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New Additions to Radio K - Albums
New albums, now in rotation
Helado Tropical - Helado Tropical
Debut collaborative album from artists Helado Negro and Reyna Tropical. Shimmery summer music that sits between analog + electronic, ambient + rhythmic. (ps. Reyna Tropical is also the founder of She Shreds guitar magazine).
RIYL: Toro Y Moi, Khruangbin, Y La Bamba
Fav track: Tocando
Eartheater - Heavenly Body: If I'm the Bottle you're the Message
Reflections on motherhood delivered through atmospheric dance music and post-wave.
RIYL: SOPHIE, Oklou, FKA Twigs
Fav track: Crown Jewel
Vandor Warden - Vandor
LOCAL singer-songwriter, with a nice lo-fi sound.
RIYL: Dove Ellis, Greg Mendez
Fav track: I'll still sweat
Brian Jackson - Now More Than Ever
Vanguard Pick~ This new album from legendary multi-instrumentalist/arranger/producer Brian Jackson is a re-imagining of his 70s work with Gil-Scott Heron. It's an expansive + collaborative tapestry of Jazz, Soul and poetry.
RIYL: Adrian Young, Anderson .Paak, Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Fav track: The Revolution Will not Be Televised
Jack White - Frozen Charlotte
Jack White's newest album continues the sharp frenzied blues rock that earned him renewed critical acclaim on 2024's No Name.
RIYL: The White Stripes, The Black Keys, Beck
Fav tracks: Derecho Demonico, You'll Never Fix Me
Fiver - Cleaning House
Fiver is the project of Canadian singer-songwriter Simone Schmidt. The album is inspired by advice a psychic gave Schmidt for cleaning the energy of her apartment. The sound is simple, twangy, and heartfelt.
RIYL: Hurray for the Riff Raff, Townes Van Zandt, Neko Case
Fav track: Only in The Longing
New Additions to Radio K - Singles
New singles, now in rotation
Fabrizio - Before the Soul Goes to Waste
Born in Peru and now based in Nashville, Fabrizio sings country with a commanding and powerful baritone. Lovely sparse arrangement on this song too.
Margo Price - Maggie's Farm
Icon of modern country, this is from her recent album Days of Unrest. She performed this Dylan cover here on campus at Huntington Bank Stadium last year for Farm Aid ! The full release also includes covers of Blaze Folley's Oval Room, and Woody Guthrie's Deportee (Los Gatos Plane Crash).
My Friend, My Urn - Blink of an Eye
Reallly good slow-burning screamo track. Band is from Arizona. There is even some cello on there it's so neat.
Garden Variety - Stickler / Soft on The Name
Post-Hardcore/Emo from NY from the 90's. Recently re-issued by the Numero group.
Ichiko Aoba - Sayonara Penguin
Japanese bossa nova / pop / acoustic music about the singer's childhood imaginary friend (the penguin).
