A great good day to all of you, friends! Hope you’re doing well. Are you ready for some new Music? I have eight titles to lay on you today, so let’s get right down to it.
I have an EP to start this week’s findings. It’s from a trio from London called PLAY DEAD. Active since 2020, Fly On The Wall is their third EP. Five tracks of sharp Punk, with plundering bass and snot-nosed vocals.
Next up is a DJ from Portugal that is back for their second residence at My Imaginary Nightclub. DJ N***a Fox’s Chá Preto starts off with intriguing atmospherics before it slowly builds to a warm invitation to the dancefloor.
There exists an MC and Producer from New York known as Beans. Robert Stewart II used to be a part of left-field Hip-Hop group Anti-Pop Consortium and has been a solo act since 2003. His new album, ZWAARD is dense with deep bass and loose beats. Beans’ rhymes are thought-provoking and clever.
I’m taking a header in this next album, even though it hasn’t been released in its entirety yet. It’s a Hip-Hop record made in collaboration with MC Juice, All Natural, and Georgia Anne Muldrow. The two pre-release singles for CALIsthenics’ self-titled debut are classic Boom-Bap with speedy rhymes and bumping production.
Beige Banquet are a quintet from London that released their second album on Wednesday, though it’s their first as a full band. Ornamental Hermit showcases a tight, energetic, Krautrock vibe, guitar-driven and led by the Peter Murphy-esque vocals of Tom Brierley.
Marla Hansen is a Singer-Songwriter and violinist based in Berlin. On her second full-length, Salt, Hansen took co-production duties to expand her aural template to include bubbling synths and digital beats. Charming.
Continuing the run in 2024 with New Music from UK “Lad Rockers” (Yard Act, IDLES) is a quartet from the South coast called Kid Kapichi. Led by vocalist Jack Wilson, and taking on topics as aging, gentrification, the downfall of the patriarchy, There Goes The Neighbourhood is eleven tracks of punchy Rock and clever lyrics.
My Feature Pick this week is a two-piece from Japan. ZARIGANI$ features bass and drums and harmony vocals. Their new EP, Wonder Hole is ripping, raw, and fun Rock, riff-heavy and rapid-fire.
How’d that work out for you? Anything tickle your fancy? Let me know. I’m so lonely.
Take care of yourself!
New Music Jason’s Picks 
I love Kid Kapichi and their new album!
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