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Jaakko Eino Kalevi
Song of the Day: A splendidly rousing eight-minute retro-style electro-pop baroque melodrama by the Finnish artist with the deep, rich voice, one that stylistically and in his own fashion, draws a pentagram between Goblin, Rondo Veneziano, Cerrone, Doris Norton and Lindstrom, out on Domino Records
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Mei Semones
Song of the Day: A charming cross-genre fusion of bossa nova, jazz, folk and chamber pop sung in English and Japanese by the Brooklyn-based American musician with a tale of losing a tooth on the subway and friendship, from the upcoming album Kurage, out 10 April on Bayonet Records
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Alewya - City of Symbols
Song of the Day: A stylish fusion of electronica, soul, hip hop and Ethiopian rhythmic influences centring on themes of heritage, family by London singer, songwriter, producer and multidisciplinary artist, with drums from eejebee and guitar from Vraell, heralding from the forthcoming new debut Zero out 22 June via LDN Records / Because Music
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Avalon Emerson & The Charm - Written into Changes
Song of the Day: Following the singles Eden and Jupiter and Mars, another stylish, experimental indie synth-pop release by the New York artist with the title track of upcoming second Charm moniker album, out on 20 March via Dead Oceans
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Aldous Harding’s upcoming album Train on the Island
Song of the Day: An enigmatic, oddly stylish, stripped back, piano-based new experimental folk single by the New Zealand singer-songwriter, namechecking John Cale, and from her upcoming album Train on the Island out May 8 via 4AD
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Max Winter, Asha Lorenz & Rael - Candlelight
Song of the Day: A dark, stylish, striking fusion of hip-hop, trip-hop, spoken word, and jazz by the London-based rapper and friends, and the the first single from the collaborative mixtape Like the season!, out on Secret Friend
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Jesus Cringe - Disastrology
Song of the Day: A striking collision and fusion of space rock, prog rock, jazz, and sci-fi cinema, with an orchestral, avant-garde, tumultuous interplay between violin and baritone saxophone by the Belgian artist Alexis Pfrimmer, expressing the characterisation of solitary figure witnessing Earth’s collapse before escaping into space, and out on Epictronic
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The unforgettably dotty look of Angine de Poitrine
Song of the Day: Fabulously fun, catchy, funky, clever, complex, proggy syncopated instrumental experimentalism by the stylishly disguised rock duo known as Khn and Klek de Poitrine from Quebec, Canada, from their upcoming album Vol. II, out on 3 April via Les Cassettes Magiques
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L.Y.R. - Dark Sky Reservation - the album is out on April via Real World Records
Song of the Day: Delicate, beautiful profound new work by the trio of British poet laureate Simon Armitage, multi-instrumentalist Patrick J. Pearson and singer-songwriter Richard Walters, about areas where light pollution is outlawed with this title track of their upcoming third album, out on 3 April via Real World Records
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My New Band Believe
Song of the Day: Energetic, eclectic, stylish new work by Cameron Picton, formerly bassist of Black Midi, with new band lineup and a pacy mix of saxophone-filled jazz, acoustic guitar and frenetic stop-start rhythms, heralding the forthcoming eponymous debut album, out on 19 April via Rough Trade
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Molina
Song of the Day: Dreamy, blurry and strangely beautiful, woozy shoegaze with washes of textured sound and some echoes of gentler My Bloody Valentine by the Copenhagen-based Chilean-Danish artist Rebecca Molina, out now on Escho Records
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Lana Del Rey - White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter
Song of the Day: A mysterious, semi-whispered, darkly enchanting and intimate experimental country ballad in reference to her husband Jeremy Dufrene by the acclaimed American singer-songwriter, and the latest to herald her upcoming tenth studio album Stove, out on Interscope/ Universal
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Fan Girl’s upcoming EP, 8HRS
Song of the Day: An intricate, glimmering fusion of guitars, synths, pacy rhythm and emotive delivery with stylistic echoes of Radiohead by the Melbourne indie band of Noah Harris and co, heralding the upcoming EP, 8HRS, out on 24 April via Community Music
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Kloyd - New Love
Song of the Day: Mesmeric, repetitive, jangling ambience over gentle, infectious beats with a looping vocal by the London electronica artist Kate Lloyd with number about embarking on a journey into love with excitement, yet with an undertone of uncertainty and apprehension, then giving into surrender and euphoria
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Montreal’s La Sécurité
Song of the the Day: A quirky, sharp, clever, jerky, catchy nod to disco punk of the early-2000s by the Montreal art-punk collective with a a mix of hooky riffs, pacy drums and crunchy bass, themed across the chance numbers game and a spin on creativity, and also now the title track heralding their upcoming album out on 12 June via Mothland and Bella Union
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Bleachers’ upcoming new album Everyone For Ten Minutes
Song of the Day: A beautiful, passionate, stirring and serene love song from the New Jersey rock band fronted by producer and singer-songwriter Jack Antonoff, heralding the upcoming sixth album, Everyone For Ten Minutes, out on 22 May via Dirty Hit Records
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Evelyn Gray
Song of the Day: Beautiful, evocative indie-folk with a Celtic flavour by trio of Evelyn Gray (previously of Tapir!) on guitar/vocals, Suzie Nicholls on bass, and Sophia Bartlett on violin, heralding the forthcoming project I Am Building a House (out on My Life is Big) which also includes a novel
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Kevin Morby’s upcoming album, LIttle Wide Open
Song of the Day: A breezy, catchy, uplifting travel-themed love song by the Texas born, Kansas raised singer-songwriter, heralding his eighth album, Little Wide Open, produced by The National’s Aaron Dessner, and out on 15 May via Dead Oceans
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Damon Albarn, Grian Chatten & Kae Tempest
Song of the Day: A stirring, soulful, vivid, emotional collaboration between the Blur/Gorillaz frontman, the Fontaines D.C. singer and the London rapper and writer, from the upcoming WarChild charity album HELP(2), raising money for children affected by conflict out on 6 March
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Charotte Cornfield’s upcoming album Hurts Like Hell
Song of the Day: Beautiful, fragile, vulnerable indie-folk by the Canadian singer-songwriter with a fellow famous guest, heralding her upcoming sixth album, Hurts Like Hell, out 27 March on Merge Records / Next Door Records
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