Ëda Diaz: ‘Dulce de Mar’
Best New MusicKCRW host Chris Douridas was heard declaring some fighting words about Suave Bruta, the debut album by French-Colombian double-bassist and singer Ëda Diaz : “I expect to go several…
Sly5thAve: ‘Liberation’
Best New MusicComposer, arranger, producer, and multi-instrumentalist are among the descriptors for the artist known as Sly5thAve , who declared that his new album, Liberation, “exploded out of me.
Yot Club: ‘Human Nature’
Best New MusicBrooklyn-based indie-popping Yot Club , the creation of Ryan Kaiser, has a new album, Rufus, filled with inner thoughts turned into melodies like “Human Nature,” a toe-tapping earworm…
The South Hill Experiment: ‘Little Monk (Feat. Karriem Riggins)
Best New MusicNot gonna lie, we are HUGE fans of the LA-based band of brothers The South Hill Experiment, born at the end of 2022 and named after their studio on South Hill St. in DTLA.
Lizz Wright: ‘Your Love” (Feat. Meshell Ndegeocello and Brandee Younger)
Best New MusicDulcet-toned vocalist Lizz Wright celebrates 20 years as a recording artist with a new career-defining album, Shadow.
Eels: ‘Goldy’
Best New MusicLA tongue-in-cheek rockers EELS gear up for their forthcoming fifteenth(!) studio album, EELS TIME!, early this summer.
Beth Gibbons: ‘Floating On A Moment’
Best New MusicA signature of Beth Gibbons' voice is that you recognize the artist immediately, ingrained in our hearts and minds as the sound of Portishead.
The Avett Brothers: ‘Love Of A Girl’
Best New MusicFor the last 20 years, The Avett Brothers anchored their status in the Americana/folk-rock arena with sophisticated sibling harmonies, ardent lyrics, and their own blend of country…