Today, Pearl & The Oysters announce their upcoming album, Planet Pearl, which promises to be a hypnotic vision quest conjuring moonlight, tropical waters, exotic botany, and buzzing things in flight, set for release on September 20. 

Shapeshifting artist Toro Y Moi takes the plunge into rap-rock, Soundcloud rap, and Y2K emo on his eighth full length album, Hole Erth. But that’s not all: The album’s title comes from the counterculture publication Whole Earth Catalog, of the late ‘60s and early 70s,. The magazine carried the tagline “access to tools” and offered everything from how-to guides to cultural analysis and self-reliance tools. It spoke to everyone from hippies to technology-heads, which helped lay the groundwork for Silicon Valley’s ethos, and is attuned to TyM’s catalog. 

You may remember the band Quivers from our Global Beat Australia segment in 2021. Now they are getting ready to share a new album in August. “Oyster Cuts” is their tight title track and our first glimpse. You can feel the tension of grief and gratitude in their singing, encased by a looping riff, swirling synths, and the drive of percussion. 

Harmonics is the third collection of songs by Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard, who opens the floor to an introspective approach to dance music on “Follow You.” But that’s not all you’ll find on the new album: There is a wide palette of sounds and collaborations, including a track with Eno Williams of Ibibio Sound Machine, Jungle’s Tom McFarland, UK Jazz artist Alabaster DePlume, to name a few. 

Let’s rewind to 1975: It’s a beautiful, warm Southern California night in August, where the stage is set for a remarkable evening with the multi-platinum-selling band America at the Hollywood Bowl, backed by a symphony orchestra conducted by the legendary Sir George Martin. It’s a big night for the band, a packed house full of fans, friends, and family, when they nervously launch into this never-before-heard version of “Ventura Highway” (Live). 

Singer-songwriter Fin Greenall, aka FINK, has been making audiences swoon for three decades. His eighth and latest album, Beauty In Your Wake, reunites the original power trio for electronic-inspired folk. An understated collaborator, FINK has co-written with some of our favorite artists, including Amy Winehouse, John Legend, and Bonobo, to name a few. 

You are about to hear history in the making as we mark the first recording binding the musical royalty of the Kuti Afrobeat kings and the premiere reggae Marley clan. 

Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 unleashed the first song from their upcoming new album Heavier Yet (Lays The Crownless Head) with “Dey,” featuring four-time Grammy winner Damian Marley, an undulating raw energy of Afrobeat with the sensuous reggae cadence. Delve into a moment where African unity and art build a metaphoric bridge. 

Living legend and co-founder of the seminal band The Velvet Underground, John Cale is infuriated by the intentional, greedy destruction of our planet. Cale’s second album in just over a year, POPtical Illusion, features the irresistible track, “How We See The Light,” which touches on the end of a relationship, and a chance to learn and grow. 

Pamplona, Spain’s indie pop quartet Melenas released their third album Ahora in 2023, and their sonic palette further expanded in 2024 with a remix EP featuring a Peanut Butter Wolf reworking of “Bang” — and it is just that! 

2023 was a banner year for Ezra Collective, making them the first-ever jazz artist to land the coveted Mercury Music Prize, for their album Where I’m Meant To Be, AND they brought down the house when they made their debut on MBE. The prolific group isn’t wasting time and are set to release their third album Dance, No One’s Watching in late September. 

Written while on tour in 2023, the album is an ode to the dance floors they experienced and ties in with some of the members’ roots in church. Drummer and bandleader Femi Koleoso notes, “Myself, Ife, and TJ all grew up in church, and it played a massive role in how we view the purpose of dancing. Dancing is bigger than just the club space. Dancing is a community thing, dancing is a spiritual thing, and ‘God Gave Me Feet For Dancing’ is like a window into that element of Ezra Collective for the five of us.”