Maz — trumpeter from musical-joy-explosion Snarky Puppy — has got a soulful set of pipes on him. This is a charming and groove-filled session featuring his kind vocals accompanied by some of the Pups along with Talia Billig who curates the rather excellent Orchard Sessions. How do you like them apples?
Jessica Biel’s naïve roller-skating waitress Alice is seconds away from accepting a proposal from her copper boyfriend, Scott — a man obsessed with expressing his emotions in percentages, played endearingly by James Marsden — when an accident involving a nail gun sees poor Alice struck down with a new, but not fatal, hair accessory. What ensues is a crusade upon Washington DC for healthcare for all.
Coming soon (Friday 19 June, to hit the head on the nail).
GoGo Penguin’s acoustic-electronica sound meets at a pulsating melting point. Fans of New Cowley Trio and The Bad Plus will revel in their take on break-beats, soundscapes and piano-led creations that led to a Mercury Prize 2014 nomination.
Catch them at KOKO on 12 June is an opportunity to see the band in full flight.
Sylvan Esso are the queen of tranquil indie-electro-pop-whateveritistheydo. Check out their mellow majesty in the internet’s definitive session series, the Tiny Desk Concert.
Perfection.
Not everyone creates a method for harmonizing and symphonizing real life. Not everyone is Chassol. This new audio-visual project — Big Sun — takes us to his family’s birthplace of Martinique, where his encounters form the basis for another surreal and hypnotic journey into the world of Chassol.
Big Sun gets its UK premiere at Rich Mix on 20 May at Rich Mix.
My Note is the first release from 10-piece genre-hopping Hans Prya. Having met during an artist residency with Snarky Puppy’s Michael League, Bill Laurance and Robert ‘Sput’ Searight it is little surprise that the band exhibits such an eclectic yet controlled sound.
Led by percussionist Felix Higginbottom, follow their progress in this five-part live video series and beyond.
Addictive TV travelled across five continents and recorded improvisations from over 150 musicians around the world to create this unique project, fusing all manner of styles and instruments to create a new concept performance.
They’re in town for a live set on Thursday 26 February at Rich Mix with live accompaniment from the Beatbox Collective’s Bass6, fiddle player and BBC Young Musician of the Year Shona Mooney and sitarist Baluji Shrivastav.
Treading a textured line between the sound of Hot Chip and Villagers, Jape pedals a warm brand of electro-pop.
‘The Heart’s Desire’ is a video that will please fans of paint with dubious viscosity and neon. Catch them in London as Jape headlines at Electrowerkz on Wednesday 25 February.
Love Is appears on Nizlopi‘s 2008 album, Make It Happen. Here, they open the track out with rich string accompaniment from the sumptuous Cosmopolitan Quartet.
Fans of vinyl and audio definition rejoice; surround yourselves in sound at the Spiritland residency. Let your ears run with familiar and new melodies — nestled comfortably amid optimum listening conditions. Runs 6 October – 1 January 2015.
The Prickle 