Happy New Year! Now that the festive season is well and truly put to bed and the decorations have been taken down at FW Towers it's time to turn our thoughts to 2012. As I paused for breath over Christmas I realised that in amongst the chaos of last year, I had missed out on so much amazing new music. It's almost impossible now to find the time to listen to everything that jostles for attention in your web browser, but seeing as it's both my job and my passion, I thought I best make an effort.
Amongst the many things I slept on in the last year are the fantastic Teebs album, this gem from I' Ced and the Stepkids album on Stones Throw. So, in 2012, I've vowed to not make the same mistakes again - with that in mind, I'm going to use this blog to share a few things that I've discovered every Monday - hence 'New Music Mondays'. This is a bold claim, and one which I'll probably be back-tracking on come February but I figure it's worth a go. For this first blog, I'm just gonna pass on a few more things from 2011 that passed me by - a few suggestions for using up those Woolworth's vouchers from your Nan.
kidkanevil put me on to the Sonic Brat album Hana which is available as a free download from Totokoko label. The album's delicate atmospherics are perfect for a cold winter's day - lush, dreamy and emotive. Check out the title track here:
One name that I heard loads last year, without actually hearing any music was Zara McFarlane - her debut album Until Tomorrow came out on Brownswood - check out a live version of Chiaroscuro recorded in London:
Another amazing Jazz Vocalist that I picked up on over the break is Gregory Porter. His album 'Water' is fantastic, as is this track '1960 What?'.
Lastly, here is a track from Lewis McCallum called 'Fly or Die'. I know nothing about this guy, but this track is exactly my kind of music - deep, funky hip hop with skewed vocals. Can't wait to play this one out.
So, that's all for now - I'll be back next week with actual new music, rather than stuff you've already heard. Hopefully the title of these posts will start to make a modicum of sense. See you then.
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