San Francisco-native and We Have Sound Album of the Year 2020 winner Chaz Bear returned with his follow up to Outer Peace and first record for indie tastemakers Dead Oceans. Long ago shaking off his ‘chillwave’ tag and embracing the funkier elements of psychedelia – MAHAL continues the themes from that previous album. Instrumental album …
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20. Kevin Morby – This Is a Photograph (Dead Oceans)
Kevin Morby released his seventh solo album This Is a Photograph back in May and it beautifully captures everything great from his evolution as a solo artist. The nostalgia and introspection is paired with a cinematic widening of the musical production to create a highly personal and engaging record. Recorded in Americana’s home of Memphis, …
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15. Durand Jones & The Indications – American Love Call (Dead Oceans)
Indiana soul five-piece Durand Jones & The Indications’s second record is a document of modern America set to timeless songwriting – evoking Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye & Otis Redding – taking up the baton from Charles Bradley & Lee Fields. There are strings galore on American Love Call and they pair perfectly with Jones’ smooth …
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