsh singer-songwriter Gruff Rhys (of Super Furry Animals) coexists and persists, taking chances like there's no danger. He plays new songs from "Sadness Sets Me Free", in-studio. (episode)
Bombay Bicycle Club is four best friends finding joy in making music together and experimenting, mixing sounds and covering a lot of sonic ground. They play unplugged in-studio. (episode)