Stack №452: May 17, 2024

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May 17, 2024

Fine - Coasting

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Zone Nights Follow “Disponible en nuestro playlist 🥤 INSTA LIST! 🥤 Fine lanzó Coasting su nuevo sencillo y lo comparte con nosotros. Son…” 3 days ago →

Copenhagen songwriter and producer Fine Glindvad Jensen, aka Fine, announces her debut LP on Escho. This "burnished and meditative" (The Autumn Roses) single follows several tracks released over the last year and previous contributions to projects from Two Shell (Stack №361), Erika de Casier (№268), and Smerz (№72).

RiTchie - Dizzy (feat. Aminé)

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Passion of the Weiss Follow “Image via Patrick Driscoll Show your love of the game by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon so…” 4 days ago →

Released last month, the solo debut from Arizona rapper and musician Nathaniel Ritchie documents a new chapter of his life outside his group By Storm, formerly Injury Reserve (Stack №343). Here he and Aminé (Stack №214) "roast unserious rappers over a stomping reggae beat that would sound right at home on The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" writes Passion of the Weiss.

JW Francis - Pretending

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Surviving the Golden Age Follow “New York City’s JW Francis just released his third single of 2024, “Pretending.” Francis’ self-described “sincere lofi slacker bedroom jangle…” 5 days ago →

"Another bop from JW!" says Austin Town Hall, and the lighthearted line fits the loose and jangly style of New York's JW Francis: "There's something incredibly special about the way this song seems to take the groove." The single is out on Born Loser Records and follows his last album released in 2023.

Yazmin Lacey - Bad Company

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The Vinyl Factory Follow “Welcome in the sunny days with a warm blend of soul, dub, jazz and folk. Emerging from Giles Peterson’s Future…” yesterday →

This highlight from East London singer-songwriter Yazmin Lacey's 2023 LP re-entered our feed thanks to her new mix for The Vinyl Factory, who calls the record "a soulful, joyous tapestry that wore its genre influences on its sleeves."

QRTR - turn u into stone (Feat. Mirin Doja)

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Asian Dan Follow “wilt by QRTR” last week →

Under the alias QRTR, Philadelphia producer Meagan Rodriguez makes self-dubbed "contemplative club music." DJ Mag adds, "Think art house film composer meets basement rave." This track closes the wilt EP released last week with several collaborators, including Mirin Doja here.

FEATURED ALBUM

Wu-Lu - Daylight Song

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Bandcamp Daily Follow “Alternative rock, electronic music, indie psych, and more. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.” 15 hrs ago →

South London's Wu-Lu (Stack №367) pulls "from disparate genres spanning punk, hip-hop, jazz, drum & bass (and more) into his off-kilter, lo-fi arrangements," says Bandcamp. He embraces more melody on Learning To Swim On Empty, his new 7-track EP on Warp.

GOOD MIX

QRTR - On The Record #126

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Philadelphia's QRTR delivers a high energy mix "ranging from breaks to house to techno" for an episode of On The Record.

GOOD READ

For Smithsonian Magazine, Kellie B. Gormly on the forgotten sisters behind "Happy Birthday to You":

"The surprisingly tangled history of 'Happy Birthday to You'—described by Guinness World Records as the most frequently sung English-language song—begins in 1893, when the Hill sisters co-wrote and published a tune called 'Good Morning to All.'"

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