Kid Kapichi – New Music Jason’s Picks

The New Music I’m Listening To Egregiously This Week, March 9 – 15, 2024:

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.

*Kid Kapichi – There Goes The Neighbourhood*

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!

Upcoming New Releases (Feelin’ Groovy) – Week Ending Friday, March 15, 2024:

Happy Tuesday to one and all! We have a fine week of New Releases coming at us. Let’s all have a gander, shall we?

In terms of big names, there aren’t too many, unless you include Kacey Musgraves and Justin Timberlake in that category.

Kacey Musgraves – Deeper Well

Scratching beneath the surface, there are plenty of interesting titles on tap. Among the Artists I’m curious to hear are Four Tet, Tierra Whack, Alison Cotton, Lenny Kravitz, Kid Kapichi, and The Dandy Warhols.

Four Tet – Daydream Repeat

My BandCamp Wishlist starts the week with ten titles awaiting release this week. Today I’ll spotlight London five-piece Beige Banquet. They’re a dark Punk band and their sophomore album Ornamental Hermit comes out tomorrow (Wednesday).

Beige Banquet – Ornamental Hermit

Make sure to check back on Friday, if you so choose. I’ll be right here, doling out the Music to soothe a troubled mind. Take care of yourself!

The New Music I’m Listening To, All Wrapped Up In A Neat, Little Package, September 17 – 23, 2022:

Happy End to the Week, cats and kittens! I hope you’ve been taking care of yourself, giving yourself lots of breaks, and spreading whatever you have left to others.

A quieter week is what I have to offer you, in terms of New Music Offerings. Two singles, and four full-lengths, so I shouldn’t keep you for long.

To start this week’s findings, I found a new single from an artist that I loved listening to in 2021. Brooklyn, NY’s Miss Grit put out a fantastic ep near the start of last year, and I’m pleased that she’s returned. Like You is thoughtful and Pop-adjacent, with ear-catching guitar riffs and vocoder vocals.

Miss Grit – Like You

Continuing Björk Watch 2022, Ms. Gudmunsdottir dropped her third prerelease single on Thursday. Ancestress is sure to be one of the longer tracks from the upcoming album, clocking in at nearly eight minutes. It begins tentatively, with spare strings, dissolving into bells and percussion before the bass erupts at the halfway point. Soon all is quiet again, and the Second Act begins, leading to a dramatic conclusion. Björk is joined by her son, Sindri Eldon, on vocals for this tribute to Björk’s late mother.

Björk (feat. Sindri Eldon) – Ancestress

Makaya McCraven is at the forefront of a handful of musicians who are actively driving the Jazz Bus through uncharted territory. The Paris-born, Chicago-based multi-hyphenated artist became renowned for his reimagination of Gil Scott-Heron’s work in 2020, and before that, he and trumpet player Antoine Berjeaut made what was probably my favourite album of 2019, Moving Cities. McCraven’s new album is titled In These Times, from the great Chicago label International Anthem. It’s an eleven song suite that was created over the last seven years, with over a dozen fellow artists, at five recording studios and four live performances, seamlessly sewn together to become a thing of delicate beauty.

My next recommendation comes with a caveat. I’m a big fan of Wylie Cable, both as an Electronic Music Producer, and as Label Head, for the fantastic Record Company Dome Of Doom. I’m really happy with his New Release, Warmed By The Sun. It is twenty-one tracks of ingenious Production, spanning many flavours and tempos. What grinds my gears is that the album, which is available on all streaming formats, is available on Bandcamp on limited-run cassette for $15 (plus another $12 for shipping), or $20 for just the digital files. So, while I’ve linked to the BandCamp page for my recommendation, I myself will download this one from Apple.

I don’t know what it is that they put in the water in England, but something has caused the ratio of Bands:Person to be damn near level. That kind of fight for space and attention in a relatively low population is always going to create better, more creative musicians. A quartet called Kid Kapichi have just released their second full-length, Here’s What You Could Have Won. Hailing from Hastings, in the Southeast, Kid Kapichi is tight hooks, smart production, and snarling attitude. The album showcases all of this with winning precision. The lead-off track, New England, is an amazing kiss-off for the reign of Charles, Post-Brexit, and features Bob Vylan.

*Kid Kapichi – Here’s What You Could Have Won*

An unusual record crossed my path this week that I cannot stop listening to. American musician N.R. Safi’s father emigrated from Afghanistan, and his upbringing was informed by that culture and music. Safi records as Naujawanan Baider, and his new BandCamp release, Volume 1 & 2, compiles his recordings from 2017 to 19. It ranges from hypnotic and droning, to rhythmic wonder and gorgeous musicianship. It would go without saying that this album is my Feature Pick, but I just said it.

A heckuva week, wouldn’t you say? Maybe it’s a slight calm before the storm of releases coming, starting next week. In the meantime, don’t forget to pace yourself. I care about you, and want you to stay healthy. Drink lots of water, and I’ll talk to you again soon.