Latest Loves
Kid Koala – 12 bit Blues
About The Artist
Eric San, aka Kid Koala adds to his hat full of albums with Ninja Tune Records, bringing us a classy blues mash up lovingly made with a SP1200 sampler and not a sequencer in sight.
About The Music
Raw, immediate, nutty and irresistible. Kid Koala’s style of using a single sampler to create the whole album works naturally well with the Blues. Simple, direct and to the point. A perfect combination for a perfect mix.
Swaying Tree Pick - 12 bit Blues Minimix by DK (from) 12 bit Blues
Local Natives – Hummingbird
About The Artist
Los Angeles based four piece consisting of Taylor Rice (guitar, vocals, bass), Kelcey Ayer (vocals, keyboards, percussion, guitar), Ryan Hahn (guitar, keyboards, mandolin, vocals), Matt Frazier (drums). Second album on Frenchkiss Records.
About The Music
Indelible songwriting matched with calibre left-field Indie Guitar Pop, not captured as well since hayday Flaming Lips. A record that is both soulful, intelligent and very catchy.
Swaying Tree Pick - Heavy Feet (from) Hummingbird
The Creole Choir of Cuba – Santiman
About The Artist
The Creole Choir of Cuba, are a Cuban 10 piece vocal group with Haitian roots. Santiman is their 2nd album on Real World Records.
About The Music
A rich album that moves between deep church music, Cuban swing, Jazz and Haitian soul with complex layered harmonies. Produced by John Metcalf (Blur, John Cale, Peter Gabriel) who adds space and depth to the production, enabling the choir to bring us a timeless soulful collection.
Swaying Tree Pick - Panama Mwen Tonbe (from) Santiman
Homeboy Sandman – Richardsun
About The Artist
Angel Del Villar II, aka Homeboy Sandman is a hip-hop man of the highest calibre. A lyrical sharp shooter who has been held up as one (if not the best) in his field. Homeboy also blogs for the The Huffington Post.
About The Music
This Limited Edition 7 inch, released on Stones Throw Records is so good it just had to feature. Homeboy Sandman continues to bring a poetic pure stream of consciousness to his work. Artful, brilliant rap, that lifts the genre up to its rightful stature.
Swaying Tree Pick - Richardsun (from) Limited Edition 7-Inch Single
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – II
About The Artist
Singer Ruban Nielson, bassist Jake Portrait and drummer Greg Rogove, make up this Oregon based, psychedelic, pop/rock band. Delivering their highly anticipated second album, released on Jagjaguwar Records.
About The Music
Understated guitar pop at its most sublime, reminiscent of early ‘Floyd’, ‘Love’, and ‘The Loving Spoonful’, but with a guiding magic all of its own. Spectral songwriting, met with conjunctive melodies and transparent production. Beware, The single is highly addictive!
Swaying Tree Pick - Swim & Sleep (Like a Shark) (from) II
The Growlers – Hung At Heart
About The Artist
The Growlers are Brooks Nielson (vocals) Scott Montoya (bass guitar, vocals,), Matt Taylor (lead guitar, vocals) and Brian Stewart (drums, vocals). Formed in Long Beach, California, in 2006. ‘Hung At Heart’, is their third album.
About The Music
Album number three for The Growlers, could be the breakthrough they deserve, as their trademark psychedelic, surf pop is met with a classic timelessness on the memorable first single from the album, ‘One Million Lovers’. We keep pressing play on this one!
Swaying Tree Pick - One Million Lovers (from) Hung At Heart
Karriem Riggins – Alone Together
About The Artist
Jazz drummer and hip-hop producer extraordinaire Karriem Riggins, has played with some of biggest names in Jazz including Hank Jones, Oscar Peterson, Milt Jackson, Donald Byrd and Ron Carter. As well as Paul McCartney on his last album. Whist also producing Hip Hip artists like Common, Slum Village, Talib Kweli and The Roots.
About The Music
Karriem Riggins shows true artistry on this, his debut album. A 34-track instrumental odyssey that covers every corner of his influences thus far. Masterful, jazz infused hip-hop, that brings real musicality back to the genre, whilst also pushing boundaries.
Swaying Tree Pick - Matador (from) Alone Together
Willy Mason – Carry On
About The Artist
New York Folk & Blues man Willy Mason has great form. Supporting Beth Orton, KT Tunstall, Radiohead and Mumford & Sons. Collaborating with the Chemical Brothers, Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan. ‘Carry On’ is his third album and first on Fiction Records.
About The Music
After a five year hiatus, Carry On, with its stripped back production, timeless songwriting & sublime lyrics, stirs up visceral emotions, as Willy’s baritone goes right to the core. Classic.
Swaying Tree Pick - Carry On (from) Carry On
Mountains – Centralia
About The Artist
Mountains is a collaboration between Brooklyn based duo, Brendon Anderegg and Koen Holtkamp. Centralia is their 7th realise on Thrill Jockey since 2005 and possibly their most accomplished work to date.
About The Music
If Brian Eno, Terry Riley, Boards Of Canada and Rick Wright, made an album together it might of been a wondrous thing. Never mind that they didn’t, Centralia walks the line between heaven and earth as well as it can be, pulling sounds and melody from the depths of consciousness.
Swaying Tree Pick - Living Lens (from) Centralia
Lord Huron – Lonesome Dreams
About The Artist
Lord Huron was created by Ben Schneider. Formerly a solo project, now including, Mark Barry (percussion, vocals), Miguel Briseno (bass, percussion), Brett Farkas (guitar, vocals) and Tom Renaud (guitar, vocals).
About The Music
After several much touted Ep’s, Lord Huron’s debut album ‘Lonesome Dreams’, sees Ben Schneider’s vision come of age. With the writing skills of classic Paul Simon, deep fried in epic americana and a band with the breadth and vision to match. This is no ordinary record. Stunning.
Swaying Tree Pick - Ends of the Earth (from) Lonesome Dreams
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