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Emel Mathlouthi is a Tunisian singer-songwriter who is known for her unique blend of traditional sounds and electronic beats. With her current release, her style has developed into a fully-formed blend that feels both classic and fresh, with distinctly powerful and memorable vocals floating on a bed of guitar, electronically affected sound, and beats. For this intimate session, Emel brought a raw, beautifully stripped-down performance to Serious Business Music in DUMBO.

Ensen is available now from Partisan Records.

00:00 - Emel

00:43 - Lost

08:15 - Interview - Emel

12:20 - Instant

16:10 - Interview - Emel

20:39 - Saliem

24:15 - Interview - Emel

29:50 - Fi Kolli Yawmen

35:30 - Interview - Emel

41:36 - Dflue

47:32 - Interview - Emel

50:55 - Outro

51:06 - Finish

Today's show includes music from Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Kathleen Edwards, Will Butler, and more.

00:00 - The Folk Wave

00:40 - Halinkata Djoube - Ballake Sissoko & Vincent Segal

05:40 - Have One On Me - Joanna Newsom

16:33 - Whispering Light - Jesca Hoop

20:33 - weightless - Tica Douglas

23:48 - The Folk Wave

24:46 - Swannanoa - Mount Moriah

29:40 - Sure As Shit - Kathleen Edwards

32:40 - Circa - Death Vessel

36:15 - Robin & Marian - Will Stratton

42:19 - The Folk Wave

43:23 - Swim & Sleep - Unknown Mortal Orchestra

46:00 - Wings - Field Report

50:26 - There Will Be Spring - Bonnie Prince Billy

53:10 - Finish What I Started - Will Butler

55:30 - The Folk Wave

55:46 - Black Dream - Aidan Knight

58:45 - Finish

Laetitia Tamko is the Brooklyn-based musician behind the much buzzed about project, Vagabon. With an adept skill for storytelling and an unforgettable vocal style, blended with a masterful use of tension in her unique indie rock arrangements, she has managed to gain some serious traction with this project, particularly since this year’s release of her first full length record. Vagabon, in full band form, dropped by Serious Business Music in DUMBO, Brooklyn, to share some of her fantastic earworms with us.

00:00 - Vagabon

00:50 - Minneapolis

04:10 - Interview - Vagabon

07:23 - Cold Apartment

10:26 - Interview - Vagabon

14:02 - Cleaning House

17:19 - Vagabon

19:30 - The Embers

23:00 - Interview - Vagabon

27:02 - Fear And Force

29:36 - Outro

29:50 - Finish

Gracie (Coates) and Rachel (Ruggles) are a remarkable new Brooklyn-based orchestral pop piano and violin duo with a tendency towards stark contrast in both sound and visuals. With strong vocals, a heightened sense of drama, and plenty of musical skill to make good on their pop promises, they are aiming high leading up to the release of their debut album. Joined by a live percussionist, they dropped by Serious Business Music in DUMBO, Brooklyn, to give us a preview.

Gracie and Rachel’s self-titled debut full length LP will be release June 23, 2017.

00:00 - Gracie and Rachel

00:53 - Only Child

04:45 - Interview - Gracie and Rachel

08:49 - Tiptoe

13:12 - Interview - Gracie and Rachel

15:06 - Go

19:36 - Interview - Gracie and Rachel

21:10 - Let It Out

25:10 - Interview - Gracie and Rachel

29:20 - Don't Know

32:25 - Interview - Gracie and Rachel

32:53 - Outro

33:00 - Finish

Today's show includes music from Lexie Roth, Sera Cahoone, Maria Taylor, and many more!

 

 

 

00:00 - The Folk Wave

00:31 - Girlfriend (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Lexie Roth

03:35 - Interview (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Lexie Roth

07:10 - Nervous Wreck - Sera Cahoone

09:21 - This Old Dog - Mac DeMarco

11:45 - Whisper In Her Ear - Milk Carton Kids

15:43 - The Folk Wave

16:41 - i will be able - Tica Douglas

21:00 - Mama, I'm Never Gonna Come Back Home - Rusty Guns

25:46 - Dealing - Cass McCombs

29:00 - Broken Objects - Maria Taylor

31:46 - And Tonight - Lily & Madeleine

34:40 - The Folk Wave

35:28 - Titus Three - Half Handed Cloud

37:45 - Holy Holy - Orenda Fink

41:30 - Sailor's Grave A Sea of Sheep - Bonnie Prince Billy

46:31 - Lower Come Closer - Emby Alexander

49:40 - Cub - Castanets

52:50 - Libertad y Obligado - Franny Glass

54:50 - Burning Out - Jam Jars

60:02 - The Folk Wave

60:54 - Finish

Fraidycat is the Brooklyn-based trio of Andy Kinsey, Daniel de Juan, and Charlotte Kahn. They call their music “slop pop” but let’s call it what it is because sloppy isn’t really all that accurate: this is fun, anxiously grooving pop music with punk nods. There’s a playfulness and honesty to it that just works really well. Check it out for yourself -- the band stopped by Serious Business Music in DUMBO, Brooklyn, to show us what they’ve got (besides an excellent name).

Other Better Places by Fraidycat is available now on cassette.

00:00 - Fraidycat

00:36 - Internal Bleeding

03:05 - Interview - Fraidycat

04:24 - Cement

07:28 - Interview - Fraidycat

08:33 - Best Pie

09:53 - Interview - Fraidycat

13:09 - Fortune Cookies

15:07 - Interview - Fraidycat

17:48 - Ghosts

21:00 - Interview - Fraidycat

21:50 - SOL

24:51 - Outro

25:05 - Finish

Alexander F is the modern post-punk brainchild of Brooklyn musician Alex Toth, who is known for his work as a trumpet player and vocalist for Rubblebucket. It was a look inward during a silent retreat that inspired what would become the first batch of songs for Alexander F, which come to life with a perfectly poised execution, topped off by Alex’s captivating moves (think somewhere between Talking Heads’ David Byrne and Future Island’s Samuel Herring). The band descended upon the live room at Serious Business Music in DUMBO, Brooklyn, to give us a taste of what they’ve got going on!

Alexander F’s self-titled new album is available now.

00:00 - Alexander F

00:30 - Call Me Pretty

02:57 - Soft Collins

06:07 - Interview - Alexander F

11:35 - Swimmers

13:10 - Coffee

15:15 - Interview - Alexander F

16:50 - You're Such A Kill

18:50 - Interview - Alexander F

20:08 - Mouth House

22:10 - Outro

22:28 - Finish

Today's show features brand new music from Tica Douglas, Sam Rae, and Mary Lattimore.

 

00:00 - The Folk Wave

00:41 - my friend's exes - Tica Douglas

05:00 - Wawa By The Ocean - Mary Lattimore

15:28 - Peninsula - Death Vessel

20:40 - Glenrio - Melissa McClelland

26:00 - The Folk Wave

26:42 - Ancient Woes - Sam Rae

29:46 - You Never Know - Grandchildren

33:29 - Haunted House - Treetop Flyers

40:11 - Space Children - Saturday Looks Good To Me

46:26 - Promised Land - Milk Carton Kids

50:10 - The Folk Wave

51:03 - Back, Baby - Jessica Pratt

54:46 - Minding My Own - Liza Kate

56:23 - The Folk Wave

56:35 - Rush Apart - Rural Alberta Advantage

58:29 - Finish

Lexie Roth grew up in upstate New York, surrounded by some huge musical figures connected to her guitarist father, Arlen Roth, laying the strong groundwork for her early musical development. Her first album was released when she was just 18 years old, after which she traveled to the west coast before eventually returning to the east coast. Now she splits her time between Los Angeles and Martha’s Vineyard as she continues to further develop her tuneful, folk-influenced indie rock. Lexie stopped by Serious Business Music in DUMBO to share some of her music with us in this intimate session.

Move Me by Lexie Roth is available now.

 

00:00 - Lexie Roth

00:54 - Girlfriend

04:01 - Interview - Lexie Roth

08:44 - Move Me

13:01 - Interview - Lexie Roth

16:32 - Stay Or Go

19:30 - Interview - Lexie Roth

21:53 - Drive

24:04 - Interview - Lexie Roth

26:08 - WIndfield

29:00 - Interview - Lexie Roth

29:16 - Outro

29:27 - Finish

 

 

Active Bird Community are a Brooklyn-based indie garage pop band who’ve been bubbling up in the local scene for just a couple of years now. They ride the line between the straight up NYC rock style and looser, quirky indie rock. The band dropped by Serious Business Music in DUMBO, Brooklyn to show us just how it’s done!

Stick Around by Active Bird Community is available now.

 

00:00 - Active Bird Community

00:41 - Out From Under

04:01 - Longport

06:03 - Interview - Active Bird Community

09:08 - Dead Legs

11:55 - Interview - Active Bird Community

16:34 - Newbie

18:35 - Interview - Active Bird Community

20:14 - Afterparty

23:30 - Interview - Active Bird Community

26:48 - Outro

27:57 - Finish