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Musician Ada Lea penned and demoed songs from her new album “one hand on the steering wheel the other sewing a garden” at an artist residency in Banff, but each song represents a dot linking her personal history to a map of Montreal. Montreal is the city where she grew up, and “damn” is one of those dots.

Recognized as one of Brazil’s greatest singers, Marisa Monte returns with new music after a decade hiatus as she prepares to tour next Spring. “Vento Sardo” is the first song out and has special significance as she teams up with Uruguayan Oscar and Grammy winning singer/songwriter Jorge Drexler for a mix of Spanish and Portuguese lyrics.

A strange dream about an old friend, plus inspiration from Elliot Smith songs led Toronto’s Charlotte Cornfield to cook up the gritty “Pac-Man.” It's nudged along by a sludgy bass line from Ada Lea and well-timed tambourine played by Suun’s Liam O’Neill.

At the forefront of the London jazz scene, you’ll find Sons of Kemet’s Theon Cross. Cross is an award-winning tuba player, and he celebrates Black music with a new solo album. The pieces explore origins and identity that transcend genre, “The Spiral” features Afronaut Zu and Ahnansé.

Argentine producer Chancha Via Circuito joins forces with fellow countrywoman — singer-songwriter Luvi Torres to heal through Andean electro-folkloric sound. “Sano” Spanish for “I Heal” allows listeners to connect with the divine in love and healing.

Here’s a little fictional story from the Berlin-based duo Yuul that captures a not-so-distant future where lovers reach out for a new existence, both physically and mentally, on the contemplative track “Our New World,” complete with a string quartet.

Legendary funkmeister Leo Nocentelli started out by backing Otis Redding when he was just 14 and went on to become an original member of The Meters, penning hits like “Cissy Strut” and the Mardi Gras anthem “Fire On The Bayou.” But Nocentelli also recorded an album in the early ‘70s that was believed to be lost forever — until now. “Another Side” was recorded in New Orleans, lost in Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and found over a decade later in a swap meet in Southern California. Today we’re lucky to hear what we can consider a timeless classic by a giant, “Give Me Back My Loving.”

Get ready to rock with Jack White’s latest solo music in almost four years. “Taking Me Back” packs the kind of raucous punch only a twelve-time Grammy Award winning Jack White can deliver.

In the words of Big Thief, their new song “Certainty”showcases the most innate parts of the band: the human journey, real love, and the raw emotions that accompany the two. The track was written and recorded during a lengthy power outage, and features the powerful vocals of frontwoman Adrianne Lenker.

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs beam us into a playful dimension on the boppy “A Dream I Have.” After collaborations with Bonobo, Porter Robinson, and Odesza, TEED reach out to fans with their new EP, “The Distance.”