Am I really recommending the new Miley Cyrus single? I sure am: featuring Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood, it sounds like a Tango-era Christine-led b-side. music.youtube.com/watch?v=X9GQ...

Etta James' Montreux debut was 50 years ago today. Her "I'd Rather Go Blind" - especially at the 6min mark, when the mic-less improvisation kicks in - gives me the chills, every time. bit.ly/yt-gemz-etta-...

Rejoice! Funkadelic's Westbound catalog getting remastered and repressed, starting 8/29 with eponymous debut. www.treblezine.com/f...

Packing Steely Dan, Sea-Change-era Beck, Aussie psych and Floyd vibes into a 5-track EP is no small feat, but UK's Common Saints was up to the task: Equinox kicks things off with a summer BBQ playlist no-brainer (lnkfi.re/jZUS3Nvb) and never lets up. Out this month via Starsonics #icymi

Definitely not a non-event: Aussie indie/psych trio Daily Toll's debut A Profound Non-Event deftly blends psych, shoegaze and indie rock. The brooding 7min opener "Another World" sets the tone: lnkfi.re/BFDqZfC4 Out this week via London-based Tough Love Records #nmf

Brooklyn's Razor-N-Tape label salutes summer in proper style with the Yuksek EP, Deja Vous; digital out this week a/ vinyl shipping late June. For "She's Mine" the French producer teams w/ Isaac Delusion and the result is pure disco sunshine. lnkfi.re/dNvLVmlL #nmf

50 years in and Brazilian trio Azymuth are still cranking out top-shelf jazz-funk sprinkled with just enough MPB magic dust. The whole Marco Passo LP is a must-listen but Daniel Maunick's extended mix of Arabutã is the rum-soaked cherry on top. #outthisweek via Far Out lnkfi.re/sL7zEGNq#outthisweek#nmf

1st @defjamrecordings solo LP from @chuckdpe is a Bomb Squad-y delight that draws inspiration from PE's best work. Demands front-to-back listen but if I had to pick a standout, Rogue Runnin, with its slammin' Phil Most Chill verse, is a full dj set crammed into 3 minutes lnkfi.re/1hfZfD4o #nmf

Mo' Horizons' 25-year career is filled with superb jazz-informed electronic grooves and "Love On My Side" - their recent collab with Italy's Ecto Maver - is a jazzy warm-weather bop that ranks among my fave Mo releases. Out via Agogo Records. lnkfi.re/F3fWMnV1 #icymi

If Psych Furs or their ilk are on your BBQ playlist you'll want to add "Ill At Ease" - the title track off Canadian post-punkers Preoccupations' 5th LP - which is out this week on Born Loser Records. 7-date UK leg kicks off tomorrow, then CA/US lnkfi.re/QFqYFgKW #nmf

LA peeps, let's set the time machine for 1975: Judas Priest and Alice Cooper are coming to the Forum 10/19 to help you ring in the Halloween frame. Caviar and meths, or Devil's Food? Pick your Poison. bit.ly/tmrex-2025101...

past present is instantly one of my faves in @mdCL's wonderfully diverse catalog. Combining Heritage-era fusion w/ Tangerine-adjacent synth, an immersive headphone listen awaits. Out via @gregboraman's bbe imprint, IMPRESS!VE Collective. Title track lnkfi.re/ZcJBpN9e #nmf

This Relix remembrance of Terry Manning is worth the quick read. From Stax to Compass Point, Al Green to ZZ Top, Moog master to master photographer, his was a life in music well lived. bit.ly/rip-terry-man...

LA if you've never experienced the original D-O-double-G your time has come: @TheSwampDogg is headed to Venice West 4/25. Psychedelic R&B set, or will the focus be songs from last year's countrified Blackgrass? Prollly a bit o' both. Tix bit.ly/tmrex-2025042...

#DVR-alert PBS' Independent Lens series is gettin' funky this week with "We Want the Funk", a roots-to-rap examination of the genre. Premieres 4/8 on PBS SoCal, then widely streamed on 4/29. to.pbs.org/3XM9uTi#DVR-alert

Out today: The Crux, @djotime's 3rd LP, via Djo Music / @awalofficial. "Charlie's Garden" - a joyous ditty littered with musical and lyrical Beatles references - is a welcome dollop o' fun that is sure to brighten your day. lnkfi.re/IO982L9Q #nmf

Hiroshi Yoshimura helped define the 80s kankyō ongaku ambient style with classics such as Green. This week Temporal Drift reissued Flora, a 2006 compilation of theretofore unreleased works, and it is a wonderfully whimsical journey. Title track: lnkfi.re/E4HXP50f #nmf

Goldie Boutilier struck a rich musical vein with her latest, "King Of Possibilities". This evokes everything from Stevie to fellow Canadian Alannah Myles with a touch of Heartless Bastards. A whole lotta grit packed into 2.5 minutes; love it lnkfi.re/wwdUTT1x #icymi

This weekend celebrate 25 years of Like Water For Chocolate with Common performing "The Light" from last year's Hip-Hop 50 bash at Yankee Stadium. youtu.be/CFEj6ieo8g4 #yt-gemz

"Heat" - the new collab between Kraak & Smaak and Sydney's Butter Bath - is a warm slice of psych pop that warrants a slot on your poolside playlist. Out today on K&S's Boogie Angst label. lnkfi.re/xcCZvGpJ #nmf

YouTube crate dig of the week: Linda Ronstadt's brilliant take on Elvis Costello's "Party Girl", live 1980. Command performance youtu.be/LFW4pP-L_yM #yt-gemz

Another fine release from France's @infinemusic label: @francoisatlas blend of downtempo, dream pop and lightly 'tronica'd folk is a sunny Sunday cuppa, though opener "Où mène la nuit" is suitable for your next late night drive. lnkfi.re/mFeYv6D0 #nmf

Hats off to London legends Horse Meat Disco who just released a stellar comp of Brazilian disco, boogie and MPB via Mr. Bongo that is nuttin' but sunshine. Fave track: Robson Jorge & Lincoln Olivetti's "Suspira", a boogie delight for the ages. lnkfi.re/9cbZHEtC #nmf

If you've got Eagles on your road trip playlist (shh, it'll be our secret) you'll want to add "Buffalo" - a pedal steel and vocal harmony drenched gem from Horses, the 2nd LP by Chicago cosmic country outfit,Tobacco City. Whole record is fab lnkfi.re/p1c44xgz #nmf

If you have a "mountain morning acoustic vibes" playlist consider adding a track or two from French jazzer Thomas Naïm's just-released May This Be Love, an album of tastefully arranged solo acoustic Hendrix covers. My fave is his "Crosstown Traffic" lnkfi.re/vZ1MunBg #nmf

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Ride's @andybebop delves deeper into electronic textures to great effect on pinball wanderer, out via @soniccathedral. The centerpiece - apple green ufo - is 8 minutes of fuzzy, dubby goodness and one of my favorite tracks of '25. lnkfi.re/W3PBe7AQ #nmf

The Tusk-era Mac vibes are strong on "Down", a gem of a track that The Ting Tings included with Good People Do Bad Things, the lead single from Home, their first LP since 2018, coming in June via their own Wonderful Records. A welcome new direction! lnkfi.re/PQJq4adO #nmf

Roberta Flack, 1937-2025. This 1970 KCET studio performance captures her power and is well worth a watch. music.youtube.com/wa... #tyftm

Now, everything is here: a deluxe of FR-based DJ/producer Kartell's 2024 LP is out via Roche Musique. Of the 5 self-remixed bonus tracks my fave is the apache-beat-infused "Quest (Dawn ver)" - but first, an e2e listen if the album's new to you lnkfi.re/LjPM8e4W #nmf

If you missed Kelela's May 2024 Blue Note run, you're in luck: In the Blue Light - out via Warp Records - captures the intimacy of this "full-circle moment" for an artist who saw her first BN show at 19. Gorgeous arrangements; listen front to back lnkfi.re/rnZhnhkH #nmf

For Need You Again - the 2nd lead single for his forthcoming LP Return to Zero - Neal Francis teams with Say She She to gift us with pure disco-funk gold. Can't wait to hear this live. Single out now via ATO Records; LP drops March 14 lnkfi.re/qk3O3dqh #icymi

Essential Sunday listening from Jason Dungan aka @the_bluelake: sophomore release Weft employs various stringed & wood instruments (hi, zither!) that ebb and flow as folk meets psych prog in a lush forest of the mind. Out this month via @tonalunion lnkfi.re/taftlGAk #icymi

On the morning of their anticipated show at LA's Shrine L'Imperatrice have dropped ENTROPIA. This 6min instrumental space disco odyssey is a live staple and to my taste, everything I was hoping 2024's Pulsar would be. A slice beats no pizza at all! lnkfi.re/PzWCtket #nmf

RIP Gene "Daddy G" Barge, 98. The R&B saxxer was best known for Gary US Bonds' Quarter to Three (1961; youtu.be/C7cAZhW-WGs), a lyrics-added take on Barge's A Night With Daddy G. Dion borrowed the melody for Runaround Sue and Springsteen covers it live; here's one from '78 youtu.be/k1wqVIZR0ho

Inspired by Japan's jazz kissas, the listening lounge is having a global moment. I am honored to be a part of the concept's Cape debut and cannot wait to warm up a January evening with a blend of soul-jazz & global grooves. Event 411: bit.ly/busbus-2025-0...

This collab from French electro heavyweight Yuksek and synthpop duo Weekend Affair is the best song 80s Roxy Music never recorded. Simple Minds and "Man With a Gun" fans, this is your new jam. Out via @pilrecords lnkfi.re/qLeU4V6W #nmf