Today on Fresh Pressed, Gabe and Andrew discuss smooth grooves and new tunes. This week's theme is velvet, which is smooth, like a groove CAN BE. It's Lou Reed's birthday, hence the theme, and yet we didn't talk about how Gabe's pick is definitely influenced by him? Like, we talk about the singer's late-night baritone voice and we don't say anything about Lou Reed? Embarrassing.

Featured in this episode:

Black Velvet - Charles Bradley & the Menahan Street Band

Velvet Gloves & Spit - Timber Timbre

Ziptie - Julien Baker

Outta Space - Nightshift

The American Negro - Adrian Younge (album)

Also featured:

Why Is It So Hard - Charles Bradley & the Menahan Street Band

There Was a Man - Menahan Street Band

Tracks from The American Negro:

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