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Our favorite songs of the week (playlist)

This week’s playlist includes new music by Arcade Fire, The Smile, Rosalía, Arooj Aftab, Sudan Archives, Syd ft. Lucky Daye, Tropical Fuck Storm & King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, and more.

26 New Songs Out Today

Listen to new songs by Renata Zeiguer, Jess Williamson (Townes Van Zandt cover), Poppy Ajudha, Billy Nomates, Young Prisms, Dropkick Murphys, Zora, Crane Like the Bird/Buck Meek, Lustmord/Zola Jesus, and more.

15 Great Jazz Albums of 2020

Though jazz never went away, the past few years have seen a serious jazz renaissance that continues to grow and intersect with hip hop, electronic music, and more. Here are 15 of this year’s jazz albums that we strongly recommend…

Stream 'Blue Note Re:Imagined' ft. Jorja Smith, Shabaka Hutchings, Nubya Garcia, Ezra Collective, more

Jorja Smith’s contribution comes with a video that she calls “a tribute to all the people who have paved the way for Black empowerment and freedom.”

Notable Releases of the Week (2/14)

This week’s Notable Releases include the stunning art pop of Katie Gately’s sophomore LP, Tame Impala’s long-awaited return, Kvelertak’s first with a new singer, and more.

Winter Jazzfest 2020: Ashley Henry, Moses Boyd & more at Le Poisson Rouge (pics, review)

Winter Jazzfest, now in its 16th year, is an institution that’s shown a knack for keeping up with both the city’s changing club landscape and the genre’s latest developments in NYC and elsewhere…

Moses Boyd & Poppy Ajudha share collab, "Shades Of You"

The new song is the third single off Moses’ upcoming album ‘Dark Matter.’

What's going on Thursday?

Tonight’s NYC-area shows include Winter Jazzfest (Kokoroko, Lee Fields), Smif-n-Wessun/Black Moon, Yonatan Gat, and more.

Winter Jazzfest 2020 lineup (Seu Jorge, Makaya McCraven, Kokoroko, more)

The 2020 edition of NYC’s Winter Jazzfest goes down January 9 – 18 at clubs all over Manhattan and Brooklyn…

Barack Obama, Wilco, Superchunk, Thou & more list the Best Music of 2018

It’s officially 2019 but before we jump fully into the year’s new music, there’s still some ‘Best of 2018’ catching up to do…