Paraben Free

4/29/2021

1. Birthday / The Pain (Instrumental) - For Those I Love
   Chugging instrumental version of the standout track from Dublin-based For Those I Love’s voluble 2021 self-titled LP. Earworm vocal samples will lodge themselves in your grey matter.
   

2. Echo Arms - Mr. Twin Sister
   Satin-smooth groove with lyrics like some kind of alien prayer of intercession.
   

3. Manhã Tropical - Beautify Junkyards
   Haunting, hypnotic quick-hitter from the Portuguese outfit’s third album, The Invisible World Of Beautify Junkyards. Aqueous synth plucks evoke underwater level soundtrack.
   

4. Pacific Dream - The Oceans
   Keeping in the seaside theme, a sun-drenched ‘80s celebration preserved in the amazing Back Street Brit Funk Vol. 2 Compiled by Joey Negro. For further reading, click here.
   

5. How I Know (Instrumental) - Toro y Moi
   My favorite track from the instrumental version of Chaz Bear’s 2011 Underneath the Pine project.
   

6. Fapping Ruined My Life - Chris Crack
   Do not come to this track expecting a lucid explanation of how fapping ruined Chris Crack’s life.
   

7. Plastic Love - Mariya Takeuchi
   A spurned paramour disclaims love altogether. But she’s still dancing to the plastic beat.
   

8. W (feat. Gunna) - Koffee
   Gunna, who somehow never disappoints while also never sounding like he cares, joins the multitalented Jamaican Koffee to give thanks as they collect the W.
   

9. Summer Connection - Taeko Onuki
   Another dispatch from the wonderful world of Japanese City Pop, Onuki’s 1977 belter feels like the perfect cool breeze on the perfectly cloudless day.
   

10. Nobles - (feat. Earl Sweatshirt & Navy Blue) - The Alchemist
    The Alchemist/Earl partnership continues to bear delicious fruit, and Navy Blue—still soaring after the release of last year’s Song of Sage: Post Panic—shows again why he’s one of the most exciting and dexterous lyricists in the world.
    

11. 21/04/20 - Kero Kero Bonito
    Even the irrepressibly optimistic KKB can’t shake the malaise in this sweet diary entry from lockdown life.
    

12. Apocalypse à Ipsos - Frànçois & the Atlas Mountains
    The French-British group deliver easy pop euphony, a bright Afro-inspired riff, and serenely sighed lyrics that I regrettably cannot understand.
    

13. Beating Down Yo Block - Monaleo
    Monaleo announces herself with a blistering single rich with comedy and bluster. This song was recommended to me by a Zack Fox Instagram story.

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