31.05.2026-CF WATKINS Babygirl (Whatever's Clever,2020)

 

COUNTRY / FOLK

   Watkins possesses a soulful, moving and often comforting talent, and Babygirl is a superb 2nd album that, if there’s any justice, will make her a very recognizable name in the area of singer-songwriters that bridge country and pop together.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/37haou

28.05.2026-COLD SPECKS Fools's Paradise (Arts&Crafts,2017)

 

TRIP HOP

   Ladan Hussein, the woman who records and performs as Cold Specks, is quietly intense. On Fool’s Paradise, her third album, Hussein’s music is stripped down to the essentials. Soft, mournful synthesizers drift through a melancholy space, with elusive percussion accents in the background. Her hushed, jazz-inflected vocals are full of passionate yearning, the sound of a soul on the verge of tears or explosive anger.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/wx52u9

25.05.2026-MUNA Dancing On The Wall (Saddest Factory,2026)

 

INDIE POP

   Muna’s signature open-hearted yearning and unapologetic celebration of self-expression are present and accounted for on Dancing on the Wall. The indie-pop band’s fourth studio album is chock-full of rollicking, ’80s-inflected power pop, but beneath the band’s propulsive beats and delectable hooks is a mournful plea for the girls and gays to not only get their asses to the dance floor, but open themselves up to intimacy.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/iabthp

22.05.2026-LADYLIKE LILY Les Graines Oubliees (Minouch,2023)

 

INDIE POP

   Ladylike Lily's talents as both storyteller and exceptional composer are on full display. She has a gift for transporting us to higher realms through emotionally rich tracks like "Les pages arrachées" and "Tour de contrôle", before reaching new heights with the fantastic "Un si bel endroit", "Du vert aux genoux", and "Sorcière". "Les Graines Oubliées" remains captivating from beginning to end with "Mauvaise herbe" and "Bonne nuit", a fascinating and intense tale that Ladylike Lily crafts to perfection.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/ly4hwb

19.05.2026-NELS CLINE SINGERS Share The Wealth (Blue Note,2020)

 

JAZZ

   On Share The Wealth, the sonic explorer and guitar renegade delivers a potent and provocative program of spontaneous, uncompromising music with an expanded edition of his long-running project The Nels Cline Singers, featuring saxophonist and punk-jazz iconoclast Skerik, keyboard marvel Brian Marsella, bass powerhouse Trevor Dunn, longtime collaborator and drummer Scott Amendola and Brazilian percussionist Cyro Baptista.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/hs7ci5

16.05.2026-LUYAS Animator (Dead Oceans,2012)

 

INDIE ROCK

   From the earliest moments of Animator, The Luyas create a scene of natural beauty from the most unexpected instruments. A stuttering drum machine, recorded with a touch of reverb, evokes the sound of stalactites dripping water into reflecting pools, and the heraldry played on a flute suggests Popul Vuh’s ’70s collaborations with filmmaker Werner Herzog.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/y3vzgw

13.05.2026-WALTER MARTIN The Bear (Ile Flottante,2022)

 

INDIE ROCK

   There is a certain beauty in simplicity and in a world that seemingly grows in chaos, perhaps simplicity is what many of us long for, either knowingly or unknowingly. In order to process and better understand the turmoil of our time, we increasingly turn to the artists and seek out a commonality in art. Walter Martin’s new album The Bear is a simple yet insightful look into his own life and family, and his own search for meaning. And the simplicity of this album is expressly where the beauty of it can be found.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/6gpcrt